Q-is-here wrote: ↑Wed Dec 06, 2023 8:26 am
Great updates Carlos. Shake Milton's days in the rotation may be numbered. Between Ant and Little Mac returning to health and Troy Brown, Jr.'s strong play of late, it's going to be harder and harder for Finch to keep giving Shake regular minutes.
I agree 100%. I wasn't as high on the Shake signing as many on here from the start. That said, I do believe what KG4 and others have written in that he might be a guy who plays better if (heaven forbid) a guy goes down longer term and he gets lots of playing time. Another poster also chimed in something like "bench guys are bench guys for a reason" meaning we shouldn't expect them to be great all the time (otherwise they'd be starters).
I like our team as it is constructed. And I think you've touched on this in other posts...this team not dependent on one superstar. It is a team. Guys will be up and down as the season rolls on. But yeah - right now we heading back to full strength and TBJ has earned minutes while we wait on Shake to find his game.
Q-is-here wrote: ↑Wed Dec 06, 2023 8:26 am
Great updates Carlos. Shake Milton's days in the rotation may be numbered. Between Ant and Little Mac returning to health and Troy Brown, Jr.'s strong play of late, it's going to be harder and harder for Finch to keep giving Shake regular minutes.
I agree 100%. I wasn't as high on the Shake signing as many on here from the start. That said, I do believe what KG4 and others have written in that he might be a guy who plays better if (heaven forbid) a guy goes down longer term and he gets lots of playing time. Another poster also chimed in something like "bench guys are bench guys for a reason" meaning we shouldn't expect them to be great all the time (otherwise they'd be starters).
I like our team as it is constructed. And I think you've touched on this in other posts...this team not dependent on one superstar. It is a team. Guys will be up and down as the season rolls on. But yeah - right now we heading back to full strength and TBJ has earned minutes while we wait on Shake to find his game.
We need more of a spark from our bench and Shake hasn't provided it. And while Jordan McLaughlin isn't a shot maker, he plays with pace and moves the ball without turning it over. I just feel like we need to give him a shot as Conley's main backup to see if he can activate that second unit offensively. I know he can be targeted in the playoffs, but I think our rotation may go down to only 8 guys at that point (with NAW, Naz, and SloMo coming off the bench).
In the meantime, we want as high a seed as possible and Little Mac might be able to contribute more than Shake on that front.
I had to go back six pages to find this - guess we have been pretty healthy! Anyway - nothing too serious to report other than possibly SloMo. But the list is growing:
Kyle Anderson - I now see they are saying it's a sprained left knee. Unclear how much time he will miss. Out for tonight.
Anthony Edwards - Left ankle soreness - questionable for tonight.
Rudy Gobert - Left ankle soreness - questionable for tonight.
Jaylen Clark - Out (Achilles) - Clark still remains out due to an achilles injury, and has no timetable for return.
