leado01 wrote:Q-was-here wrote:D-Mac wrote:Volans19 wrote:Jaylen is going to have a big season
Jaylen has been my favorite player on this team for a while and I think he'll be starting next Ant next year.
You may be onto something there D-Loser. Nowell has proven himself to be a pretty good pick and roll ball handler. He's certainly better than Ant in those actions.
Question for Capologists: One of the justifications for keeping DLO is that it helps maintain a big salary slot that otherwise would disappear if he were to leave via free agency. But don't we have to re-sign Nowell too? Could DLO's departure clear out some added room to give Nowell his next deal without taking us over the luxury tax?
The whole DLO situation is just as much about DLO's fit and effectiveness as it is about cap management and where we allocate our dollars. I think this is why we will continue to see stints of a Nowell-Ant backcourt combination as the season continues. We need to find out if these two can be effective in running an offense together without either being pure point guards.
How can DLO even be a part of the thread regarding this loss?
Defensively the players on this team, and we all saw it, were making horrendous decisions last night. Rotations were late enough, and bad enough that their were seversl possessions in the 2nd half where we would have 2 defenders unable to cover the rim or the 3.
Good point Lead01. It probably deserves a separate thread. I'm not at all blaming DLO for the loss last night, especially since he's the one that got is into OT.
I'm just reacting to the idea of a Nowell-Ant backcourt as a potential solution to the longer term dilemma we have with DLO since it's a contract year and the front office and his agent may not be able to come to an agreement.