THT is far from terrible and provides a good spark off the bench. Also, him getting some minutes is a long term investment. If Rob felt he was important enough to not trade for Lowry then it’s prudent to invest.
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THT is far from terrible and provides a good spark off the bench. Also, him getting some minutes is a long term investment. If Rob felt he was important enough to not trade for Lowry then it’s prudent to invest.
He's not terrible, it's just that in that playoffs you have to play guys that are consistent. You gotta know what you're getting out there on the floor in crucial moments as a coach in order to gameplan and do rotations effectively.
There's a reason why specialist vets are so highly coveted for contenders.
THT should only play if they need an offensive spark. Honestly giving him some first half minutes wasn't a bad idea seeing as how terrible the Lakers offense was.
The problem is, if you're gonna play him, you gotta give him the keys. He hasn't developed off-ball yet.
Of course, I trust Vogel when it comes to the closing lineups. But we should try to get THT as many minutes as possible so he can learn and gain some confidence. It’s definitely business time right now.
Voice of Reason
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You all are falling in love with his potential.
Right now he isn't the caliber of player that you can trust with major or even moderate minutes in a tough western conference series.
Agree to disagree.
Not saying he needs major minutes. But it makes sense to give him some minutes when it’s possible.
Caruso
KCP/Wes
Bron
AD
Gasol
Morris at the 4 when AD shifts to the 5
Kuzma as Bron's replacement
Schroder as a spark off the bench when Bron is sitting
Drummond to keep Gasol's legs fresh when matchups allow (You can have Trez here if Drummond is really fukking up)
McLemore when they're desperate for shooting and no one else is getting it done.
That should be the lineup going forward. That's already 11 players. No one else needs to see the court unless its garbage time.
KCP/Wes
Bron
AD
Gasol
Morris at the 4 when AD shifts to the 5
Kuzma as Bron's replacement
Schroder as a spark off the bench when Bron is sitting
Drummond to keep Gasol's legs fresh when matchups allow (You can have Trez here if Drummond is really fukking up)
McLemore when they're desperate for shooting and no one else is getting it done.
That should be the lineup going forward. That's already 11 players. No one else needs to see the court unless its garbage time.
Voice of Reason
Veteran
I would rather see more time with Lebron running the point with shooters around him
, something that they haven’t done much of instead of THT out there.
But like you said we can agree to disagree
Voice of Reason
Veteran
I agree.
We need more Lebron at the 1 with AD on the bench which means more Morris, Ben, and Gasol.
One thing that's weird to me is that they don't run the Lebron AD pick and roll a lot and I swear every time they do it's an easy score. They legit ran it once last night and it ended in an easy dunk for AD.
Lakerman0834
Veteran
Team better not take the suns lightly
Lakerman0834
Veteran
We gotta somehow get rid of Schroeder for something. Dude is a certified loser
How much do y'all think he will want? He gotta realize being LA is part of the reason he's getting any of the deals he got. I mean he's got a shoe deal outta being on the Lakers. No other markets can get him that kind of clout.