08-06-2021, 10:28 PM
(08-06-2021, 10:08 PM)Kammrath Wrote: RC sure did, generally speaking.
I think it's just one of those unspoken hierarchy things in the NBA. 4/74 is a big commitment and is too much money to give to a guy you're planning to bring off the bench most of the time. Anything could happen in the future with trades and whatnot, but I would bet money he will be a starter full time for the foreseeable future. He really came alive last year after we moved him back into the starting lineup just before the playoffs and I'm betting we'll want to keep up that momentum.
It was different the last couple years because we didn't actually give him his previous contract, we traded for him, so it was a a little more acceptable to ask him to come off the bench. But even then, when anyone asked Carlisle about about it, he went out of his way to repeatedly state that Tim is a starting level NBA player, pointing out how much THJ was sacrificing for the team by coming off the bench. Now that we've given him the money, I just think we'll in turn make him a permanent starter.