THJ Foot Fracture: What to do?

[DanSchwartzgan]

My initial thought is Bullock needs to be stretched and up at 30 minutes.   He shot better after coming back from Covid, but I have not thought of him as a 10 million dollar player at any time watching him this year.  This will be a good audition for him.   Is he a fit her and worth the $?

I am actually good at Green at 15 minutes-ish a game.   Maybe you stretch him some, but he may not be quite ready for 25 minutes consistently.   As long as he is getting 15-18 minutes a game, I think I am good at this stage.

The remaining minutes either go to Sterling Brown or Frank.  If I were to guess Kidd, I think Brown will get extra minutes.  We will see though.  It will be an important stretch for Frank if he gets minutes.

Ready or not, I'm hoping they throw Green into the deep end.  The issue with losing THJ is his scoring.  He puts up 17 points per 36 on an inefficient .517 TS%.  Luka and KP are in the 20's per 36 and Brunson is at 18.  After that you drop way down to Powell, Frank and Green in the 12 area followed by Sterling and Bullock at 9.8 and 9.5.  

Hardaway gets up 15 shots per 36 including almost 9 threes.  Frank, Green, Sterling and Bullock don't hurt you from a percentage standpoint, but their numbers come on a small number of attempts.  There is no guarantee their percentages will hold up while taking more shots.  Powell and Green are far and away more efficient overall in terms of TS% compared to the others, but in Green's case in particular, there is no telling where that number goes if he's asked to take more shots.  Super small sample here, but in the 7 games where he's gotten 20+ minutes, his TS% is .690.  His Usage moves up to 15 and he's averaged 10/4.3/3.0 in 25 minutes in those games at a +11.3.  If that comes anywhere near holding, we won't miss THJ at all.  The problem I see is the lack of 3 point shooting will damage what Powell is able to do inside.