07-02-2024, 07:19 AM
(07-02-2024, 06:46 AM)Chicagojk Wrote: I really hope Hardy wins minutes. Just weird looking at the roster if Hardy is not an every game rotation piece that besides Luka, Kyrie and klay everyone else is a plus defender. Maybe more defense on the team than last year. Just tricky how they make up for the role DJJ played last year. Such a hard job that typically is easy to overlook if you are not watching closely. It is going to be fascinating to see if they can make the defense work with the pluses they made to offense.
While I completely agree about the defense, I went out and looked and DJJ's stats. As a starter, he averages only 23.5 mpg. That's pretty low for a starter. By comparison, PJ Washington averages 32.2 mpg as a starter.
Technically speaking, you should be able to plug Marshall into those DJJ minutes seamlessly. I admit, though, that the start of games will need to be monitored as how DJJ's absence effects the team in aggregate. It's really going to be worth watching early in the season.