07-22-2024, 06:59 PM
(07-22-2024, 06:48 PM)mvossman Wrote: It totally depends on how effective everyone is. I kind of feel like the days of Kidd won't give the best players their minutes kind of died with the whole Christian Wood thing. The more effective players have always gravitated toward more minutes (even if it does take a while). So if Din is getting 7th or 8th man minutes, its because he is playing really well. My expectation is that Grimes is going to be better than a lot of folks think (due to recency bias) and he will become a mainstay in the rotation. Naji will be the primary backup forward almost by default so I expect Din wont be cutting into our primary defensive rotation. He probably will cut into Exum minutes and Hardy might find himself off ball more (the value of which you and I disagree on). I think all three guys will have plenty of chances to show something. I just think depth is more important for a contending team than potentially losing some developmental minutes.
Hey man, I sure hope you're right!