09-01-2024, 12:04 PM
(08-30-2024, 03:37 PM)F Gump Wrote: In normal situations (ie, not counting injuries, foul trouble, specialty moments, garbage time, etc), I think we will see FEWER minutes than that with all 3 playing. The defense will be too iffy with all 3, which effectively wastes the offensive excellence, plus there's only 1 ball.
Instead I'm expecting Kidd to play them in rotating pairs. Keep 2 of them on the floor at all times. That uses up 96 minutes. It ensures there is always plenty of firepower. And 96 minutes seems like about the combined workload they will get in total. Maybe they start games with all 3 for ego reasons, but don't think it's gonna last very long. In time, I think either Kyrie or Luka has to embrace 6th man role.
I hope you're right, because I agree with you. I look at it from a total minutes perspective, which is almost impossible to limit the 3 playing heavy minutes together.