11-11-2024, 04:07 PM
(11-11-2024, 03:25 PM)Chicagojk Wrote: I really thought this off-season that maxi would be beat out for minutes. Time will tell if Maxi still has it or is healthy, but I know think he will get the backup minutes at 4. Marshall will get some as well. I thought he would get more though. It just feels like we are two small without a bigger four. Thoughts? I was also hoping Omax would be further along but he is not ready yet. Game is too fast and he plays too mechanically. Getting minutes will help but he is going to be iffy whether he eventually breaks through. Rooting for him.
If that is the case, minutes tend to get tight at the forward and guards if Marshall is getting 25 minutes. Who is going to earn those remaining minutes?
I think Naji has been just fine at the 4, which is good because basically any injury to PJ, Maxi or Lively (its crazy all three are out right now) will mean minutes at the 4 for Naji. Given how often those guys get injured I don't see Marshall getting 25 wing minutes a game regularly. When everyone is actually healthy my guess is the 2nd unit will eventually be Lively/Maxi/Naji/Grimes/Din, but it doesn't seem like that will be very often.