03-30-2021, 11:34 AM
(03-30-2021, 11:16 AM)StepBackJay Wrote: Nico and Josh Green play different positions. Nico could be stealing some of Powell's minutes.
Yes, I could have been more clear with my comment. Wasn't suggesting that one is behind the other on the depth chart.
What I meant to convey had to do with the fact that, when Carlisle is constructing lineups, he frequently doesn't do like-for-like positional substitutions. Like, if a big goes out, he may bring in a small, and vice versa. And on the theory that he mostly plays the 8-9 players he considers best for the matchup, Melli may make the cut ahead of Green.
Of course, I am speculating at this early point, and maybe they won't compete for minutes, after all.