05-26-2021, 02:06 PM
(This post was last modified: 05-26-2021, 02:07 PM by KillerLeft.)
(05-26-2021, 01:59 PM)khaled1987 Wrote: Not expecting all 4 to continue, but won't be surprised if Green + someone else will be rotation player next year, getting consistent minutes.
Would expect one of them to be let go, and one continueing to be in the development process.
I think part of the problem fans have with their understanding of Carlisle is that understanding of "rotation player, getting consistent minutes" differs greatly from person to person.
It seems clear to me that Carlisle takes the mission of developing a playoff rotation very seriously. There are coaches who take it even more seriously, but those guys run their top 7-9 into the ground over the course of a season. Then, there are guys who play so loose with their rotations during the season that they literally don't have a clear idea of who their top 8 players are and how it's best to attack the other team come playoff time. I actually think that's a MAJOR issue with the Clippers right now. Lue literally doesn't know which strings to pull right now - they're experimenting out there with lineups, while Carlisle has an idea of what to expect from each and every rotation tweak he makes, mostly because he has experimented so much during the season. He isn't ONLY trying to win games all season - he's TEACHING.
All of that to say that if the hurdle Green has to clear next year is the role Richardson has played during these first two playoff games, then yeah, I think that's possible.