03-13-2022, 08:35 AM
(03-13-2022, 07:39 AM)SleepingHero Wrote: I agree that something has to give between THJ, Reggie, Green, and the slew of guards. Just too many guys and not enough minutes.
My only fear with losing Reggie is that despite his struggles, when he's on the court good things happen. I do think Reggie does a lot of little things. He calls out a lot of plays on defense. He rotates very well. He hustles almost as much as DFS.
I think moving on from Bullock is highly dependent on a belief Josh Green can provide the same defensive impact while continuing to grow offensively. We often hear the Iguodala comparison, but people try to compare Iggy's second season to Josh's current season. This isn't correct because Iggy spent two years in college. So, the proper comparison from an age standpoint is Josh's current season to Iggy's rookie season.
Here's a bit of a Cato interview with Josh in The Athletic:
This is a cliche question I hate asking, but I’ve struggled to come up with perfect NBA comparisons for you. Do you see aspects of your game in any other players?
Yeah, I enjoy just being me, playing in a unique way. I think that’s what’s cool about it; I play my game to help out the team, and it can look different every single game. Some games I’m going to shoot the ball more than I usually do, and some games I just won’t shoot the ball at all. For me, it’s where can I just be unique in my own way? But I’ve always watched Andre Iguodala; I’ve always enjoyed how he’s impacted a team, especially the Warriors teams, the championship teams, just having an impact on the court and the amount of stuff he does.
I’ve always liked Jimmy Butler, just the way he uses his body. A hard-headed guy, very competitive. I think there’s a bunch of guys I’ve always liked watching, starting with Russell Westbrook. I used to watch him all the time and his aggression going up. Yeah, I definitely say I’ve always loved the way Andre has helped every team he’s been a part of.