05-10-2022, 09:19 PM
Cam Johnson was regarded as a sixth man of the year candidate
McGee is a player with playoff experience (with a championship) who is currently getting minutes in playoff games
Cameron Payne has been a substantial backup in two playoff seasons.
Torrey Craig will get minutes now that he's healthy
Diallo is on the injured list.
Let's be real. You'd rather have these guys in playoff game. That's more ammunition than we have.
I will say that most people have underestimated our two wings, and, until Utah, largely underestimated Brunson. So we've made up for it by playing those players heavy minutes. This is not a case of our bench outplaying their bench. It's a case of our starters outplaying their bench.
McGee is a player with playoff experience (with a championship) who is currently getting minutes in playoff games
Cameron Payne has been a substantial backup in two playoff seasons.
Torrey Craig will get minutes now that he's healthy
Diallo is on the injured list.
Let's be real. You'd rather have these guys in playoff game. That's more ammunition than we have.
I will say that most people have underestimated our two wings, and, until Utah, largely underestimated Brunson. So we've made up for it by playing those players heavy minutes. This is not a case of our bench outplaying their bench. It's a case of our starters outplaying their bench.