04-05-2021, 08:07 AM
(04-05-2021, 07:24 AM)F Gump Wrote: Yep.
Too many here are hung up on the things he can't do, and fail to see all the positives he does do (as well as the steady growth in his game, that still hasn't ended).
When you appreciate him for what he can do, you realize he's important.
See Barea, JJ.
And as for whether Brunson can start in the playoffs and excel, see Barea, JJ. NBA Finals starter on NBA Champion.
My biggest issue with starting Brunson is that it will kill our already thin bench.
RC has been running an 8 man rotation since February. Pushing JRich to the bench means we have no playmaker to come in when Luka sits. Trey Burke isn't anywhere close where we need him to be and neither is JRich. That's why getting a guy like TJ McConnell is interesting imo.
We can easily start Brunson if we have a guy like McConnell to come in after 6 minutes.
14x All-Star, 12x all-NBA, 1x MVP, 1x Finals MVP, 1 NBA Championship: Dirk Nowitzki, the man, the myth, the legend.