Will we have to wait for Olshey to leave before we get a backup PG?

what is crazy is that it's almost been a decade since "Linsanity"

 

With Adams gone, my guess is that he'll get a 2-way PG, one for practice purposes that won't threaten Ant.

 

maybe, I certainly hope so. How many do we have under contract?

What I really think is happening is that Neil is trying to get Bowman, or some other PG, on a 2-way contract, and
that they won't do that until all options are exhausted (it's a sizeable pay cut).

 

Jordan McLaughlin anyone?

 

Have you not been paying attention?

 

How big of a rotation are people expecting us to play? 11-12 players? Have players DNP 2 games, then be ready for the 3rd?

I like how we can afford an injury or two in a few areas without a big drop off, but I'd rather have 8-9 super solid players than try to juggle 12 players worthy of playing time.

 

...but imagine if Dame goes down

 

I'm starting to lean towards not wanting a solid backup PG. We have enough people in the rotation already; we don't need to add one. If Hood is healthy, we have four guys who can play guard, and I'm not counting Ant (don't think he should be in the rotation). Rather than putting energy into working a new guy into the offense; I would rather put the energy into getting more passing into the offense from the guys we already have. Still OK with having a defensive specialist PG on the roster since I don't think there are any good distributors available.

 

I would agree with that except.....that Stotts is still the coach and CJ is still the #2. We've seen those two not change for....years.

 

1M

 

I agree with your thoughts also. But only a PG like Rajon Rondo could impose his will on the second unit and force them to play the game right.

 

I might be crazy, but maybe Giles can run point forward from the high post like he did in Sac.
Check out the passing:

 

This is why I hate twitter - what does this even mean?

 

I'd love to be in a position where we could contend w/out Dame, but in that scenario, you wave the white flag. We're having a hard enough time putting a contending team around Dame, let alone a situation without him.

 

I only count ten Dame, CJ, RoCo, Zach, Nurk, Hood, Jones, Gary, Melo and Enes... I don't think any of the young guys should expect to play besides Gary. If they've made a major jump and their play in practice demands playing time I could see them featured just enough to get their trade value up.

The fact is that the reason why teams don't play more than 10 man rotations (and that's even a little much) is because when you are playing 11 or 12 guys you lose continuity and don't allow guys enough time to get in a rhythm and stay there. Now maybe Ant outplays Gary which is kind of laughable or Hood is so debilitated by the after effects of his ruptured Achilles that Nas beats him out for a spot in the rotation or maybe Jones just doesn't fit how Stotts and Olshey pictured so someone gets to step up in his place but if everything goes according to managements plan those are the ten guys and there is no way Stotts is giving 11 or 12 guys regular minutes. Stotts is already looking at a major adjustment because he usually plays his starters more than anyone else in the league and now he has a deep team but I don't expect him to go deeper than any other coach in the league.