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

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  1. Rastapopoulos

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    Okay, but while we're waving the white flag, are we playing CJ and possibly Ant at the point and nobody else?
     
    Rastapopoulos, Nov 23, 2020
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    I remember when John Henson was supposed to be a slightly-less-skilled Anthony Davis
     
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    IMO they know they need to leave minutes for Ant. Maybe give him till trade deadline to see if he can handle some point and if not they go out and get a back up PG for playoff run.

    Trent is going to eat up most of the back up minutes but I think they are still high on Ant
     
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    Seems highly likely to me. CJ for 30 minutes, Ant for 18. I agree with you it's not the optimal PG situation.
     
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    I agree with you on the people you named in the rotation. However, you know after a loss in January, some people will want to see Ant get some run, and Little, and Gabriel (if he returns), and saying Giles is better than Collins.

    I think Olshey will be pushing hard for Ant to play. I also think you could see Giles play on certain nights with Kanter getting the DNP.
     
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    I just don't see where his minutes will come from. Unless we drastically reduce Dame and CJ's minutes.

    We should be giving more minutes to GTJ, not Ant.
     
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    Quick: Why didnt you go get a backup PG?
    Neil: We have a backup, Anfernee.
     
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    Simons is the bu pg
     
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    Natebishop3 Don't tread on me!

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    Just because they WANT Simons to be a point guard doesn't mean that he CAN be a point guard.
     
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    Seems high on Elleby
     
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    NO likes his young guys.... :smiley-195517897341
     
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    Simons reminds me of Marcus Mariota.

    I loved Marcus when he was a Duck, but I had concerns even in college about his quiet demeaner. It's hard to be an NFL quarterback when you're such a wallflower. He's extremely talented but his personality type doesn't fit the mold.

    Simons has a similar quiet demeaner. You can't be a quiet point guard. Go back and look at all the successful point guards in NBA history. The stars. They all have type A personalities. They have gravitas. I don't see gravitas from Simons. I see a quiet kid, which is funny because he and Trent are almost the same age. Trent is oozing gravitas. Dude is afraid of no man.
     
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    Herbert is as quiet as both.
     
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    So, the answer to the thread title is: conclusively yes.
     
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    Neil believes that he can just call someone a PG and now they're magically a PG.

    By that rationale, Enes Kanter is now our new backup PG.
     
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    he was really high on Hezonja shortly after he signed him
     
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