We were 8-3 when he played last season and 28-40 when he didn't. Could there be something to that? DJJ can't score well enough to be the starter. Dame/CJ/RoCo/Collins/Nurk is a better lineup. In my opinion.
A role player is not the missing piece. This missing piece is a two way, 6'7"+ all-star player, Nurk getting his crap together and being our 3rd best player, and CJ being a very good 4th option.
Actually Zach fits well as the role player that bust ass while playing. Plus he very good defender on ball and help defense. There missing rim protection that's he does very well. To me there missing Zach just the energy he brings to this team. But it don't matter as long we have offense and defense like we do and Zach along not bail this crap out. Yes Zach drop a ball here there but have seen Nurk lately and Kanter have been trouble hanging on the ball this season. You talk about his fouls Nurk fouls a lot also and Kanter well he like matodor out there and Covington and picks up quite a bite of fouls too. Zach does a lot little things that's so far there missing this year.
Every minute Zach plays instead of Kanter or Melo is a massive bonus for our defense. Which, by the way, is currently 28th in the league. I can't wait for him to return. Or for us to throw Giles out there more, who is also a vastly better defender. If it were me, I'd run the starters normal minutes and bring only Trent and Giles off the bench. Hood if he's healthy.
sorry but i call bs on that. Buck williams was a role player and changed the team. Just one example. Many times a team like us just needs that right role playing glue guy. Haslem for miami. There are lots of examples where a role player took a team over the top. Sure a star might also but which is easier to fond and get? i think Collins, if he isnt now jinxed, is exactly this type in my opinion.
He didn't look great....or maybe it was the team that didn't look great. Regardless, he was out there for 4 minutes. Melo gets abused for 27 minutes. You know exactly what you are getting with Melo. Melo is 36 and Giles is 22. Maybe, just maybe, we should try using the same leash on Giles as we use on Melo for a game or two before we pass judgment.
I'm not saying Giles is the answer. All I know is that Melo isn't. And the list of bigs who can play at PF (until Zach comes back) is Covington and Melo and Giles. Covington can't play all 48, so that leaves us with Melo or Giles for now.
That can happen when the coach won't hardly ever play you no matter how productive you've been in the minutes given.
