Forum Game Would you be okay with keeping Anfernee if he went to the bench?

The topic of the thread is IF he was ok not starting...........

I didn't say start him. I said he can help the team. And any regular-season wins that help them make the playoffs will not hurt the others. They will benefit from the experience. And he would not be taking all the game-winning shots, because as mentioned last season during their much-hated win streak, teams are stupid for not doubling Ant at the end of games. Others will have their chance if he is on the floor, even as a decoy.

 

What about when Thibs sat Derrick Rose - who was his buddy from Chicago - and Evan Fournier, both highly-paid vets who had been starting - down on the bench (and more strongly, pretty much took them out of the rotation) and the Knicks never looked back?

Were they happy? Hell no. Did that matter? Also hell no.

 

He'd be great off the bench playing about 25 MPG.

 

This though.

 

This what? If it’s best for the team sit him. I’m not saying it is, but if it is, sit him

 

Makes no sense. Play the players that will help compete for deep playoff runs either now or in a year or two. If that’s not Ant, then fuck him and his salary

 

But beyond this next season, he's gonna be way too expensive to have him coming off the bench if they extend him.

 

But you replied to me saying that he doesn't make us apprecially better. If at all.

I think that's still the case. I don't think he'll be used correctly if he's here. He's going to hurt the team far more than he helps it.

 

I assumed that "Would you be okay with keeping Anfernee if he went to the bench?" meant beyond this season and I'm saying he would be too expensive to have coming off the bench.

 

Do all coaches know that the starting lineups are entirely dictated by salary? I bet some of them would be surprised to hear that.

 

Exactly: when he starts, he's the point guard and... he's not a point guard. So he has to overthink everything and that undercuts what he's actually good at, which is getting really hot and going on a crazy run of three pointers. The term Microwave was invented for players like that.

 

Then don’t re-sign him.

 

Pretty much.

 

They could have done the same with Josh Hart but they ended up extracting at least a 1st rounder for him. Also, can we stand ANOTHER season at not starting Scoot? I honestly cannot. He needs to get moved asap.

 

Ant will be a coveted hired gun eventually, he's 26 years old. We will be paying someone to microwave off the bench anyway in order to take next step. I dont care if they trade him but dont throw in picks.

 

Agreed. Which would work alongside a point forward like Deni and a defensive guard like Thybulle (or possibly Rupert)
Not sure exactly how you stagger Deni's minutes so he can start and also play with the 2nd team, but teams do it all the time.

 

Yes, throwing in a pick to get rid of any player who is on an ending contract would be beyond idiotic.