I don't quite understand the angst over the minutes.
Come playoff time, Tatum/Brown are going to go 40 each; Kemba 30, and Smart probably 35. Theis/Thompson/RWill will probably rotate in for 40 combined, although how those minutes play out remains to be seen, and there will be a lot of game-to-game variation. That leaves 55 minutes. If Pritchard continues his progress, he'll average 20, especially if Kemba needs some time off. Not sure where Teague fits in at this point, but Kemba insurance is insanely valuable at this point.
So 35 minutes will be spread between Grant, Semi, and maybe Romeo. Really only need 2 of them to average 15 meaningful minutes in the playoffs. Javonte is available for situational minutes, and Waters as deep depth in case of injury. And we'll see what happens with Fall. And this will probably be a development year for Nesmith.
Last night seemed like the perfect balance between giving the young players a lot of rope while also playing to beat a potential playoff team.
Come playoff time, Tatum/Brown are going to go 40 each; Kemba 30, and Smart probably 35. Theis/Thompson/RWill will probably rotate in for 40 combined, although how those minutes play out remains to be seen, and there will be a lot of game-to-game variation. That leaves 55 minutes. If Pritchard continues his progress, he'll average 20, especially if Kemba needs some time off. Not sure where Teague fits in at this point, but Kemba insurance is insanely valuable at this point.
So 35 minutes will be spread between Grant, Semi, and maybe Romeo. Really only need 2 of them to average 15 meaningful minutes in the playoffs. Javonte is available for situational minutes, and Waters as deep depth in case of injury. And we'll see what happens with Fall. And this will probably be a development year for Nesmith.
Last night seemed like the perfect balance between giving the young players a lot of rope while also playing to beat a potential playoff team.