Anyone else excited to see Kyle return to a 6th man role?

Because Dragic just isn't getting the job done?


I'll be thrilled to get Kyle back, sooner the better.

 

yeah i don't think you mess with Dragic at this point. We are playing better than we have all season right now. Dragic has a lot to do with that. Of course you give Lowry Boykins' minutes, and play both Dragic and Lowry together instead of running Chase at the two when Lee is resting. Should be plenty of minutes for everyone without disrupting Dragic's role.

 

He's good no matter where. And no, Dragic is not better than Lowry. If anything, we can trade Martin or let Lee go and put Dragic at the 2. Dragic is at his best when Lowry plays point.

 

Hm, hadn't thought of that. CBud is already starting to show signs of being a pretty good scorer off the bench. Paired with Lowry that might be an awesome boost off the bench.

My personal opinion is that the bench "microwave" type guy is way more important than the average fan gives it credit for. Now Lowry is probably too good to be a long term bench guy, but it will be fun for a couple weeks.

 

Totally agree with you here. Likely unsustainable to have two guys that good at the same position, but I think Lowry is best as a bench guy, and Dragic has definitely improved as a starter.

 

Yes, the prospect of Kyle returning is exciting....and I'd add that if Martin also returns healthy and with his shooting touch, this team could really make waves in the playoffs, if we get there.

The center position is a strength now and with Kyle/Martin on the bench, dang we just might make some noise.....certainly will be fun to find out.

 

8-6 over the last 14 starts is .571

21-19 is .525

not much of a difference.

 

yes he was..........

 

Dragic is doing fine, but I still struggle with believing he can play as good as he has been long term because of the rediculas amount of minutes hes been playing!

 

In what aspect of the game is Lowry better yet? Be real here.

 

by what measure?

Dec - .333 FG .250 3FG
Jan - .478 FG .289 3FG
Feb - .406 FG .280 3FG

Mar - .497 FG .410 3FG
Apr - .615 FG .500 3FG

 

Don't really understand your point? Dragic plays the same amount of minutes as every other starter. Plus it is common knowledge that Dragic has amazing stamina. He was a soccer player growing up.

 

Lowry and Martin off the bench

my body is ready

we championship now

 

What?

You're saying Dragić is at his best when he's degraded to being the secondary ball handler, assuming the role of a spot-up shooter?

That's just completely false. Dragić has never been a good enough shooter to be really effective at that, with the exception of the last couple of weeks, but I think that will be hard to sustain. And his terrific length at the pg position becomes a negative mismatch on defense, because the bigger shooting guards can shoot over him. He loses his confidence, his efficiency plummets and he becomes a shadow of his current self.

Like I already said in another thread, he's not a potent shooter, but he is a potential offensive threat from anywhere on the floor. As a primary guard he's putting that to amazing use by consistently breaking down the opposing defense and finishing or finding the open man - that's the bread and butter of his game. If you take that away from him, you limit his effectiveness considerably.

I'm not trying to debate who's the better point guard, or who should start when Lowry comes back. But what's perfectly clear to me is that Dragić is not a 2, you're limiting his production and efficiency by playing him at that position and any long-term experiment trying to do that would fail.

You can get away with that in stints, but signing him to a long term contract and expecting him to do that consistently would not work.

 

No, we're not.

 

our offense and defense efficiency is greater with Dragic as the starter.

 

Yes, the team is....

DD

 

Doesn't anybody root for the team anymore? It's more like player fans than anything else these days.