yukhan1980 wrote:
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Thoughts on Vasquez Starting at the 2
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In other words you don't necessarily target draft picks now (although grab them if you can) you collect assets that teams would love to have for a deep playoff run. Those are your Chuck Hayes, Tyler Hansbroughs, Steve Novaks essentially any cheap veteran that does one thing extremely well. Then come Feb 20th (trade deadline) you will have 16 teams calling you looking for that one thing they need to win it all.For still frame photograph of me reading the DeRozan thread please refer to my avatar
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Meh...unless Salmons ends up doing unexpectedly well, I think this is something we will see.
I mean, we're not that deep. DeMar and Lowry start. Ross will get chances. Vasquez likely will too. And I'm sure every now and then Fields will get a start, probably if Casey wants a better defender at SF, especially in terms of strength since Ross lacks there.
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thead wrote: View PostAfter watching the success Phoenix is having featuring 2 PGs as their starting back court it occurred to me that we could do that here as well.
1.) GV is built like a SG
2.) He is a completely different style PG than Kyle and would compliment nicely
3.) He would really aid in ball movement.
4.) You can stagger that substitution pattern in such a way that one of them is always on the floor
5.) DD would have been either traded or moved to the 3 in this scenario.
6.) This makes having Amir and JV in the starting lineup even more potent.
7.) This doesn't mean we aren't tanking but it would make the team much more watchable
Since you want us to disagree with you though...
The team wouldn't be more watchable. Our defense with Vasquez trying to check the opponents 2 and DD on their 3 would be so bad it hurts to think about. DD would lose the size advantage he uses so well at shooting guard and get crushed nightly and the is no way Vasquez is keeping guys like Harden or Wade in front of him even for a second.
If Lowry continued to be more ball dominant, Vasquez is pretty much useless on the floor. He's not a good shooter, he isn't very athletic, and he doesn't have a size advantage at the 2. His biggest asset, his passing, is lost when he plays off ball.
You lose the chance to play a younger player and continue developing our future by playing GV over Ross."Victory at all costs, victory in spite of all terror, victory however long and hard the road may be; for without victory, there is no survival."
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It's not the craziest idea, and there is definitely merit to pairing GV with Amir and JV as much as possible but for me, it's a no go if it means benching Ross again. Gotta let the kid play.
Also, 5% 3PT shooting (GV 32%, Ross 37%) is actually a fairly large margin. That's not an overnight correction.Heir, Prince of Cambridge
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I suggested this idea in another thread as well. It would have to be in selective games, but I think we would have great ball movement with GV at the 2 and DD at the 3. Perimeter D wouldn't be great, but that's why it would have to be in selective games. SG's are generally too strong for GV to guard.
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Not a fan of the idea if it cuts into Ross's minutes.
I'm not saying Ross deserves more minutes. But I do think it's important for management to know exactly what they have in Ross sooner rather than later. IMO, the best way to make that determination, is to throw him into the deep end and see if he sinks/swims.
I'd like to see Ross playing 30+ mpg until the deadline (at least).
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Lowry will likely be gone in a week or two, but for the sake of your topic:
I think playing them together could be great for creating pick and roll opportunities in the offense, but just not starting them together ... Bringing a second pg off the bench to platoon is very effective, but starting the game defending the opposition's best SG is a tough way to begin a game defensively. Greivis has size, but no quicks - doesn't help to change positions in that way imo.The only way to bag a classy lady is to give her two tickets to the gun show... and see if she likes the goods.
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