NewtonHawk11 wrote: ↑Wed Nov 27, 2019 9:53 am
jfish26 wrote: ↑Wed Nov 27, 2019 9:48 am
Honestly, the whole thing works better with Garrett as a sub FOR Dotson, since you don't give up much on offense, and you get better on the other end.
Are we sure about that?
Without Garrett, the defense also drops
significantly. Self put him on Toolson last night and Garrett locked him down. The defense starts with Garrett. And he can make a perimeter shot just enough as well as driving to make his time on offense valuable.
Dotson has been fine with Garrett on the floor.
The best lineup for this team is Dotson, Garrett, Moss, Ochai and Udoka. Any lineup with Garrett off the floor stinks because the defense drops big time.
I get it, but you have to step back and think about how this plays out from an overall efficiency standpoint. I have no idea how you'd get good numbers (sample sizes will be too small to just measure what's happened to date), but it would not surprise me
at all if the offensive gains from Doton+shooters (no Garrett) far outweigh the losses on defense, in each case on a points per possession basis.
Particularly when you have good-to-great defenders at the 5, you really
can live with getting roasted on occasion, if it means you're maximizing your most talented player's opportunities.