With the NBA back to meaningful games, figured we’d start a new thread.
Today, Justin and Joey tipped off at 2:30 against the Magic and are playing now on the NBA League Pass.
The Suns and Ty are about to tip off against the Wizards, also available via league pass.
Then at 8, Kyle and the Kings play the Spurs, once more, on League Pass.
I’ll be doing my best to cover their performances, both here, on my twitter page (@zach_carey_), and via blog posts. First up, I wrote about what the expectations are for the guys tipping off today in the bubble:
Three minutes left in the game, Joe has checked out. Finishes with 14,4, and 2. Justin has been in throughout the fourth quarter. He’s still scoreless but has 3 rebounds, 2 assists, and a block in six minutes.
Brogdon out for tonight but Tj Warren balling and TJ McConnell being one of the last pass first pgs remaining in the league are keeping the Pacers in it
Mike Scott isn’t playing either due to injury and Devon got zero minutes earlier today in a blowout. Despite so many Hoos in the bubble… this kind of sucks.
Issue for new roster guys like Devon and Kyle is that there aren’t enough active gameday spots. Both of them have been inactive. Then, unfortunately, Ty seems to have lost the backup pg battle in Phoenix.
For Malcolm, I think next season the Pacers ought to start purposefully resting him a la Kawhi. I hate it, but yea as y’all said the nagging injuries have really piled up this year. Along with contracting Covid, which is obv different, he’s dealt with a whopping 8 different injuries.
At least we have the Nets with Harris and a little bit of Anderson. But given their lack of depth, they may be torn limb from limb by the Bucks in the first round of the playoffs. I’ll be happy to see our guys get some minutes, but it might not be pretty.
LOVE the court side view ESPN is using on occasion. Wish they would use it more often. I love how it gives you a true sense of the actual spacing on a court that you don’t get from the traditional broadcast view. Really brings home the skills of the players.
I just think in regards to guys like Ty, Devon, Kyle, etc., they need an extended chance. Nobody can be consistent when given a minute or two every couple of months. It’s crazy. You see guys getting minutes that don’t have the skills we know these guys have. It’s a crapshoot. Some guys do well in their 30 seconds and some don’t. I find it frustrating as a fan. If you invest a 1-2 round pick on a player, give them a chance. Usually those clubs don’t have a chance to win. But they do have a chance to set the new guys up. Those that don’t, it’s a sign of a bad club in my opinion, or a short sighted coach.