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Originally Posted by buddahfan I never said he would be sitting on the bench.
I just said that at this time he isn't good enough to be in the regular rotation.
They are two totally different things.  |
Please explain the difference then. Meanwhile, let me make it clear. Amir Johnson must be in our regular rotation, pretty much immediately, for us to be able to win a championship this season. It does not matter if he is good enough right now. What matters is how good he is when the playoffs start. Right now, with way too little experience, of course his defense is lacking in some areas, as defense is largely a matter of experience. Yet, he is our best rebounder, shotblocker, and a very good transition D player. He also gets to a very high percentage of plays due to his quickness. Further, with all that height and ups, he ain't so easy to shoot over.
Also, this has to be in the regular rotation, not just
garbage time. Amir has to see situations that will occur in games while they are still undecided.
Garbage time is a different game, a different set of opponents, a different set of teammates, different roles, different priorities. While garbage time helps some, I'd say its about a 4 to 1 ratio better if you are playing in the regular rotation.