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Originally Posted by max  Here is what we know.
1) When Rip is out Afflalo starts. AA starts not Hunter, not Dixon, so Afflalo is the 4th guard overall and Rips direct backup. In the post game Michael Curry was really talking up AA. I don't think he would be doing that if the staff did not take AA seriously. The Hunter comming back experiment has failed and has come to an end. Hunter will not soak up many mins at all from AA in the post-season.
2) Stucky knows how to score and will continue to get major mins no matter the competition.
Only question mark is Amir. Unless he can beat out Maxiel then he will continue to take a back seat to both him and Ratliff. I think Amir deserves consideration above Maxiel but thats another topic. At any rate, its a good problem to have - don't you think?
Flip has never had much of a bench before so I don't think its fair to judge him on the past 2 seasons. |
Not that I will get into it right now, but I strongly disagree about Flip not having a bench the last two seasons.
Yes, it is looking less likely that Flip will remove Afflalo from the rotation. But no certainty. Dixon has been injured. (calf injury.) And Flip could quite unwisely go to a three man rotation at guard, cutting out any 4th guard.
As far as Hunter, we really don't know if he is even healthy, since he has never played extended / regular minutes at any point this season.
On Amir, there is always room in the rotation for a guy who can move that quick, with all that length and ups. I will accept no excuse at all for him not playing. Only in Flip's mind is there any competition between Amir and Maxiell. I won't accept that notion for a nanosecond.