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Originally Posted by MainManJoeD Darko needs to leap-frog the struggling McDyess in the line-up for a few games, and needs to be the focus of the offense on 5-6 plays per game. He's shooting 56% for the season and 100% from the line (and pretty good D in stretches). Let's see if those numbers hold up with some PT. I really feel for the guy. I'd be going nuts if I was in his shoes. (I'm not patient either). |
We had 3 days in-between games and another 3 for the next one ... no harm in giving the starters a couple extra minutes with the extra rest time available. We obviously needed them tonight. I agree the bench should get some more minutes, but I'm content with riding the streak and doing what works.
As for Darko, Flip made the effort to put him in the game as the first sub off the bench in the first quarter, and sure he made a nice move in the post, but he also lost the ball twice and was not aggressive on rebounds. He's still got learning to do. I thought his defense on Jefferson was pretty decent actually - he fought with him in the post before the ball got passed to him, and he made Jefferson reach for his shot (although not as much as he could have). He seemed concerned with not giving up a baseline drive, which led to being a step late on jumping to try and block the shot.