Dirk & Jet were huge. So was Kidd & Haywood.
I really like DeShawn. He's such an upgrade to the usual "poor shooting defensive specialist scrub SGs" we often started in the past.
Stevenson>Ross/Wright/Newman/Buckner/Hassell/Rawle Marshall.
I'd like to see him get 10-20 mpg depending on matchups.
Najera & JJB might kill this team in the playoffs. We just CANNOT rely on either against elite teams. We desperately need a healthy Damp/TT/another PF.
As is, when Dirk/Wood rests...that leaves Najera at PF or Center. Against good teams, that really gets exploited. And JJB is just absolutely terrible at this point. Kidd can't continually play 40+ a night. Roddy is too inexperienced (in part thanks to RC) to see more than 5 MPG in the playoffs. We either need to:
Play Jet at PG with Butler/Stevenson at SG when Kidd rests. Or sign a vet PG. JJB is just not going to cut it.
And we damn well better not see that 3 PG lineup in the playoffs (I know we will though).
Great win for the Jiggaman!
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