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Originally Posted by mavsfan1000
That's on Carlisle for not putting in Roddy as he wanted to shorten his rotation. Kidd is also capable of playing shooting guard with a scoring point guard. Anyways we need another point guard that can run the offense effectively when Kidd is out of the game. We don't have that right now.
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And do you think Carlisle's overuse of JJB helped or hurt the latter's +/-?
Coaching decisions re: JJB vs. Booby aside, these simple facts remain: 1) JJB, who you allege is the team's biggest weak spot as the team's backup PG, was frequently out on the court in lieu of a true shooting guard, 2) the team's starting point guard spent (as near as I can calculate from some incomplete statistics) somewhere in the neighborhood of 2000+ minutes on court last season paired up with at least one player who was shorter than him, and 3) the guy who's gotten the bulk of the minutes at SG the past 4-5 years (JET) is going to have to have his role on the team scaled back due to age-related slippage.
When it comes to diagnosing the primary issue facing the team this offseason it doesn't get any clearer than that. Keep JJB, trade JJB...if the team doesn't acquire or develop an entrenched starter at the SG position the backup point guard slot won't make one bit of difference.