Combined GDTs for this sh$#show

[Scoobay]

Is luka playing hurt? wasn't his thigh bothering him?

Also is Luka's minutes rotation based on his personal preference or is this something coaches have decided? Other coaches have traditionally pulled their stars towards the end of a quarter to give them additional total time of rest going into the next quarter. i just feel that playing whole quarters is not a good management strategy. or if you want him in at the end of a quarter then pull him for a short rest in the middle.

[saclare]

Originally Posted by Scoobay

Is luka playing hurt? wasn't his thigh bothering him?

Also is Luka's minutes rotation based on his personal preference or is this something coaches have decided? Other coaches have traditionally pulled their stars towards the end of a quarter to give them additional total time of rest going into the next quarter. i just feel that playing whole quarters is not a good management strategy. or if you want him in at the end of a quarter then pull him for a short rest in the middle.

That whole strategy has worn drastically on me. In the beginning, I kind of understood it, but no excuse to do so with Kyrie here now. Alas, I'm not sure Kidd will change that at this point unless Luka discusses the same with him.

As an aside and as one of the bigger critics of Wood here, he played fantastically in his role last night and was much more engaged in the flow of the game on both sides. I say that because usually we don't have to worry about him on the offensive end. But what I saw was solid attitude and engagement from him when he didn't touch the ball for seemingly long stretches. By the way, something Luka needs to work on is getting him more involved much like Kyrie does. Anyway, Wood seemed much more upbeat and into it all and that's exactly what this squad needs. I think it's as simple as continuing to play that way and we should see a lot more of Wood and he should in turn see his shots and numbers increased. For me, we have enough offensive firepower that if he can continue to be impactful on defense, then this team could take a step forward.

[Melonhead]

Originally Posted by Scoobay

Is luka playing hurt? wasn't his thigh bothering him?

Also is Luka's minutes rotation based on his personal preference or is this something coaches have decided? Other coaches have traditionally pulled their stars towards the end of a quarter to give them additional total time of rest going into the next quarter. i just feel that playing whole quarters is not a good management strategy. or if you want him in at the end of a quarter then pull him for a short rest in the middle.

Ive been asking this for awhile. The team is good enough to survive without him playing full quarters.

He plays from 6 min mark of the second quarter to the very end of the third quarter. For a guy without great conditioning, its flat out dumb.

Of course I dont think he should play the entire first either, but I would be satisfied with not playing 18 game min straight (with halftime break)