MagicMatic wrote:JoshuaPotter wrote:MagicMatic wrote:Paolo
Suggs/JI
This team is significantly worse without JI and Suggs on defense...
It's funny because when all you do is listen to broadcasts it's a level of effort you can hear.
I've gone back and forth on advanced stats, vs the smell test. There is also some nuance in the upcoming statement.
While I can confidently say that Suggs is our defensive motor and 3rd best overall player. Isaac even in his limited role has amazing win shares that I just can't deny. I hate to admit it, because he is so frail. He is just, an amazing player.
If he could get up to Suggs minutes and stay healthy he would arguably be best player number 3. Alas, lets erase that statement from our minds. Suggs is indisputably the 3rd best player. Isaac is just our dark horse motor. I can't wait for playoffs 8-9 man rotations.
I think this teams wins will come at the effort on defense this season. If they are not going to be a ++ shooting team, then they need JI and specifically Suggs to be crushing it on defense while setting the tone for the rest of the team.
Like Paolo and the rest of the team have echoed here outside of fans like myself... the motor and heart of this team is Suggs. The FO has to do their job now of filling out the rest of the roster to mitigate the weaknesses throughout. The team just isnt good enough offensively when JI sits and Suggs has an off night or is injured.
I am actually suspecting that if anything a portion of our money might be used for defense insurance.
Because thru all of this, nobody has said even once that we need to focus on our 3pt form.