If I were managing minutes based on what I have seen, rather than what I hoped to see, then Hamm would be post #2 and Baker would be way down the bench, as the season opened. I would take your starting five and have Kai, Cunningham, and Hamm as the GoTo subs. I would always have one of Coleman or Ramey on the floor. Febres' minutes could balloon if he were 100% fit. Williams showed me the most potential as #9 if Febres is essentially a RS.
If Baker shows a corner 3 he becomes more valuable than I take him to be right now. Liddell and Hepa don't see the floor in any competitive game absent foul trouble or injuries to others. I could see both of them as RS.
Against the B12 bangers I would expect the most minutes to go to a lineup that uses Brown-Kai-Sims-Coleman-Jones, to equalize on the boards. We know that Shaka has not seemed to value rebounding as much as Self, for example, or any other coach in the B12.
Finally, he does have the option to play units and press. A lot.
Baker definitely needs to improve, but him being even passable from deep presents a lot of possibilities for the offense. Consider that his O-Reb & D-Reb% were on par with Hamm (his OR numbers were actually better) and his offensive game has significantly more upside than Hamm. Kai isn't as good a rebounder as Baker thus far, but he does deserve a chance to show what he's got as well.
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If I were managing minutes based on what I have seen, rather than what I hoped to see, then Hamm would be post #2 and Baker would be way down the bench, as the season opened. I would take your starting five and have Kai, Cunningham, and Hamm as the GoTo subs. I would always have one of Coleman or Ramey on the floor. Febres' minutes could balloon if he were 100% fit. Williams showed me the most potential as #9 if Febres is essentially a RS.
If Baker shows a corner 3 he becomes more valuable than I take him to be right now. Liddell and Hepa don't see the floor in any competitive game absent foul trouble or injuries to others. I could see both of them as RS.
Against the B12 bangers I would expect the most minutes to go to a lineup that uses Brown-Kai-Sims-Coleman-Jones, to equalize on the boards. We know that Shaka has not seemed to value rebounding as much as Self, for example, or any other coach in the B12.
Finally, he does have the option to play units and press. A lot.
Baker definitely needs to improve, but him being even passable from deep presents a lot of possibilities for the offense. Consider that his O-Reb & D-Reb% were on par with Hamm (his OR numbers were actually better) and his offensive game has significantly more upside than Hamm. Kai isn't as good a rebounder as Baker thus far, but he does deserve a chance to show what he's got as well.
Well, regarding minutes, sounds like sweet baby cherub Drayton may be getting squeezed off the bench...sadly
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