re: What are your thoughts on Rivers last 2 games at starting PG?

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I don't remember if it was the Houston or OKC game

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Had to have been OKC. He took a bunch of midrange jumpers vs. Hou that they gave him and surprisingly knocked them down. We shot 22 3's vs. Hou (6 from Rivers) so I can understand how playing Monty-Ball you don't want to jack that number up to 30 or so. Our guys pump faked a lot in the 2nd half (they looked tight), or he likely would have had his first career TD. He also would have been a lot closer with home statisticians over Houston ones (Harden had 13 assists). Our team in general had some ridiculous number of TOs midway through the 3rd (3 iirc).

I am really praying Monty was trolling us all this season by glueing him on the bench (this is very hopeful thinking). He's going to be coming off the bench next year unless he's traded (I'll be PISSED). So I'm hoping Monty was just getting him comfortable in that role.

I've been waiting to see him play extended minutes ever since Jrue went down so don't potentially ruin BRob's chance at a contract elsewhere by getting him hurt and rushing him back MONTY. For some reason, I half expect to get to the arena tonight and be treated to BRob back in the starting lineup!

Tiger, both his starts have been on the road and we have all seen how much of a difference that can make in the stat-keeping (again, Harden with 13 assists). I'll be interested to see how close he gets at home in these last 2 games. He should flirt with a TD at least one of the games. I know that typically you get rewarded with an assist as long as the player you passed to take 1 or fewer dribbles and I know for a fact they didn't count a couple during the Hou game.