re: Dyson Daniels

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So some on board wants DD and Jose to start? So which 2 players you benching ?

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Unless I missed it, I don't think anybody with a reasonable take thinks that. It's easy to say "DD should start" without saying who you take out. DD needs more minutes and the way Willie got the last night was really well played. From here on out I think he needs at least 10-12 minutes and go from there. He'll earn more. Over the last seven games, Grahams minutes are dropping.

As far as Jose, I'm honestly to the point where I actually would be curious to see him in the starting lineup as a test run. Or him getting at least 20+ minutes per night, no more of the 13-16 minute games he gets pretty often. I say that because Jose has become more than just a spark, he plays great D and his sample size of 3pt shooting is large enough to show that that %40 is not a fluke. Taking CJ out of the starting lineup is not an option, if we're being realistic it's never going to happen, Willie is never going to do that this year (even if for some reason Willie becomes a different coach and takes CJ out, TM3 needs to be the guy to replace him). But this does take away Point CJ which would be nice. So Herb would be the odd man out. You lose Herbs D but you're not inserting a bad defensive player. The 2nd unit has defensive deficiencies so Herb more than makes up for that.

Given the games missed by our stars, we're in good shape right now so what we're doing is working, but if they were going to try something new, if it was the right matchup, I'd be curious to see Jose get a few starts.