re: Lowe commentary about the Pels….

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hate that it always comes down to Murphy vs Jones over who should play. I like them playing together. They just compliment each other so well. Of course that puts at least one of our big 3 on the bench..

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Come crunch time, the offense is going to run through BI and Zion solely, at which point it renders CJ into a overpriced catch and shoot guy.

CJ's offensive role is diminished come clutch time and he is a terrible defender. CJ is the guy that should see the bench over Trey.


Trey is a good defender, but to be honest, he isn't as reliable as we make him out to be. Trey also isn't able to guard small guards, which ends up with CJ being the primary defender on the likes of Morant at the end of games.


Having a closing five with Herb and Trey gives you the elite catch and shooting ability of Trey, and the ability to have a 1st team all-nba quality defender that can guard the best offensive 1-4 option on the opposing team.

Yes, it was refreshing to see Willie try an all offensive lineup at the end of the 2nd Memphis game, but you still need a capable defender to muck things up for the star of the opposing team in the clutch.

If everyone is healthy, I would like the closing lineup on most nights to be BI, Z, Larry, Herb, Trey