re: Pels vs Kings game thread...

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I don't think Buddy starts for us day 1. I think Moore does and Buddy gets increasing role and minutes throughout the year.

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That's been my thinking from the beginning. Even if Moore falls back from his 3pt shooting (he will) down to ~37%, that's still good enough. Jrue and AD are going to be getting most of our offense for us, so we just need others to make things easier them while being fairly efficient. I think Hill will work hard off ball doing some dirty work.

Really, I think Hill's 3pt shooting will determine whether we're a below average offense or an above average offense. 33-34% and we're playing 3 on 5 with the starting offense. 37-38%, forcing the D to respect him from the corner, and he can either take the shot or make the pass to take advantage of the defender running to cover him.

That is, unless Moore continues to shoot over 40% from deep with increased minutes. In which case Hill just needs to not be a terrible shooter. And there's always a chance that QPon starts at the 2 or 3.