So, Darius Miller was a nice draft pick...

So many of these games we just wouldn't have won last year. Sucks that we played like shite, but we got it done. Darius has a nice stroke indeed. And it's not like it's a fluke that he's been hitting his shots - he's just finally doing what we knew he did overseas and thought he could do here when we signed him. I wish he had hit that last one late that would have put it away, simply because he deserved the moment.

Is it time to start gradually reducing Dante's minutes and increasing Millers? We really need that outside threat with Boogie and Davis on the floor and Dante seems to just be off this year from the corner.

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Plus once Solo comes back he probably should be the change of pace off the bench anyway.

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What's the realistic time table for Hill to return?

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Plus once Solo comes back he probably should be the change of pace off the bench anyway.

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Is Solo slated to come back this season? I can't remember what the latest is on him.

EDIT: My bad. Didn't see response above.

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Though with Rondo coming back it may need to happen to give us another reliable shooter.

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Exchanging Etwaun for Rondo in the starting lineup is going to pretty much necessitate starting Miller over Cunningham for spacing. It would be one thing if Cunningham was a known shooter just slumping where you could definitively say his shot will come around, but he is a career 32% 3pt shooter with last year's 39% being a serious outlier.

Also out of curiosity, since it is what we desperately need, Miller is currently shooting 46% on catch and shoot threes for the season. Averaging 2.6 a game.

If he could scale that up you would be looking at a really complimentary player.

For reference the best in that category this season has to be Covington. Who is shooting 49% on over 7 catch and shoot shots a game. Not likely Miller can do that, but if he could maintain 40 percent on 3-5 catch and shoot shots a night, he would be the ideal fit when Rondo comes back.

..... on a side note, this team with a player like Covington who knocks down 49% on 7 catch and shoot threes a game, with very good defense, would probably have us at least 2, more wins right now.

Miller doesnt' need to start.

Rondo comes back and then Dante needs to move to backup 4, with Diallo at backup 5.
Let Moore start at the 3. When you play a team with one of the premier 3's in the league, then start Allen over Moore.

Rondo/Nelson
Jrue/Clark
Moore/Miller
AD/Dante
Cousins/Diallo
That's the rotation.
On days Allen needs to play instead of Moore, let Moore take Clarks place at backup 2.

No telling what the team looks like when Solo comes back. He'll be coming back after the trade deadline, and the timetable of Asiks possible retirement. Lots of things can change by that time.

Frankly with the way Jrue is playing, I’m open to returning him to super sub and starting Moore and Miller if Jrue doesn’t show major improvement with Rondo.... I mean not truly, but it’s sort of tempting.

We have to get guys that best alleviate pressure off AD and Cousins who are getting swarmed because no one respects our role players. Guys who wont risk possessions with careless turnovers(Jrue). Get to the rim and make smart plays inside and cut(like Moore, like Jrue does when he’s not indecisive). We also need guys that can knock down catch and shoot shots(Miller 46%, Moore 38%....Jrue 28%, Cunningham 29%). Ignoring contracts and all that stuff, frankly, Rondo, Moore, and Miller make the most sense in that context until Jrue figures stuff out. Who despite improving the defense while on the floor, overall has lowered the net rating of Cousins and AD when all three are together.

In reality though, Rondo helps get the turnovers under control and have cleaener possessions, getting the team better shots(also a solid rebounder). So you want him starting. Jrue by default gets the nod but he lacks the ability to catch and shoot or draw fouls. Which is a liability. So I hesitate with Moore because while he looks good, he still isn’t a reliable knock down shooter, doesn’t really draw fouls, is a bit undersized, and with teams not respecting our shooters to guard the bigs and the paint, his ability to cut and play inside is severely nullified. Miller has at least shown the capacity to be that floor spreader. Which helps alleviate Davis and Cousins, while drawing defenders away if Jrue becomes more aggressive attacking with Rondo.