If we learned anything in that horrible defeat last night, it is how explosive the backcourt tandem of Rose and Jennings can be when paired together. Many have already said how Jennings is the better of the two at distributing the ball and being a natural point guard (case in point is how he always finds a way to keep KP involved when he's out there), and Rose has shown his former burst in penetrating and getting in the paint and to the rim (he is strong enough to play the 2 guard and is more of an offensive oriented player anyway), so the logical conclusion would be to play them more together and cut Lee's minutes. They single-handedly led the team last night to an impressive comeback in the 4th quarter with the team scoring 47 points and making the game interesting. Rose and Jennings looked like they finally found their jumpers in that 4th, and if they have, then watch out because it opens up their driving games.
If we were to do that; however, we would need a 3rd point guard on the roster who could play. I don't know who's been paying attention, but Randle has been dominant in the D league through his first 2 games and is showing he doesn't belong there. If not for his freak injury, he would have made the team outright. Call him up and either move Baker or Plumlee down permanently for more seasoning. He would be that perfect 3rd point guard coming off the bench, and he's ready to play now. This would instantly make our team a lot better and more dangerous.
Thoughts?!?
11/18/2016 4:48 PM