I imagine most of us would agree that Jaden Springer was a total defensive mennace in the only time he got significant playing time in a game last week.
I'm wondering if Joe realized it too? Because he hasn't played him since, except in late-game, garbage-time minutes.
I feel he could help this team come playoff time by guarding one of the better shooters on the opposing team.
Now would be the time to experiment and find out how well he fits in with the starters or second team.
On a similar note Queta played well too. Why isn't he getting more time? Can he be signed to a regular spot and play in the playoffs?
Remember that every time you introduce a new player into a lineup or rotation, there's an acclimation process where they have to get used to the tendencies of the players around them so they can fit in. It's not as easy as just putting someone in on NBA2k. Just that the more permutations you introduce, the more complexity you introduce in terms of chemistry. You're not going to learn that in a couple of weeks. I think Joe's rotation for playing meaningful, competitive minutes the playoffs is all set - the Jays, KP, Jrue, Derrick, Al, PP, Sam, Luke and X, with possibly Q if they decide to convert him to a standard contract which I think they will. That's a 10-man rotation there without Q. In fact some of those guys might not even play as much as we would expect them to play as most teams tend to shorten their lineups for the playoffs.
Jaden and Q, along with some of the other guys end of bench, are there to shore up the lineup in case of injuries or absences in the regular season, and for the future. As for Q falling off, he did get injured, and he is on a two-way so he has limited time that he can turn out for the senior team. And X pretty much does what Queta does for the most part, with the addition of being able to space out to the perimeter.