I thoroughly disagree as a coach with the assertion that a driver is the same as a perimeter shooter. FAR easier to defend a slasher, especially one who's frequently out of control like TA.
We will have to have a perimeter shooter off the bench to make a playoff run. And I'm not at all willing to rule out moving TA to get one.
is it really that hard to defend a unathletic spot up shooter like posey or house if you don't have a slasher to worry about though?
I thin they both have thier uses, and in a perfect world we drop scal for a wing shooter via trade, or (and i think this is possable considering how ok he seems to be with the bench) you cut sam, immeditly make him an assistant coach, and use the last spot for said shooter.
also, about tony, I'd like to submit again that the jury should be out. he played well in two wins, and awful in a loss where EVERYONE played awful.
like to get double digit games under hsi belt, if he keeps averaging 11 PPG, 1.5 Assists and 3 boards to go along ith a steal and only one TO in 15-20 minutes, i'm very ok with tony's minutes.
if he plays more like the pacers game, i'm not.
I'm an admitted skeptic (and wanted him gone and posey back, still would have preferred that) but tony hasen't played poorley enough yet to justifity (tony sucks!) threds like the "i don't need 82 games"
Tony has actually been pretty solid so far, better than i thought he would be.
and, also, do you mean just a shooter off the bench? because we have 2 of those in house and pruitt. if you mean wing shooter i agree with you, but another gaurd shooter is useless atm.