I don't think we'll see too much change when they're both on the court.  They've played together for almost a decade, and I think that their roles are pretty set.  There could be some short-term transition pains this year, but if anything I see those coming from Tatum being too deferential to Brown when he comes back.

Once Tatum is back, I would like to see Joe run more plays specifically for JB.  Spread the wealth a little more with end of quarter plays, etc.  If you've got a nearly 30 ppg scorer who is leading a good team, you've got to utilize him as more than a decoy in those situations.

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Quote from: Surferdad on Yesterday at 10:19:24 PM

Quote from: Phantom255x on Yesterday at 09:51:28 PM

The best iteration of this team and core going forward is Queta being the backup big, and us adding a productive, very solid starting center to go along with White, Tatum and Brown. I think we have some good pieces in the bench and guys like Hugo + Walsh will continue to grow and improve.

We don't need a superstar big but a very productive big man would still be ideal especially when you look at some of the teams we are competing against going forward in the East. Tillman/Garza obviously aren't it at all even as backups and Amari is still probably a year or two away from being a consistent 3rd big.

Someone like Zubac, Vucevic or Claxton would be sweet.

And btw, Queta can still start some games and be a fringe starter in case of injuries/rest. Horford was kind of that for us as well when we had Timelord/Porzingis those years, and it worked out fine. But they absolutely need another quality big man in the roster

I am really concerned about sending a negative message to Queta by acquired a starting big. He has made a lot of progress this season. Maybe I should not be concerned about his feelings but that is my consistent thought when I see his progress.

I feel the same way. Then I think about it this way - he's on a minimum contract, if someone is brought in above him for us to contend, he can either sulk about it or try and keep playing hard so he can earn a better contract. I think as a professional he will do the latter. That doesn't mean that Joe and Brad wouldn't have work to do to explain the situation to him.

I don't think it's necessarily a negative message to him but he could handle it as poorly as Jae Crowder handled the Gordon Hayward chants in the Garden before we signed him as a FA. 

Q's progressed incredibly well this year.  If Brad found a center that's as good as Q or close to it, I think that'd work.  C's can't keep relying on Minott as the backup center.

Yeah, the problem isn't Queta, it's that we have nobody behind him. If we had a clone of Queta, we'd be quite well off. We are still playing better this year than expected and a lot of that is because of Walsh and Queta making a jump.

I'm really not sure I want to tie up $20M+/yr into a Center who is good but not great. I definitely want to be able to extend Queta and Walsh this offseason, so not taking on big long term money that might prevent that would be nice.

Quote from: Surferdad on Yesterday at 10:19:24 PM

Quote from: Phantom255x on Yesterday at 09:51:28 PM

The best iteration of this team and core going forward is Queta being the backup big, and us adding a productive, very solid starting center to go along with White, Tatum and Brown. I think we have some good pieces in the bench and guys like Hugo + Walsh will continue to grow and improve.

We don't need a superstar big but a very productive big man would still be ideal especially when you look at some of the teams we are competing against going forward in the East. Tillman/Garza obviously aren't it at all even as backups and Amari is still probably a year or two away from being a consistent 3rd big.

Someone like Zubac, Vucevic or Claxton would be sweet.

And btw, Queta can still start some games and be a fringe starter in case of injuries/rest. Horford was kind of that for us as well when we had Timelord/Porzingis those years, and it worked out fine. But they absolutely need another quality big man in the roster

I am really concerned about sending a negative message to Queta by acquired a starting big. He has made a lot of progress this season. Maybe I should not be concerned about his feelings but that is my consistent thought when I see his progress.

I feel the same way. Then I think about it this way - he's on a minimum contract, if someone is brought in above him for us to contend, he can either sulk about it or try and keep playing hard so he can earn a better contract. I think as a professional he will do the latter. That doesn't mean that Joe and Brad wouldn't have work to do to explain the situation to him.

I don't think it's necessarily a negative message to him but he could handle it as poorly as Jae Crowder handled the Gordon Hayward chants in the Garden before we signed him as a FA. 

Q's progressed incredibly well this year.  If Brad found a center that's as good as Q or close to it, I think that'd work.  C's can't keep relying on Minott as the backup center. 

I guess the 3-day breaks aren?t helping.

I got a stat for that too 

We are 1-2 when we have 3+ days rest. We are 2-4 when we have 2+ days. Our shooting splits FG%/3FG% of 43%/31% after 3+ days rest are the worst, compared to SEGABABAs where we shoot 48%/39%. On the plus side, we turn the ball over the least, but we also have the least assists.

Our defense also suffers after 3 days of rest - opposing teams shoot 50%/41% against us, vs 41%/36% on SEGABABAs. We allow an average of 117 points on 3+ days rest, vs 106 on SEGABABAs.

More SEGABABAs? 

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Quote from: Phantom255x on Yesterday at 09:51:28 PM

The best iteration of this team and core going forward is Queta being the backup big, and us adding a productive, very solid starting center to go along with White, Tatum and Brown. I think we have some good pieces in the bench and guys like Hugo + Walsh will continue to grow and improve.

We don't need a superstar big but a very productive big man would still be ideal especially when you look at some of the teams we are competing against going forward in the East. Tillman/Garza obviously aren't it at all even as backups and Amari is still probably a year or two away from being a consistent 3rd big.

Someone like Zubac, Vucevic or Claxton would be sweet.

And btw, Queta can still start some games and be a fringe starter in case of injuries/rest. Horford was kind of that for us as well when we had Timelord/Porzingis those years, and it worked out fine. But they absolutely need another quality big man in the roster

I am really concerned about sending a negative message to Queta by acquired a starting big. He has made a lot of progress this season. Maybe I should not be concerned about his feelings but that is my consistent thought when I see his progress.

I feel the same way. Then I think about it this way - he's on a minimum contract, if someone is brought in above him for us to contend, he can either sulk about it or try and keep playing hard so he can earn a better contract. I think as a professional he will do the latter. That doesn't mean that Joe and Brad wouldn't have work to do to explain the situation to him.