With Vando out, Reddish stepped up. With Reddish out, Christie has a chance to show he is a viable wing in this league.
These Ws with guys out will add up to:
- Possible rest in final week(s) of season after clinching a spot.
- Not killing ourselves in the play in.
For our aces (LeBron and AD), this is required for a 100% post season effort.
They say nobody can stop Jokic, but a rested AD with no serious nagging injuries can do some serious damage against him.
And somehow, this healthy LeBron is still unstoppable, even at his age.
So the point: this depth is really encouraging and as chemistry develops, it could even be a blessing in disguise that so many guys have gotten major minutes. Going 12 deep with quality players is going to carry this team far.
I don’t think anyone can stop Jokic, but the best strategy might honestly be to live with his scoring and limit his passing opportunities. In one of the games in the Nuggets Suns series, Joker had 53 pts but only 4 assists. That may be a better formula than him getting a 30 pt triple double.