We’re all in agreement that the team is in an inflection point.
It seems that most of us are in the boat of rebuilding around Scottie, and it’s pretty obvious based off of the rotations that that’s what the FOs plan is too.
Many of us complain about the rotations so far this year. Especially, the Scottie and bench lineup that perpetually does poorly.
But the entire point of that lineup is to prepare Scottie for a post Siakam era where it truly is HIS team.
Another indicator of this is that the only other starter that sometimes joins Scottie is OG, who is a great fit next to Scottie and is the only other starter that is young enough to fit his timeline.
Furthermore, many complain about Siakam’s increased usage that is limiting Scottie’s usage, but we need to remember that our goal is to trade Siakam. So we can’t yank his trade value by prematurely implementing the Scottie centered offense.
So let’s just stay patient guys. IMO all indications is that we will get what we want. Siakam will be traded and we will try to resign OG.
Have you not noticed that the last couple games there’s been a significant dose of Barnes + Siakam + bench minutes at the end of the 1st and 3rd quarters? The Siakam/Barnes/GTJ/Flynn/Achiuwa unit is actually the third highest-minute unit across the last 6 games. There’s a couple Barnes+OG+bench units with 10 and 7 minutes respectively during the same duration, and all of these units are interesting and effective. But in terms of trying to find narrative there, I think you might be selectively watching here for what you want to see. They’re just an opportunity to reduce the Scottie+bench lineups minutes, which other than the fourth quarter tonight have generally struggled.