Never said PJC wasn't the best PG we have on the team. In fact, I said that Barcello is worse. No need to appeal to authority on a strawman of your own making.BBQ wildcat wrote:Oh shit, you got me, BBQ! PJC is the greatest! He totally isn't on the court because he's one of a handful of players who can dribble, you're right! He's there because he's a slasher and a scorer! He's there because of his impressive passing skills as he hands the ball off to Trier, or passes it to Ayton. I mean, his high 3-point percentage must translate into a lot of points then, right?
Well, let me put it this way. The team is much worse when PJC ISN'T on the court and Trier is running point. That should be very obvious to anyone who actually watches the games. Miller says PJC is very important to how the team performs, and In Miller I Trust. AND he has had to put PJC back into games to "stabilize" things, even when he is in foul trouble. So there's all that. Oh, yeah, plus Barcello isn't even seeing any junk minutes.
So, no, PJC isn't an elite PG. But he is decent, and is much better than any second choice we have.
I'm simply saying that, when you consider the fact that we have a mediocre starting PG whose main contributions are dribbling and not turning the ball over, if Barcello just tries to defend/switch well, dribbles, and doesn't turn the ball over, that will approximate PJC's role on the court. Neither guy is big enough to defend, or enough of a scorer, or a great facilitator. Barcello is simply PJC-lite, and that'll have to be enough when PJC gets a breather.
Fingers crossed we can win an appeal and have Trier back though.
