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TimKerr said:No doubt. But Casey realizing that DeRozan is not feeling it last night and keeping him out of the game is a very, very simple adjustment to make. The frustrating thing is, he kept him out for over 12 minutes. But then with the game on the line he brought him back in?!?!?!? It's baffling.
It's not really though. Yeah, DeRozan has been bad in the playoffs and he was bad last night but for a coach to look at a guy who's brought it for the team all year and say "You're not feeling it tonight so we're benching you for the rest of the game" is a pretty large vote of no-confidence that he can't find his way out of a slump. If you're interested in bringing DeRozan back, and we'll get to that in a second, I don't think that's the kind of thing you can do.
TimKerr said:In regards to our backcourt, at least Lowry brings something other than scoring, he hustles and makes an effort on D. He gets rebounds and can get assists even when his shot isn't falling (which has been every game in the playoffs except Game 3) But DeRozan brings absolutely nothing outside of scoring and when his shot isn't falling he is a liability out there. I realize I might just be stating the obvious here.
Nonetheless, at the end of this season, both Casey and DeRozan have to be gone.
I guess. There's something about DeRozan though that makes me wonder about that. Sure, his FG% being low is one thing but his FT% being down is another.
He rebounds at about the same rate as Lowry and though his assist totals are down right now, he did average 4 a game in the regular season. That's nothing to write home about but it's not nothing either. He's a pretty good offensive player and it's tough to completely write him off after a relatively small sample size. Especially since you can't really point to his previous playoffs and see a real trend.
I don't know. I can't say at this point that seeing DeMar leave would get me angry or anything but I don't necessarily think it's the right decision either(although if he insists on max money...nah). I'd definitely start thinking about a replacement though if you think one is available in free agency or the draft.