I understand the argument for giving Goodine/Washington some run and would maybe give them a combined 8-10 min a game so Buddy is not out there the whole time but I do think that no matter how bad Buddy is playing they never leave him open or even move off him at all so it leaves lanes open for Eli and JG3 and when he is out it will cause us issues with driving lanes. I think in JAB's mind even with Goodine or Washington in it will not make a big enough difference on defense to off set the difference on offense.
We're top 50 in 3 point attempt rate, are we a driving team to begin with?
Assuming we start with that premise - outside of these wonderfully hypothetical discussions about spacing, and people going unguarded, do you notice a drop off in our ability to drive with Goodine in the game? Genuinely curious - not being a jerk as the sample size is incredibly limited, so who knows how it plays out over time, but in games it hasn't appeared to be an issue to me.
In our second half run w/ Goodine, how did we score repeatedly? JGIII hits a three. Dole on a drive. Guerrier on a drive. Hughes on a drive to the rim after a made basket where we got into transition quickly.
Guerrier again on a drive and dish from JGIII - who just happened to get the ball on a kick from from a driving Goodine.
And Goodine missed on the ill-fated drive he made all the way to the rim. Seems like a lot of lanes are open.
In the first half we had a deep, deep, deep, deep three from JGIII, and then a Hughes drive which started on the same side as Goodine. Not sure on the other possessions...
I get conceptually why this argument is repeatedly made, I just haven't seen the practical effects...also I know you're advocating for 8-10 minutes, so just wondering.