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[QUOTE="Niastri, post: 5441271, member: 722"]
I agree with this thought.

I think the combination of lower usage and other competent offensive players is going to be big for Starling.

The upthread comment about how many hard fouls he took was really a valid point as well.

Starling getting a few less minutes and a lot less time with the ball in his hands is going to do wonders for him. He’s at his best when he gets the ball in a position to drive, and his shooting percentage is much higher when he shoots good quality 3 point shots.

On the other hand, having a guy who can at least get a shot off when we have nothing going for us is really valuable. That was Starling’s entire season last year. Our most common play call was “Give the ball to JJ and hope he can score!”

Next season, we won’t have to call that play very often, but it’s nice to know we have a guy who can score pretty efficiently in isolation. Especially if the other team is putting their best perimeter defender on George, Starling is a real threat to score.
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