First let me go on record as betting that JGIII will bounce back and have a very good coupla years in this program, and that eventually we will look back on some of these takes and marvel at how many got it wrong. More often than not that has been the pattern w/ most players in our program.
Secondly, has it ever occurred to folks that maybe JB wants JGIII to be that gunslinger, because he believes he can make those shots on a regular basis?
I think JB wants the most effective version of JG3 on display & in his opinion, for better or worse, a high level shot-making Girard was more valuable than an offensively limited, pure facilitator PG like Kadary. The key being “right now”- because eventually Kadary could’ve/would’ve become better in all facets, but not yet.
We can argue whether he’s right or wrong, and frankly, it’s this all-or-nothing approach that has often limited his use of the bench, changing of defenses, and/or offensive approach.
In any case, what i won’t do is question JB’s intentions...only his conclusions. Of course he wants to win. And he believes “Gunslinger Joe Girard” , warts and all, playing alongside the postseason version of Buddy Buckets, is a very formidable & winning duo. So much so that he perhaps neglected other options available, and in this era of the transfer portal, Kadary/Woody/Bras, unlike the “old days”, could move on rather than waiting on the old man’s vision to come to fruition.
That IMO is the lesson hopefully learned this past year. Play your kids, expand roles, even a little bit, or they’ll move on and you’ll be starting over every season. Honestly, i say I’m confident it’ll happen, but we shall see next year if that translates to a more flexible version of JB.
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