PSA: Niang v Morris NOW
- Thread starter Montgomery-Magic
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If there’s was any doubt left that Monte is Denver’s best perimeter defender tonight really erases it.
Don't know about that. They put him on the corner man, not on the primary ballhandler. Seems intentional.
I believe Naz is currently as well. He’s on a two way contract with them, but I think he was on the Jazz bench for this game.
He’s good on defense, but Harris and Murray are both better imo. Craig is a great floor burn guy. Millsap is a solid perimeter defender. That’s quite a stretch.
Monte 23 min 4-4 FG 10 pts 1 reb 2 TO 0 asst
Georges 10 min 0-3 FG
Georges 10 min 0-3 FG
Barton is a good player, but it's kinda weird that they have him dominate the ball on the second unit. Seems like it would make more sense to have Monte initiate the offense. I noticed Barton was always quick to grab the ball from the rebounder and wave Monte up the court. Monte made the most of his opportunities effectively playing SG, but that lineup doesn't make sense.
I would imagine they're trying to squeeze as much value as possible out of Barton and Trey Lyles before trading them. Their fans straight up don't like Lyles (there's a running joke on one of their boards about his allergy to passing) and seem to be indifferent on Barton. Both dudes are high volume, inefficient scorers. My guess is both are traded after this season.
In Morris defense, he should have only had one turnover. One of them was a out of control pass that hit his hands last so they said the turnover was on him
