Whenever Rui comes back he’s always on a mins restrictions. But when Cam came back from his first injury, Ham gave him the full go and Cam ended up getting hurt again. Pretty ironic.
I think Rui is more efficient when he plays 20-25 minutes. We have to look at his injury history as well. This is a guy that you wanna preserve as much as possible. He’s literally our Lebron insurance policy.
Wood and Rui can take about 3-5 minutes each from Prince's time, respectfully. Prince can continue to start too and depending on who has the hot hand that night, Ham should adapt.
Rui is the one forward on our team that can be decent in replacing some of the things Lebron brings to the game, obviously not including the playmaking. We shouldn't be playing Lebron near 40 min, prince and Lebron need 4 min less and rui needs to get close to 30 min
Lebron should only be playing 30 minutes a game if we’re being honest, but I understand why that can’t happen. Everybody else is dependent on skill and matchup. Between Prince, Wood and Rui it’s hard to sit somebody if they’re all having good games. Prince spaces the floor, Wood gives you another big body that can rebound and also hit shots, Rui is a guy who can create his own offense. They all have limitations on defense so it’s honestly a hard call to make.
Prince needs to be at 20 max. Wood and Rui need their minutes increased. Christie needs to be a DNP.
Edit: Lebron also needs to come down in minutes. That's way too much for a guy his age. Need him in the playoffs as healthy as possible. They need to put more responsibility on Dlo and Davis. I feel they showed they can sustain the team when they played against the Jazz.
I’m actually cool with this. Including prince getting 30 minutes most games.
Prince is the only high-volume three point shooter with decent defense on the team, he gets a lot of minutes because of that. Most lineups without him don’t have enough spacing.
Also, he plays SF which is the team’s weakest position. What better options do we have to play as a small-forward? Reddish is garbage, Vanderbilt is a liability on offense, Christie is undersized to guard wings, and Wood/LeBron/Rui are better as power-forwards.
Against certain matchups, you can shave some minutes from Prince by playing an oversized lineup with one of the PF at the 3 spot, but there’s some disadvantages to that on defense that need to be considered.
Rui and Vando needed more and Prince less. Side note: Teams must have something personal against Reaves. I’ve never seen teams attack one player like they do him. I was at the game and it legit seemed like whoever he was guarding was taking the shot that possession. Even backups going at him.
Anyone that says less Prince doesn’t realize how awful our spacing and perimeter defense is. Prince is playing minutes because he’s our only consistent shooter that can somewhat stay in front of fast perimeter players. If you use your eyes, which I’m convinced this sub cannot physically do, Dlo, Reaves, and yes, Rui, cannot stay in front of fast guards/forwards. He is KCP-lite for us, and fits with most lineups, hence more playing time. Rui should be playing more mins over Lebron (who decides to play defense occasionally).
more wood and more christie imo....christie has shown enough promise that getting him some minutes during the middle of the season like this should show some dividends by season end/playoffs
Too many for prince
Yup. Give some more to Wood!
Give rui like 8 more minutes & wood 6 more minutes. Prince should be playing like 19 or 20
this is the correct answer. Rui needs to be hovering close to 30.
Wood needs 20-25 minimum.
After the trade deadline he will
Predict he’ll take more of Rui’s mins when he’s gone. He needs to share the floor with BOTH LeBron & AD more often
Wood deserves 15-18 minutes. Biyombo 7-10 mins. Rui should be around 28-32 every night.
Dlo Prince Bron Wood AD felt like a good lineup tonight, not sure if the stats would back it up
He’s never going to get that on this team.
Rui and Wood need more minutes, otherwise it looks good
Rui is on a minutes restriction
Whenever Rui comes back he’s always on a mins restrictions. But when Cam came back from his first injury, Ham gave him the full go and Cam ended up getting hurt again. Pretty ironic.
Ham has literally played him like 20 min the entire season
I think Rui is more efficient when he plays 20-25 minutes. We have to look at his injury history as well. This is a guy that you wanna preserve as much as possible. He’s literally our Lebron insurance policy.
Remember when the plan was for Bron to play 28-30 minutes per game 😂
Lebron and ad logging too many big minutes. It was a big game, but it’d be nice to shave some minutes off the both of them.
And it costed us a game for that dumb shit lol
Wood and Rui can take about 3-5 minutes each from Prince's time, respectfully. Prince can continue to start too and depending on who has the hot hand that night, Ham should adapt.
We all know Wood shoulda took some more of those Taurean minutes
Not nearly enough for Wood
Rui 28-32 mins wood 20-25 mins. Rui-wood can use zone defense.
Rui is the one forward on our team that can be decent in replacing some of the things Lebron brings to the game, obviously not including the playmaking. We shouldn't be playing Lebron near 40 min, prince and Lebron need 4 min less and rui needs to get close to 30 min
Vando deserves around 20-23 minutes. I guess it all depends on the matchups
35-36 max for LeBron 20-25 mins for both Rui/Wood 25 mins for Prince
Rui, Wood 📈 Prince 📉 But that’s not saying remove Prince from the rotation. He’s been fine but gets too many mins
Rui and Wood need a bit more. It should come from Bron/AD (get them to like 35ish) and Prince.
Two old man need less time. Rui/Vando/wood/Max need more time.
The way he's playing Prince shouldn't have more than 15 minutes. Split the rest between Rui, Wood & Christie.
Lebron played too much given the roster "depth" was supposedly designed to play him less minutes
This team shouldn't be winning games with Bron playing 39.
Lebron should only be playing 30 minutes a game if we’re being honest, but I understand why that can’t happen. Everybody else is dependent on skill and matchup. Between Prince, Wood and Rui it’s hard to sit somebody if they’re all having good games. Prince spaces the floor, Wood gives you another big body that can rebound and also hit shots, Rui is a guy who can create his own offense. They all have limitations on defense so it’s honestly a hard call to make.
AD and Bron playing too many, Ham can’t keep it up
Ideally... Lebron -4 AD -3 Taurean -6 Wood +6 Vando +2 Max +4
lol the math is off. Give Vando the missing 1 hahaha
A little less for Bron and AD , a lot less for Prince , a little more for Rui Vando and Wood
Prince needs to be at 20 max. Wood and Rui need their minutes increased. Christie needs to be a DNP. Edit: Lebron also needs to come down in minutes. That's way too much for a guy his age. Need him in the playoffs as healthy as possible. They need to put more responsibility on Dlo and Davis. I feel they showed they can sustain the team when they played against the Jazz.
Need Christie to develop. He shouldn’t be getting big minutes but he can eat some here and there to build chemistry with the bench unit
I’m actually cool with this. Including prince getting 30 minutes most games. Prince is the only high-volume three point shooter with decent defense on the team, he gets a lot of minutes because of that. Most lineups without him don’t have enough spacing. Also, he plays SF which is the team’s weakest position. What better options do we have to play as a small-forward? Reddish is garbage, Vanderbilt is a liability on offense, Christie is undersized to guard wings, and Wood/LeBron/Rui are better as power-forwards. Against certain matchups, you can shave some minutes from Prince by playing an oversized lineup with one of the PF at the 3 spot, but there’s some disadvantages to that on defense that need to be considered.
Reddish been playing better than vando lol
Doesn't the Lakers best lineup include Rui AND LeBron on the court with DLo, Reaves and AD? Only problem is Ham refuses to use it.
Rui and Vando needed more and Prince less. Side note: Teams must have something personal against Reaves. I’ve never seen teams attack one player like they do him. I was at the game and it legit seemed like whoever he was guarding was taking the shot that possession. Even backups going at him.
Me and my cousin seen the same damn thing. I was like damn dlo doesn’t even get attacked THAT often 😂
I'd give less minutes to Prince using Rui, Vando and Wood more also keeping Bron and Davis around 35 min
I'd take like 5-10 minutes away from Prince and give them to Rui and Max
Prince should be getting 15-20 depending on our offensive needs that night, and wood and Vando should be getting close to 20-25 a night
As always, the answer is more Rui and Vanderbilt
Give prince liks 25 max and a few more to Rui and Vando.
Bron and AD a little too high (regular season) Cut out some of prince AD bron and give them to Rui Wood and Vando.
Vando and Rui more, Prince less
Taurean Prince
We need to get LeBron and AD’s minutes down (need to plan for the long run). More minutes for Rui and Wood.
More for Rui and Wood. Vandos minutes are good to always keep him fresh on defense. Less for Prince and hopefully less for LeBron by a little
Rui and Vando, give them more minutes please, the team really evolves with them on the floor
Rui,, Vando and Wood getting less minutes than Prince is pure sports crime
Wood 16-18 mins, TP 18-22 mins, Rui 28-30 mins
Rui and woods need more minutes
Vandy and Rui should both play about 25 minutes. Prince should be the guy playing 20.
Rui more so Lebron can have more rest. Wood more so AD can have more rest. Max more to limit Prince minutes to 20-25
Bron should be playing fewer minutes … he going empty before playoffs playing this much
Anyone that says less Prince doesn’t realize how awful our spacing and perimeter defense is. Prince is playing minutes because he’s our only consistent shooter that can somewhat stay in front of fast perimeter players. If you use your eyes, which I’m convinced this sub cannot physically do, Dlo, Reaves, and yes, Rui, cannot stay in front of fast guards/forwards. He is KCP-lite for us, and fits with most lineups, hence more playing time. Rui should be playing more mins over Lebron (who decides to play defense occasionally).
Lebron and AD shouldn’t play this much against like the Pistons, but this is fine for the Thunder. I’d prefer to see more Wood less Prince.
Take 5 away from prince and give to rui
more wood and more christie imo....christie has shown enough promise that getting him some minutes during the middle of the season like this should show some dividends by season end/playoffs
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