Eventually I’d like to see a Siakam, Barnes, OG, FVV, and GTJ starting five, but for the short term I’d rather see Barnes coming off the bench, but still getting 30+ minutes including end games. I think it’s too easy for opposing teams to go at a guy like Siakam or Barnes in the post. If I was an opposing team, I’d be dumping it into a big C in the post and see if I can get Siakam into foul trouble. (Siakam is a great defender but best in help scenarios or in his own weight class.) Especially true since we don’t know Siakam’s weight this year. He lost a bunch of weight post Covid, and said that he liked the lighter playing weight. Not sure if he kept it off or not.
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