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Good 'Ole J.R
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As much as I like Ante (and think he could produce with LBJ), he’s a rookie. He’s extremely young. His European experience has him far ahead of his peers skill and body-wise.
But I am fine with him just learning without playing for this year. We have so many guys Lue is already dealing with having to play, I see no need to complicate it with the young guys.
Let them get their time in during blowouts, extreme foul trouble, injury emergencies, and rest days. We really don’t need to know whether they can play or not this year. Both of them are going to be here next year unless they get traded.
I just don’t think it’s time to try to force a rookie into a rotation when we already are hard at work integrating a whole new group of guys into our core team as a contender.
I think Zizic will get some chances this year. Tristan already had a sore knee. And we ran him into the ground last year...and I know for a fact the Cavs regret that. He was out of gas by the Finals. The Cavs aren’t going to do that this year
Just be patient with it. He’s a good prospect but he’s not a factor in this years equation.
I just don't like our options for starting centers. Zizic doesn't need to close the games out. Hell, he doesn't even need to play more than 15 minutes a game. But I think to start the game when most teams play conventional basketball, he'd be a good option to throw out there. Or even when you have much bigger centers play. OR, against less experienced centers that our two primary 5s don't have to worry about (Hernangomez and those type of guys). I just think real game experience with LeBron on the team is important for a guy like him. Especially not knowing whether he'll stay or leave. To me, if you're a young guy you want to give it your all when playing alongside LeBron so this could be a good opportunity to have him in try to impress LeBron mode.
Now, I doubt he's going to get any meaningful minutes this season, but I see more potential in him than I did in Tristan at any point in his rookie season. And that's just from his short time in preseason. But knowing the minutes Lue threw him out for in preseason, I am almost positive he won't play unless Tristan is injured.