Fizz lets players sit on the bench and store up their scoring and other stats, so when they play again their numbers are higher. Has worked for Trier, Dotson, Mud, even Mario. Might be time to sit Mud back down and unleash Franc soon.
If Trier did what Oubre did tonight, Knick fans would be ecstatic.
If Oubre ever becomes a reliable 3-point shooter, he'd be a very solid wing starter. But I like his effort, his energy, his intangibles. There were a number of plays where Oubre was sneaking in for rebounds, including on some made baskets. And his defense is good.
He's still 22 and makes mistakes. He shot a 4Q 3-point airball. He gambled to pick off a pass, but at least quickly switched on to another Knick when he saw an interior teammate pick up his man.
The issue with Oubre is he's going to be an RFA looking for a payday. And while he's shown promise and has a nice all around game, at age 22/23 has yet to put it together and shown he's a legit starter. And WASH payroll is terrible.
It seems too early to jettison Porter and have Oubre start at SF. And the market for $26M Porter is going to be somewhat limited. (Sacto said to be interested). And then even if that gamble paid off, their bench would still be threadbare. Wiz relying on unreliable journeymen such as Jeff Green, Au Revoir, Dwight, Mahinmi.
Poor job of filling out the bench by Ernie G the past 3 or 4 years.
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