Bison137
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04-01-20 11:55 AM - Post#305470
In response to Doktore K
Q—did we basically trade Spear for Latimer?
And probably wait a year to see Miles?
Pretty much. We will likely wait a year to see Miles but then hopefully get two years out of him - the same as would have been the case with Kahliel.
How much Kahliel is missed partly depends on the development of Malachi Rhodes and maybe Jake van der Heijden. I think Kahliel's limited skill set meant that he was unlikely to ever get more than the 14 mpg he got this year - and very possibly less. He is undersized to play center - and the arrival of Andre Screen presumably will limit how many minutes he would have played at that position. And at PF, he struggles to stay in front of anyone with any quickness, plus he is a poor shooter and can't dribble with his left hand. Also being a 35% career FT shooter limits his value.
When watching practices, I didn't see much of a difference between Kahliel and Malachi. Hopefully with a year under his belt, Malachi will emerge as a solid backup PF and emergency center. You may recall that Malachi actually started the final two games of the first semester, but then Newman returned and ND pared the rotation down to nine players - leaving Malachi as the 10th man in a 9-man rotation.
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