Jordan Goodwin Discussion: He’s A Banshee

He’s earned it IMO

 

Goodwin is our version of Christian Braun.

Lakers have to snag him for the cheap while they can. He's got potential to be a serviceable rotational player.

 

Who was that masked man?

 

I really like his baseline level of competition. Fights for every rebound, every loose ball. Bron got him a couple big buckets late. JJ trusts him, playing him ahead of DK, Shake and Cam. This was a big game and he didn't flinch. He's steady in the moment, even in the 4th Q.

More deserving of that roster spot than Shake or Cam. I'd drop Shake because if there's a wing injury and either of those two have to play, I trust Cam in spot minutes to defend more than I trust Shake to try to find an offensive rhythm in only one shift.

 

I like that he took responsibility for passing up a shot in the paint that he should have taken. Led to a shot clock violation due to that error.

He admitted to the error and instead of shrinking the next time around. Drove to the basket which got his confidence up for the jumper

 

Seems like a no brainer; can they cut Len to make the space?

 

yes

 

Underpay his a** to make him hungry

 

He’s already a serviceable rotation piece because he can and will play defense.

 

Buh Bye Cam.

 

It's an interesting proposition.

Shake gives us some handle and bucket getter but to get there, we need to be without 2 of Luka/Bron/AR and in that case we are already in a bad place. I think with our big 3 being offense-first, we should prioritize defense over offense with the rest of the squad. We also have Knecht when we need an offense burst