Gabe Vincent Discussion: JJ Would Love 10 Gabe Vincents

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  1. Panko

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    This.

    I got sidetracked, addressing the new post about when Rui comes back. My original statement about starting Smart was about the first couple games of this season, where we should have started Smart over Gabe imo. (This is, after all, the Gabe thread, not the Rui thread, which is why this initially came up.)

    Moot point for a while now, unfortunately.
     
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    I missed that subtlety, instead of Gabe in the short term, yeah, if he was healthy, no problem. But, I think the whole reason JJ is starting Gabe is to keep Smarts usage down and even that didn't work.
     
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    Smart played 23 and 21 minutes in the first 2 games, which he could have done whether starting/closing or coming off the bench. Doesn't and shouldn't matter.

    Then Gabe got injured in Game 3 and only played 18 min, which is why Smart played 30 min. Then got injured.
     
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