yeah, it's similar, too, in that neither player really did anything to deserve demotion--inasmuch as we see that as punishment. just that a reduced role would probably help the team, and the coach seems concerned about doing that based on reasons that are probably more apparent to them than us.
Rui is at least still hitting his shots. 3-4 from 3 the past game. 16-34 for 47.1% from 3 in the past 8 games. 42.6% for the season. As I've mentioned in other threads, it doesn't have to be a Rui vs DFS thing, and I don't get why JJ seems to think so. Both Rui and DFS could play 30 min if he chose to make the rotations that way. The guy who shouldn't even be getting the 15 minutes he does is Reddish. 1-7 last game. 3-27 for 11.1% from 3 in the past 20 games. That's unplayable, even if he provides solid defense. When there were few other defensive options after Christie, that's one thing, but now he's eating minutes that DFS should be getting. No way should Reddish get 15 min and DFS only 20.
