Unfortunately though our bench is pretty weak, and Gordon may be the best of the lot that plays regularly off the bench. Just look at the game's +/- stats.
Metu, Okogie, Diop, Eubanks all a combined - 23.
Gordon was a +13
We are 6 deep. There is no defined 7th man on this team. Gordon is that sixth player that deserves some minutes. Some being the key word. He shouldn't be getting 30, but with our lack of depth, we probably have to lean on him more than we should.
If we want to make noise in the playoffs, we need more depth.
Now that our core is getting familiar - I think that's when the bench will follow - these aren't scrubs and until very recently they'd been playing in some very disfunctional conditions - it was awkward as hell all over
Not like the bench is shooting much between our starting 5 and Eric Gordon - after those 6 players we had:
Okogie 0-1 and it was a missed 3 pointer
KDB and Metu had no shot attempts on the box score but Metu was 2-2 from the free throw line
Then we have Eubanks who was 1-1 and 1-2 from the free throw line equalling 3 pts
That's it bro - that's all of our bench's attempts - not because they suck but because our top 6 players took all the shots
Field Goal attempts by top 6 last night:
Allen 7
KD 25
Nurk 2
Beal 16
Book 24
Gordon 6
That's 70 for those counting at home!! Versus 2 shot attempts by the bench!!!
So tell me what player is going to be available in trade or whatever that's going to be a game changer with just 1 or 2 shots a night? How are bench players supposed to get a rhythm? The answer is winning
The more we win the more minutes the bench plays - the better they'll become just like our starting unit - we've seen flashes from most of them - I don't see any moves on the horizon but hey - we've seen Ishbia isn't afraid to mix it up so I guess anything's possible
