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When Jefferson went down from the Lamar Odom elbow yesterday, Antoine Wright was the first guy off the bench to replace him. I believe he's normally the first swingman off the bench to enter the game for either Jefferson or Carter. But what I was thinking of is if the Nets should change this up and try increasing Boki's role and minutes by going with mainly a 3 man rotation in Carter-Jefferson-Nachbar and putting in Wright only when there is foul trouble to the others or need a little rest.
Last season Boki was an important weapon off the bench with his shooting ability. This season he has struggled but he's still (sadly) the best bench player. When Wright comes in the game it's hard to feel his impact on the game. He doesn't really provide that spark (like he did early in the season). But Boki has that ability to hit shots and especially 3's which can give that spark now and then which is something important to get from a bench player. And maybe with an increased role Nachbar will start rolling again like last season.
So I think they should try to make Nachbar the first guy off the bench to replace either Carter or Jefferson and should have either Carter-Nachbar or Jefferson-Nachbar on the floor as much as possible and use Wright more selectively.
It's worth trying because the bench hasn't really worked this season.
Last season Boki was an important weapon off the bench with his shooting ability. This season he has struggled but he's still (sadly) the best bench player. When Wright comes in the game it's hard to feel his impact on the game. He doesn't really provide that spark (like he did early in the season). But Boki has that ability to hit shots and especially 3's which can give that spark now and then which is something important to get from a bench player. And maybe with an increased role Nachbar will start rolling again like last season.
So I think they should try to make Nachbar the first guy off the bench to replace either Carter or Jefferson and should have either Carter-Nachbar or Jefferson-Nachbar on the floor as much as possible and use Wright more selectively.
It's worth trying because the bench hasn't really worked this season.
