Thread: Korver to start Vs Miami?
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Old 11-20-2004, 01:14 AM   #2 (permalink)
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The brightest light among the shooters is Korver, who is first on the team in accuracy from the field (49.3 percent) and second in scoring (12.4 points per game). He is averaging 27.3 minutes off the bench. He played a career-high 38 against the Spurs, scoring 17 points and perhaps earning himself a promotion.

Asked if Korver would start against the Heat tomorrow, O'Brien said he and his staff would consider it.

"I know he was a second-round draft pick," O'Brien said Thursday night, "but Kyle was the MVP of his league [the Missouri Valley Conference] for two straight years because he can do a lot other than shoot the basketball. He can make plays. He defends. He is one of our leaders in deflections, with aggressive hands.

"He is going to play a lot of minutes for us. It's very difficult to have Kyle on the bench. It's not the best way to win - to keep him on the bench."

If Korver, who was drafted 51st overall out of Creighton last year, does start for the first time in his NBA career tomorrow, it is likely that he will replace Willie Green, with small forward Andre Iguodala moving to Green's shooting-guard spot. O'Brien likes the length of the 6-foot-6 Iguodala, the 6-7 Korver, and the 6-7 John Salmons defensively on the wings.

"I am fine with either role," Korver said when asked if he would like to start. "I like coming off the bench. You always want to play as many minutes as possible and be starting, but I really kind of relish this role of coming off and providing a spark and kind of seeing the way things are going. I am ready to help the team in whatever way."
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