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Originally Posted by soulhunter
This is something we can have our different opinions on, yes Christie is a vastly superior defender and ball handler I still beleive that we will dearly miss Finelys offensive production. As inconsistent as it was, we lost a scorer without gaining another one. To me that screams that we're getting worse. Finley > Christie and even in terms of impact on the team (both on and off the court) I beleive that Finley > Christie...
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Fin's shots are going to be divided up among other guys now. First, I think it's important to figure out if those shots, when divided up, will have a greater or lesser efficiency for the team than when Fin takes them. Then we'll need to figure out if having someone other than Fin on the court makes it easier or harder for other guys to score.
I'm expecting Christie to get a few of Mike's shots, but the rest will probably go to Dirk and Terry. Obviously when Marquis is in he's less of an outside threat than Fin was. But I firmly believe Dirk is a better shooter, and I also think that at this stage of his career Terry is more of a threat than Fin is. It's why I think his offense won't be missed as much as I expect Terry's scoring to increase. And let's not forget that Christie isn't exactly horrid out there either. He can hit the outside shot and when he does that helps keep the defense honest.
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Originally Posted by soulhunter
I agree with this point, how ever this will only work for small stretches. I don't think christie is good enough to be the primary play maker for long stretches.
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No, I agree with you that Doug isn't going to be the primary point on the team. And I really will be surprised if he averages much more than 30 minutes per game this season. But just the fact of having another guy who can legitimately set up the offense gives us another dimension that we didn't have with Fin.