Has the team finally settled on Grant Hill as their starting small forward?
It seems they keep bouncing between Matt Barnes and Hill as their starter. JSun: Hill is the starter. He just wasn’t effective coming off the bench. Meanwhile, Barnes’ numbers are similar enough either way. Barnes has always been a bench guy and Hill’s always been a starter. It works now and I doubt they turn back. NBC: Robin Lopez is only averaging 11 minutes per game this season despite O’Neal not playing every game and the team limiting his minutes. What’s your take on Lopez’s rookie season? JSun: First, he’s only averaging so many minutes because of Shaq missing games. In the games that Shaq plays, he rarely appears. PhoenixStan was in Las Vegas this summer and he tells me that Lopez played very well. After all, he was put on the Olympic-team practice squad. Apparently, he’s got more offensive game than we knew about. He’s also a talented shot blocker. That being said, he commits stupid fouls and hasn’t figured out where he’s supposed to be on the offensive end of the court. Summer
