In Reply to: Was he though? posted by Cachorro on August 04, 2026 at 08:24:52
Well done, Cachorro. Hope you're right about Jovic.
But then what? How would that affect the whole team dynamic?
I'm impressed by the fact of Riley's contributions because, with his mobility and all you said above, he fit very well into Cronin's playing schemes, he enabled Cronin to make them work (with an enormous assist from Juzang going absolutely nuts offensively during that incredible First Four to Final Four run).
I certainly hope you and KJ are right about Jovic. But it does raise a very interesting question: if Jovic becomes more and more key to the team's success as the season progresses, what does that do to the overall lineup and to Booker's role in it?
It could possibly force Booker to the PF spot and that would force Dailey to the SF position (where he didn't fend all that well last season).
Alternately, and this is what I would favor, it could create more of a two-lwave system, with the base team being (just a quick guess - haven't really seen enough of all these guys together to make a serious guess at the exact personnel) - Jovic, Dailey, Kusturica, Petty, Perry - and then a more offense-focused group with Booker coming in at center along with two or three other guys off the bench.
But I think it would take a lot - and at least a couple months of the season - for Cronin not to start Booker out there and I hope it would take a lot for him to play Dailey back at the 3 spot again.
Whatever, it would be very interesting to see the effects a Jovic emergence at the 5 spot would have on the dynamics of the lineup and substitution pattern