Start Mashack.....

[Thunder Good-Oil]

Agree. Santi is the better defender but I'd rather see Gainey taking shots at this point. Mashack gives a million % and comes in to lock someone down so there is your substitution for defense. I don't think the defense as a whole takes that much of a hit with Gainey swapping with Vescovi. We sure need something.

Mashack off the bench changes things up. It gives them a better look than subbing with a slightly smaller SV.

 

[Volatile68]

Now is not the time to continue to sit and wait for Vescovi to be relevant.. Mashack gives better defense even tho Vescovi is solid defensively... Mashack has better abilities to drive and has prolly shot it better than Vescovi... Vescovi may thrive better coming off the bench...Barnes has to get beyond his hard head and actually do what's needed offensively

Agreed, better defense and pressure. Sadly, probably about the same offensively. Hate that because Vescovi was such a 3 point threat in the past.

 

[livefaith]

To be fair Triple J has poured in some outstanding performances this season. 27 at Rupp comes to mind and others. But yeah some consistency would be nice.

Filling big shoes of ON it's difficult to do.

 

[papatomany]

Why???

He's the worst player on the court every time he's on the court. He's our weakest defender, makes a couple of bad passes every game, and he shoots 28% on threes, missing badly on a regular basis. The only thing he does well is make his free throws.