Yeah, honestly, why I was so baffled by the lack of Keon commitment last year. Not only was he pretty much the only reason we could play passable defense, but because I think his offfensive role helped just as much just make things easier on the floor for everyone else. He's not a playmaker, but he's a very good connective passer that can make the right read, he's an outstanding C&S spacer and he's not someone that demands 10+ shots a game. So just his presence let the high USG guys get their touches and have the offense run through them, which is their primary value on the floor.
I think also forcing Keegan into this super "3andD" role where he's basically at HB USG is a waste of his talent as well. He was outstanding the last 3 months of the year shooting the ball and was just simply an incredibly effective scorer in his limited touches. Essentially 13 PPG on 60% TS with a 15% USG rate. We need to see if he can sustain that with a larger workload; that's another way out of the middle. If Keegan keeps his defensive prowess, but starts giving us 18+ PPG? Now we're talking. And if you actually give Keegan some help defensively where he's not covering for 4 sub-par defenders, maybe he'd actually have some legs to give you the more consistent high-end offensive production. Another reason Keon/Carter need to be primary rotation players next season.
I like DDR, but he has to go. Get him to MIA or DAL for even just one of their defensive wings I think makes us a better overall team. Open up the room for the defenders to play and just trust Keegan to take that next step to be the 3rd scorer.
