I know were all predisposed to something. I personally have never looked at a team and thought, this is the number one scorer, that this is the number two scorer, and so on. I think its obvious that when you have a Kobe or a Lebron on the floor, that most of the team is going to defer to that player. I don't think its reasonable to say that a Jimmer can't be in the starting lineup, because that makes him the number two scoring option on the floor. In no way am I advocating that Jimmer be the starting SG. I really don't care. If Malone thinks that will work, then lets find out. If it doesn't, we'll know soon enough. What I'm saying, is that if Jimmer becomes the number two option because he starting at the SG position, that speaks volumes about the rest of the team, and that's not his fault.
You could argue that Jimmer didn't score that well in his last appearance. Truth is, he was very well guarded. They had made up their minds that they weren't going to leave him open. But in a way, that's exactly what you want from him. He makes them guard him, which opens up the floor for others. He actually does help spread the floor. Now I can list a lot of reasons for him not to start, but I won't. They've all been posted many times. Jimmer plays a position, and as long as he plays that position well, the rest of the stuff doesn't matter, and I don't particularly care where he falls in the scoring pecking order. What I care about is winning! If he helps us do that, then I'm fine with it. If not, then start someone else.
