Will the Nets combine Spencer Dinwiddie And Well Simmons in their starting five, surrounded by Mikal Bridges, Cam Johnson and Nic Claxton? This would be the project of Jacque Vaughn, who was unable to do it last season due to the unavailability of Simmons after the arrival of Dinwiddie from Dallas.
For the Brooklyn coach, the two are complementary. “I try to make them play together and separately” reacts Vaughn. “ Did you see that during the last match [jeudi contre le Maccabi Ra’anana], Spencer and Ben were together. Spencer has the ability to create space and shoot 3-pointers. So this is a weapon that we want to use. When they are together on the field, one or the other can be recovering the ball release and launching the attack. »
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Clearly, when he combines them, there is no main playmaker, and it is a function of the ball output that the two combine. If it’s Simmons who recovers the rebound or the ball release, Dinwiddie becomes second back for play without the ball, and his outside skill is essential in a formation that lost Joe Harris, Seth Curry and Yuta Watanabe. If Dinwiddie starts the attack, Simmons will be interesting with his runs and his ability to finish at the rim.
“Spencer has the ability to be the primary point guard, and so I’m going to continue to roll with that.” Vaughn continued. The only small obstacle in his plan: the sprain of Dennis Smith Jr. Absent for at least a week, the former Knicks dunker will force Vaughn to separate Dinwiddie and Simmons so that one of the two leads the “second unit”.
