Triple-headed monster? (point guard)

[Galileo]

With Parker playing sub-par, yet with the potential to shine, and Patty maybe returning to form, or maybe not, why not use a triple-headed monster at point? Rotate all three of them, Parker, Mills, Cojo, 5 minutes each then tweak depending on match-ups, fouls and playing results. Then each can play full-tilt when on the court, get them all 15-20 minutes per game.

Why not just do it?

This spake Galileo.

[cd98]

Problem is that you can't play Mills with just anyone. His lack of ball handling and creating means you have to have someone else on the court that can handle those duties. Same with Cojo. I think scoring will be more important as this series moves forward, so I do think you will see Mills get more time, except that Cojo will be given stretches where he gets to hound Paul full court. Problem is, Parker is the only combination of ball handling, scoring ability, and enough defense to get a hand in the face, so he will get the most minutes. You can play Parker with any Spur line up, you can't do the same with Cojo and Mills, at least not for long stretches.

[SupremeGuy]

Because what happens when CoJo and Mill shine while Parker s the bed?

Pop's loyalty to Parker is becoming a huge problem for the Spurs, tbh.

[RD2191]

Problem is that you can't play Mills with just anyone. His lack of ball handling and creating means you have to have someone else on the court that can handle those duties. Same with Cojo. I think scoring will be more important as this series moves forward, so I do think you will see Mills get more time, except that Cojo will be given stretches where he gets to hound Paul full court. Problem is, Parker is the only combination of ball handling, scoring ability, and enough defense to get a hand in the face, so he will get the most minutes. You can play Parker with any Spur line up, you can't do the same with Cojo and Mills, at least not for long stretches.

I'm sorry but this is all wrong. While from a purely offensive standpoint Parker is no doubt the most talented of the 3 there is more to playing PG than that. Parker is playing bad, has been playing bad, and will probably continue to play bad. He is just BAD. He also plays terribly with Kawhi on the floor.

Read this.
http://hardwoodparoxysm.com/2014/12/...k-tony-parker/



"So when a player shows improvement in an area as important as shooting, how do you balance that against his decline in other areas? Each overall player metric weights these things differently. I like math, so I find the case for Wins Produced, which places a higher value on passing and rebounding than metrics like PER, compelling, and Parker’s Wins Produced this year says that he’s a below average player, dragged down by basically everything he does that isn’t shooting the ball.
Fortunately, the Spurs employ two above-average point guards: Cory Joseph and Patty Mills. These players aren’t completely interchangeable. The energetic Mills is an up-tempo player and excellent three-point shooter while Joseph is more adept at facilitating the offense and finishing at the rim. But both Mills and Joseph are playing at a higher overall level than Parker, and the Spurs should explore lineups that take advantage of their skills. It’d be a shame to see Joseph lose minutes to Parker as he returns.
Not all measures agree with this assessment of the Spurs’ point guards (if you’re a diehard PER partisan, you’re not going to find this persuasive), but Parker and Joseph’s on/off court numbers this season support the case: ESPN’s on-court impact metrichas Cory Joseph ranked a respectable 21stamong all NBA point guards, with Tony Parker coming in at 75. The Spurs just aren’t playing as well when Parker is on the floor."

[ThaBigFundamental21]

I would give them all minutes game 2. Pop needs to see who is best suited for this series. If Mills continues to hit 3's his minutes will come. CoJo will get time guarding CP3. If that means Parker only plays 20 minutes, so be it.

[hater]

More like 3 headed turd imo

All three PGs are average at best at this point. If we only had a true max contract player