Puryear rotation with Santos and Mitchell Smith
Posted on: January 9, 2019 at 21:11:29 CT
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It was interesting to see that Santos moved ahead of Mitchell Smith in rotating with Puryear last night. It was really our first chance to see Santos in some extended minutes and overall I thought he played decently. He appears to be more athletic than Puryear and based on a very small sample size, may be at least as effective offensively.
Puryear is a high quality individual by all accounts but if Santos ends up improving enough to gain more minutes at the 4 spot as the season goes on, I'd say that would be a plus for the team.
I suspect Mitchell Smith will split time between the 4 and 5 spots the rest of the way, rather than primarily subbing at the 4 spot. Good to have him available for depth when other guys get in foul trouble or if injury happens.