Originally Posted by
Kedsy
Fair enough. I don't think too many people were saying he was the missing piece/key component, or the difference between a pretender and a contender, but some may have. I think more were happy about him being a developmental guard who would hopefully stick around and provide some continuity in future seasons.
I will say that 3 to 4 minutes per game is significantly more impactful than a walk on. For example, Keenan Worthington played 5 minutes all season in 2020-21. Worthington, Buckmire, and Savarino combined for 14 minutes in 2020-21, or a combined average of 35 seconds per game (10 to 12 seconds per game each, on average, or approximately 20x less than some people are projecting for Blakes).
For comparison, Jordan Goldwire played 169 minutes in a 37-game season. That's ~4.5 minutes per game, which is consistent with the Goldwire/Blakes comparisons.
Given the lack of mobile guards (really only Roach and Blakes), and knowing Roach won't play 40 min a night, I think Blakes may even get more than 5 a game.
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