Court Time, Not Bench Time, Wins Roster Spots
The Philadelphia 76ers are deeper at all positions this year, but no position has more depth than the point guard position. At least, on paper.
In fact, it was the teams overabundance of competition at the one which led head coach Brett Brown to announce that if the season started on October 1st, Jerryd Bayless would be the starting point guard.
More from The Sixer Sense
- 3 Sixers players who could help Team USA Basketball
- 76ers 2k24 ratings: 3 most underrated players on Philadelphia roster
- 76ers head coach Nick Nurse bares lofty plans for Paul Reed this season
- Grade the Trade: 76ers swap Tobias Harris for superstar PG in mock deal
- Sixers Podcast: Danny Green returns + James Harden bombshell
Only one small problem there coach, Bayless has not stepped into a game environment in a 76ers jersey yet. In fact, of the five players associated with the point guard role, only Sergio Rodriguez and T.J. McConnell are putting in court time at the role.
The point guard situation continues to be… fluid.
The battle for point guard is currently between T.J. McConnell and Sergio Rodriguez.
In three preseason games so far, McConnell has averaged 10 points, 3.7 rebounds, 4.7 assists, 2 steals, 3.3 turnovers and 2.7 fouls per game. McConnell has averaged 50 percent from the floor and from three point range so far.
Rodriguez has played behind McConnell and averaged 8 points, 2.3 rebounds, 6.3 assists, .7 steals, 2 turnovers and 2 fouls per game.
However, the trend so far in just three games is declining for McConnell, and rising for Rodriguez. While McConnell’s scoring and assists have gone 13/5(24 Mins), 12/7 (34.6 mins in 2OT) and 5/3 (20 mins); Rodriguez has gone the opposite direction at 5/6 (22 Mins), 4/5 (18 Mins), 15/8 (27 mins).
As much as I appreciate McConnell’s competitive spirit, I like what I see from Rodriguez so far.