The 76ers have a great record so far, but their impressive win-loss card hides a number of early flaws that have defined the team's start. One problem they have already run into is three-point shooting, where they remain in the lower echelon of the league when it comes to shooting the three-ball. In view of their struggles from beyond the arc, the coaching staff should probably consider giving Caleb Love some run moving forward.
Love, who was signed by the front office to a two-way contract during the offseason, has been shooting the lights out with the Delaware Blue Coats in the G League. In two outings so far, he has averaged 28.5 points, draining nine of his 22 three-point tries in those games combined. He is clearly a volume three-point shooter who can get hot rather swiftly, so the 76ers should definitely not just let him rot on the bench.
The 76ers should consider giving more playing time to Caleb Love
The 76ers know that they are lacking in pure shooters, yet they are not really optimizing the roster in the best way they can. The fact that Love has only gotten one minute of playing time so far in view of their collective flaws is quite the head-scratcher.
Philly already has Anfernee Simons installed as their main gunner off the bench, but with how anemic their offense (especially three-point shooting) can get, it would not hurt to give Love some playing time, even if only in spurts, to help rev up their firepower from beyond the arc.
Labaron Philon Jr., who was expected to be the fourth guard in the team's backcourt rotation, has had issues with being efficient as a shooter. As such, there should be room for Caleb Love to crash the party and end up getting minutes, even as a two-way player.
Also of note is the fact that the 76ers are dead last when it comes to bench scoring. Their second unit is averaging just 23.7 markers a night, a meager number for a team in dire need of balance, especially beyond their star-studded starting five. It is difficult to believe that someone like Love, who showed glimpses of being a microwave scorer in his rookie campaign, cannot help in that regard at the very least.
There are certain limitations as to how much two-way players can suit up for their mother teams, but the 76ers have pressing issues they have to address at the soonest. Caleb Love has the stylings of someone who can help abate their issues on the offensive end in spurts, so Nick Nurse and his staff should not just toss him aside.
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