I think they will be better as the season goes on.
Was thinking of ways to fix the starting lineup and the first thing i thought about was to move McDaniels to the bench and replace him with a better shooter. Dont think they have the ideal replacement on the bench though. Looking at lineup data (
https://www.nba.com/stats/lineups/advanced?slug=advanced&GroupQuantity=3), they have used Kyle Anderson has that "replacement"at times, but they just get even better defensively and even worse offensively. They have tried Prince and all he does is tank the defense and no improvement to the offense.
Thought maybe take a chance on Jae Crowder, idk. But comparing numbers, seems like McDaniels is pretty much a younger, better Jae Crowder.
Maybe i am looking in the wrong place and the solution is to replace Russell and get a better PG.
One thing is certain, Gobert is a one man cure for defense. Like almost every lineup with him in it is above average to elite in defense.
I am not CRAZY, i am doing all this research while watching a soccer game. This Napoli vs Udinese game is LIT!!!!!!!!!