I'm seeing this discussions and i actually agree with some of them, but then, i guess we should look at better ways to fit guys toghether that they compose lineups that make sense to everyone's strenghts, so that then the collective take the best out of them to make the team better than (or at least as good) the sums of it's parts.
Donovan got better as a playmaker, but his less dependant of operating in pick and roll - if anything he may be a guy that waving to the big coming for screens to deny it as much if not more than Conley and Ingles combined, if not Clarkson too. He can play in a way where we not only play more physical on defense (where his more active efforts been nice, and maybe even leading to better performances there, but he's been going through some foul troubles because of that, so he also needs to learn to not overdo things, also to stop making eurofouls, as he of all players can't risk foul trouble), but also faster on offense, which fits Paschall and Clarkson games much more than Ingles. But instead we sub Ingles first, have him not being able to start sets and losing time on the clock because his limitations off the dribble make him screen dependant, and we combine that with Whiteside "less than great" screening hability, while keeping Paschall to space for Gobert (and doing so parked on the corner), also making us less able to put teams on rotation, and playing to Clarkson's weakness as of setting a hero ball turnover prone enviroment, instead of one that works well around him, and that he steps in as a wildcard, not a regular saviour. Also the worst our offense be, the worst our defense gets, as we suuuuuuck on transition defense.
