“Being honest, without joking, it is a decision we’re going to have to make on what’s more important: the extra defender or the extra floor spacer,” he said.
When that pairing played together during the regular season, the Sixers forced turnovers on 18.9 percent of opponents’ possessions, per Cleaning the Glass.
Following a 20-point Game 2, Huerter had three points on 1-for-4 shooting and no assists when guarded by Korkmaz.
“I think he gets me better now, knowing that I don’t like football players — meaning I love the game of football, but I don’t like it played in basketball.
The Sixers are not the only team in this second-round series that might alter its starting five.
The more concerning matchup, at least on paper, would be Seth Curry against Bogdan Bogdanovic.
That’s very important for our guys, especially in situations where the game gets a little out of control, emotions get out of control.
“His heart rate is probably flat.
He told everybody to take care of business and do it for him, because he’ll be back soon.