The real question is do we really even need ET in the playoffs once everyones' minutes go up?
Thomas 36 / Smart 12
Bradley 24 / Smart 24
Crowder 30 / Bradley 12 / Jerebko 6
Sully 30 / Olynyk 12 / Crowder 6
Johnson 30 / Olynyk 18
8 man rotation (pretty typical) where everyone can shoot 3's. Maybe splashes of Zeller or Turner if we're struggling?
Does Turner deserve those 6 minutes at SF over Jerebko?
Does his ball-handling make up for Jerebko's shooting/defense/rebounding?
Do we really need his ball-handling as long as we have at least 3-4 of our other 5 ball-handlers on the court at any given time (IT, Smart, Bradley, KO, Crowder)? Thankfully, Sully, Johnson, and Jerebko aren't bad handlers in a pinch.
I know Turner has been great for us, but IT, Smart, Bradley, and Crowder have truly proven themselves as game-winners this year and should be given the appropriate minutes. More importantly, we need to re-establish ourselves as a defense-first team, and we don't have the scoring talent to afford any lack of spacing offensively in the playoffs.
I'll take Turner over Jerekbo any day we'll just start there. He's worth the minutes being a player for us in the playoff who can play 3 positions. Also he's one of our best fourth quarter players we have, between scoring and ball handling. Plus I believe he also has at least 2 game winning shots for us this season.
Even at SF, though? Turner goes from a below average defender at the 1 or 2, to an easily bullied defender at the 3, to downright insignificant at the 4 if we're going small, or if he has to switch in the pick and roll.
Problem is, 96 minutes at the guard position isn't a lot for IT, Bradley, and Smart to share, let alone if you add Turner in.
Jerebko on the other hand, is a guy who has no problem switching onto any of the 5 positions, has a better TRB% and grabs more rebounds per minute than KO, let alone ET, and is an infinitely better shooter/floor spacer. He's also the perfect glue guy who always keeps the ball moving quickly and to the right spot, while Turner tends to kill ball movement and let the ball stick in his hands.
ET is a huge benefit to a team when he gets it going, but in 6 spot minutes is that realistically going to happen?
Love Turner in end of game situations, but I'd always rather run a defensive unit of IT, Smart, Bradley, Crowder, insert big in the last 8 minutes (not to mention the extra spacing of those guys).