Exactly. iHart has had plenty of opportunity to showcase who he is and who he isn’t, both in practice and in games. Beyond that, players who change teams often have to manage their emotions through new teammates, coaches, roles, etc. iHart knew that Mitch was in front of him, and also how Thibs tended to utilized his bigs.

If iHart is actually complaining that he was sold a bill of goods, I’d lose respect for him. Personally, it sounds like he’s just providing reasons (not necessarily making excuses) for why it took so long for him to adapt to his role on this team for this coach.

They still probably told him he’d have a bigger role. I feel bad for him, he’s going to make a lot less on his next deal if he can’t display his other skills.

Maybe Mike Brown was the Switzerland that was keeping Draymond’s fist off of Poole’s neck all last season, but, more likely, the Warriors are just getting old and are not that into the regular season, and Steph was hurt, and Andrew Wiggins has, I guess, unofficially retired. That’s a lot for one Mike Brown to theoretically overcome.

It’s one thing if he’s starting while Mitch is out and Brunson, Randle and RJ always have the ball, but I think we should be using him more in that 2nd unit. It’s on Thibs to find situations where his passing skills can be used effectively with that unit.