Andre Roberson actually had one of the better offensive games of his career in Game 6 against the Spurs, but the numbers do not lie on this and are why this will always be a reoccurring problem for the Thunder. Career-wise, Roberson is a .274 three point shooter. This season was his best though as he went 32-103 at .311.
But it’s clear what Steve Kerr is going to do, in essence it’s going to be a live ball version of Hack a Shaq with Andre Roberson from the outside. Draymond Green will either clog Westbrook’s driving lane to the basket or muddle Kevin Durant’s operating space.
In these first two games of the series, OKC has scored 47 and 49 points in the two first halves trailing by 13 and 9 nine points respectively. Golden State is a different animal offensively than any other team in the league in that you have to score with them. You’re not going to shut them down as evidence by OKC giving up a combined 220 points these first two games of the series. That’s 110 points per game so far.
The question Billy Donovan will have to decide is if his team can score enough to win three additional games against the Warriors with Draymond Green roving on both Durant and Westbrook.
Obviously-Dion Waiters has upped his game in these playoffs, but even if you upped his minutes to 34 minutes a game there’s going to be a need for an additional 14 minutes or so at the shooting guard position. Donovan could go Foye there some if had to, he could continue to clog his offense by using Roberson, or he could give Anthony Morrow some minutes.
From an offensive standpoint, Morrow is the best choice. In his career to date, Morrow is 766-1,804 (.425) shooting the three. Last season, when Scott Brooks had to use him 24 minutes a game, he went 141-325 (.434) shooting the three ball. This season with Billy Donovan his role has been greatly diminished because of the defensive aspect of his game. He’s played in 68 games averaging 13.6 minutes a game going 79-204 (.387).
But Steph Curry and his Warriors are a different animal. A team which goes off on spectacular runs and spurts. You’re not going to eliminate this from their game, rather you need to have runs of your own like the Westbrook led run in the third period of Game 1.
I’d only put Morrow out there if it was with Durant, Westbrook, Adams, and Ibaka to somewhat mitigate his defense. But if Steve Kerr continues to ignore Andre Roberson (he will), this lineup could along with either Waiters or Foye getting more minutes be a strategy Donovan considers.