I don't know why people keep harping on Tatum's return. It could only put more pressure on Tatum to demand to play and I do think it might force the team's medical staff to decide for the return against their will. But if Tatum do return, then if I were Mazzulla I would let him play as 6th man. He would be a 2nd scoring option for the 2nd unit compose of Pritchard(PG), Vucevic(C), Walsh(SG), Tatum(SF), Garza/Hugo(PF) while the 1st unit would be DWhite(PG), Schiermann(SG), JBrown(SF), Hauser(PF), Queta(C). My reason is to acclimatize JTatum till the end of the regular season, then depending on JTatum's performance, he can be in the first 5 unit during playoffs.
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I don't know why people keep harping on Tatum's return. It could only put more pressure on Tatum to demand to play and I do think it might force the team's medical staff to decide for the return against their will. But if Tatum do return, then if I were Mazzulla I would let him play as 6th man. He would be a 2nd scoring option for the 2nd unit compose of Pritchard(PG), Vucevic(C), Walsh(SG), Tatum(SF), Garza/Hugo(PF) while the 1st unit would be DWhite(PG), Schiermann(SG), JBrown(SF), Hauser(PF), Queta(C). My reason is to acclimatize JTatum till the end of the regular season, then depending on JTatum's performance, he can be in the first 5 unit during playoffs.
Tatum vs Wemby is a wash for Tatum, Wemby clears Tatum in toughness alone.