Now Mo Pete has seem extremely limited minutes in the recent winning streak. This pretty much baffles everyone since we have grown to know Mo Pete as a solid contributor who can play pretty decent defense. Richie and I had a recent conversation about Mo Pete's status in the Raptor rotation (this is for you Chueeey):
Oscar's View:
Sadly, I can't understand why Juan Dixon is usurping all the minutes from Mo. Now, when AP was out, Mo stepped into the starting lineup and sucked for about 3 games. 5 pts against the Cavs, invisible in San Antonio, okay in Houston! After the debacles against the Bucks and Cavs a couple of weeks ago, it seemed like Mo Pete just wasn't all the way there to me. He is definitely looking for his shot before he is looking to pass, but he doesn't seem to be burdening the offense since he isn't touching the ball all the time. Having said that, Mo has been pretty cold from beyond the arc lately, but he had a good night against Milwaukee on Monday. I think Mitchell feels that Dixon is more active on defense right now, which is one of the main reasons that Mo Pete is getting some serious splinters in his ass. Once Mo gets his defense up again, I have a feeling that his minutes should get to be about equal to those of Dixon's. Maybe Sam is just punishing Mo right now, hard to tell. I think the situation should get sorted out in the next week or 2.
Richie's Take:
I agree with Oscar that Mitchell is trying to punish Peterson's lackadaisical effort this year. However, last game against the Bucks he did get decent minutes and played better D as evidenced by his 4 boards and 2 steals. I predict MoPete gets more minutes once the playoffs start as he has valuable experience that cannot be found on Dixon's resume.
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