Coming off last night’s 110-101 win against the Nuggets, LeBron James is in favor of guard Dion Waiters coming off the bench in the sixth man role. The often-criticized Waiters had his best game of the young season with 17 points on 6-14 shooting in 24 minutes.
Cleveland.com reports that King James had nothing but praise on the former Cuse guard:
“For the best of the team, that should be Dion’s role,” James said. “Dion comes off the bench and brings us that scoring mentality but more than that, he brings us another defender off the bench, which we need. Someone that’s tough, someone that can guard one through three. It’s a new role, but it’s a good role for him.”
At the beginning of the season Waiters made it known that he wanted to be a starter, and he got his wish until the fourth game against the Nuggets. After the game, the Philly native was excepting of his new, or should I say, old role.
“I got to do whatever I got to do for the better of the team,” Waiters said. “If it’s starting, if it’s coming off the bench, if it’s the water boy, I got to do it. Whatever is best for the team.”
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