TORONTO — Do the Nuggets need help at reserve point guard? Maybe so, Nuggets coach Brian Shaw said Monday.
“Especially with Nate (Robinson) out and Randy (Foye) out, we don’t have another guy to get us into our offense and run things for us,” Shaw said. “So, that’s something as an organization that we’re going to have to think about — having another point guard or adding another point guard or something to our roster where, because if anything happens to Ty (Lawson), we’re in trouble. It’s as simple as that.”
The Nuggets’ two main reserve ball-handlers, Foye and Robinson, are out with injuries. That has left Shaw with basically two options off the bench to run the show when Lawson sits: rookies Gary Harris and Erick Green.
Foye is not due back for at least a couple of weeks, and Robinson took a knee to the back so hard that it bruised his spine.
“I have to hold my breath a lot of times when I take (Lawson) out of the games,” Shaw said. “He has to get some rest at some point. I think (on Sunday) when I took him out, whatever we were down, I think the lead doubled almost during the time that I was able to get him out of the game and get some rest for him.”
No timetable on Faried. Forward Kenneth Faried did not play again Monday night at Toronto, still dealing with a low back strain he says he suffered in practice Saturday. Shaw said he’s not certain when Faried will be available to play.
