Kelly Olynyk smiled at the question.
Is it possible, Kelly, that you’re simply a better player the more minutes you get?
“I think that might be possible, yeah,” said Olynyk, who has thrived since being inserted into the starting lineup at power forward 13 games ago.
“The way I’ve played my whole life is I don’t force stuff or press the issue. I played more point guard [growing up], where you let the game come to you, make the right plays. The ball will find you. When you play less minutes, sometimes that doesn’t happen.”
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The numbers support the notion that more Olynyk often leads to a better Olynyk.