Up until the last handful of games, Marcus Georges-Hunt became very familiar with the bench. Too familiar. However, recently he’s begun to earn Tom Thibodeau’s trust and has been seeing the floor on a (limited) regular basis.
Beginning with the game against the Sacramento Kings on Dec. 14, he’s played at least five minutes in every game except the Christmas special against the Los Angeles Lakers. He typically plays a few minutes at the beginning of the second and fourth quarters, providing a semi-noticeable boost off the bench.
A typical offensive possession for the second-year player looks like this:
For most of the possession, he’s camped out in the corner, trying to draw his man out of the paint as much as possible.