Mario Chalmers: Stock Down (-)
The point guard competition is far from over, but Mario Chalmers hasn’t done anything noteworthy that has convinced Erik Spoelstra that he should be in the starting lineup.
Chalmers has held down the point guard position since his rookie season six years ago, but that all might change in the 2014-15 season. The University of Kansas product started the first game of the preseason versus the New Orleans Pelicans, scoring just two points on 0-of-2 shooting, while turning the ball over as many times as he assisted (2). His plus/minus rating for the game was a minus-six.
In both losses to the Magic and Cavs, the guard’s plus/minus rating was a minus-four in each contest. To make matters worse, Chalmers left the Cleveland game early due to a hip pointer injury.
Not the way you want to start out a preseason.
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