Stokes and Stewart playing together

[UcMiami]

Fuller has a really interesting piece in his blog on the lack of time playing together that Stokes and Stewart had last season and the process of getting comfortable with each other this season. I hadn't really thought about that as Stokes played significant minutes last year but half of them were when Stewart was on the bench. Stewart also mentions that in pick-up games they are typically on opposite sides to balance the height factor.
So part of this preseason has been the process of them getting more comfortable playing with each other. I suspect having Natalie on the team for practice and in pick-up games is also a great boon as they can play against a true center presence.

 

[DavidK]

I am sure they will be fine together as far as chemistry goes. With each of their skill sets and large builds they will compliment each other very well.

When you have a player who is as great as Stewie, it only makes things easier for everyone else.