NEW ERA STARTING 5

[illusioNtEk]

Castle, Fox, Vassel, Sochan, Wemby :lobt2:

[TrainOfThought5]

Sochan better not be starting. Barnes will be perfect.

[CorrectCrusader]

Sochan starting is my 9/11

[Obstructed_View]

I'd prefer Julian start.

[Cardinal]

CP3 will still start

[Tyronn Lue]

CP3 will still start
If he does Fox is at the 2. I don't see Fox coming off the bench with that shitty lineup.

[skin27]

Fox, vassel, barnes,sochan and wemby

if cp3 starts: cp3, fox, vassel, barnes/sochan and wemby

[LakerHater]

Castle HASTA start!

[skin27]

Castle HASTA start!


No way he will start over fox and cp3

[cutewizard]

The best of all worlds

[ambchang]

I have a feeling it will be
Paul, Fox, Barnes, sochan and wemby

Vassell in for Barnes, castle in for Paul/fox, Julian in for sochan for the second lineup.

[thiste]

I've been wondering about this. CP3 has the status to be starting but he's only here this season and we believe in Castle long term. We also want Castle to figure well in the ROTY race. CP3 left GSW because he "wanted to play" aka start.

So what do we do?
Maybe CP3 is gone in a few days, that would "solve the problem" even though he's been great for the team and I don't particularly want him to go right now. But he can also understand that in order for Castle to improve and get ROTY, he probably needs to start.

I won't pretend to know what Mitch should do, but interesting conundrum nonetheless.

[ffadicted]

The Harrison Barnes disrespect is real. Man's been a rock of consistency and production for us, which Sochan has not been. 15PPG on 43% from 3 in the last 10... And he aint even that old.
I'd also like to keep Castle in the starting lineup and him and sochan have been a terrible match together.

CP3
Fox
Castle (puttin him in here for defense instead of Vassell)
Barnes
Wemby

[skin27]

The Harrison Barnes disrespect is real. Man's been a rock of consistency and production for us, which Sochan has not been. 15PPG on 43% from 3 in the last 10... And he aint even that old.
I'd also like to keep Castle in the starting lineup and him and sochan have been a terrible match together.

CP3
Fox
Castle (puttin him in here for defense instead of Vassell)
Barnes
Wemby

Thats too small of a lineup. Now way cp3 fox and castle all in the starting 5.

i think its going to be

cp3 fox barnes sochan wemby or
cp3 fox vassel barnes wemby

[LeBowen]

Thats too small of a lineup. Now way cp3 fox and castle all in the starting 5.

i think its going to be

cp3 fox barnes sochan wemby or
cp3 fox vassel barnes wemby

You say CP3/Fox/Castle is too small and then you list CP3/Fox/Devin as a potential lineup? :lol

[ffadicted]

Thats too small of a lineup. Now way cp3 fox and castle all in the starting 5.

i think its going to be

cp3 fox barnes sochan wemby or
cp3 fox vassel barnes wemby

I don't disagree. My ideal starting lineup is
Fox, Castle, Devin, Barnes, Wemby with CP3 running the bench unit, but I don't know if he'll be happy about that and we need him on the team right now.

I mostly want to keep Castle in the SL, he's clearly been performing much better alongside that group and been improving a lot by doing so.

[Knoxxx]

Castle can't be benched, he's playing too well and that could slow his development. Slowed development can snowball into less development without enough PT.

Castle proved himself with ROY and no way you bench a young player who just did that.

Edit: another benefit of starting and playing Castle a lot is his inconsistent shooting could help us lose more games this season.

[skin27]

I don't disagree. My ideal starting lineup is
Fox, Castle, Devin, Barnes, Wemby with CP3 running the bench unit, but I don't know if he'll be happy about that and we need him on the team right now.

I mostly want to keep Castle in the SL, he's clearly been performing much better alongside that group and been improving a lot by doing so.

My guess is if cp3 insnt on the team it would be
fox castle/vassel bares sochan wemby.

either vassel or castle on 2 spot

[skin27]

Castle can't be benched, he's playing too well and that could slow his development. Slowed development can snowball into less development without enough PT.

Castle proved himself with ROY and no way you bench a young player who just did that.

Edit: another benefit of starting and playing Castle a lot is his inconsistent shooting could help us lose more games this season.


they already benched him without fox so why cant he be benched with fox on the team.

[DAF86]

It would really be an all-around awful business to cost Castle RoY by not starting him.

[DAF86]

they already benched him without fox so why cant he be benched with fox on the team.

Because he was RoY favourite when he started, not even among the top 10 when he was benched, to back to being #1 after starting again. It would be dumb as hell to cost him and the franchise a RoY accolade by starting folks that might not even be here a year from now over him.

Whichever lineup that doesn't contain Castle in it, is a no go.

[skin27]

Because he was RoY favourite when he started, not even among the top 10 when he was benched, to back to being #1 after starting again. It would be dumb as hell to cost him and the franchise a RoY accolade by starting folks that might not even be here a year from now over him.

Whichever lineup that doesn't contain Castle in it, is a no go.

your acting like castle is superstar on this team. He cant even shoot a 3 and more often he is forcing his drive to the basket that result to turnovers

fox is now the 2nd star next to wemby. Not castle

[DAF86]

your acting like castle is superstar on this team. He cant even shoot a 3 and more often he is forcing his drive to the basket that result to turnovers

fox is now the 2nd star next to wemby. Not castle

Castle is the favourite to win RoY. It is on everybody's best interest for him to accomplish that.

I know that you only care about Wemby having highlight dunks and having a signature shoe, but some of us do care about the best interest of the entire franchise.

[Knoxxx]

they already benched him without fox so why cant he be benched with fox on the team.

Other than he’s playing his best ball of the season and why F that up, no reason at all.

[Knoxxx]

they already benched him without fox so why cant he be benched with fox on the team.

Other than he’s playing his best ball of the season and why F that up, no reason at all.

[Knoxxx]

Not sure why I got duped but you need to watch his ROM highlights and it’s obvious he has vast potential. He’s playing way better as a starter and needs to stay in that same groove and role to have his best possible season.

Edit: and I agree his defense has been overrated and needs a lot of improvement.

[RC_Drunkford]

Fox said Castle was a big reason why he wanted to play here. Take that how you want it.

[spurraider21]

CP3 to the bench just makes sense. otherwise we probably keep the same starters that we've been seeing. if vassell cant get his game back on track, then i agree with the suggestions to send him to the bench alongside paul. but i think you have to give the more talented vassell a shot to figure it out with the new pieces

could see the appeal of the strong bench unit though...

Fox/Castle/Champagnie/Barnes/Wemby
Paul/Vassell/Keldon/Sochan with either of Bassey/Mamu depending on matchups

[scott]

Fox said Castle was a big reason why he wanted to play here. Take that how you want it.

I take it as Fox was the best Assistant GM imaginable during this entire process :)

[SouthernFried]

I think we're all going to spot the glaring hole at the #4.

SA needs a big. Has for the last several years. Never gets addressed.

Our defense is still going to suck.

So, overall I don't see much change. New Era...same as the old Era unless those deficiencies are addressed.

[spurraider21]

dont like this tbh

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[Seventyniner]

dont like this tbh

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The only alternatives were to either bench CP3 or start Castle at SF.

I can see Castle coming off the bench for the rest of the season (assuming CP3 isn't traded or bought out) and CP3 walking in the summer. Fox/Castle as the starters in the backcourt going forward looks like a strong combination, especially if Castle can get his 3P% to within sniffing distance of league average.

[spurraider21]

The only alternatives were to either bench CP3 or start Castle at SF.

I can see Castle coming off the bench for the rest of the season (assuming CP3 isn't traded or bought out) and CP3 walking in the summer. Fox/Castle as the starters in the backcourt going forward looks like a strong combination, especially if Castle can get his 3P% to within sniffing distance of league average.
almost like they should get a head start on that now

bench paul tbh

[LeBowen]

I can see Castle coming off the bench for the rest of the season (assuming CP3 isn't traded or bought out) and CP3 walking in the summer.

This would be just idiotic from our side.
What's the point? Just to appease a 40-year old's ego? I could accept it if CP3 stays one more year and accepts a bench role, but we have nothing to gain with him starting next to Fox.


The way I see it, ideally we have a 9 man rotation next season.
Fox/Castle/Barnes/PF/Wemby
PG/Champ/SF/C

PF = Naz Reid, Aldama, PJ Washington or Jonh Collins.
PG = CP3 or a three level microwave scorer if he walks.
SF = '25 FRP.
C = reliable rim protector

[scott]

This would be just idiotic from our side.
What's the point? Just to appease a 40-year old's ego? I could accept it if CP3 stays one more year and accepts a bench role, but we have nothing to gain with him starting next to Fox.


The way I see it, ideally we have a 9 man rotation next season.
Fox/Castle/Barnes/PF/Wemby
PG/Champ/SF/C

PF = Naz Reid, Aldama, PJ Washington or Jonh Collins.
PG = CP3 or a three level microwave scorer if he walks.
SF = '25 FRP.
C = reliable rim protector

If I'm simulating the season and playing offseason GM, assuming our best FRP is around 10, I'm trying to make this happen:

Fox/Castle/Barnes/Aldama/Wemby

Coby White/Champ/Sochan/Rasheer Fleming/C (tbd on this one...). Second FRP traded for a future FRP.

[Obstructed_View]

bench CP3

[spurraider21]

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[LeBowen]

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Next two relevant games are against Magic and Boston, I can't wait to see how CP3/Fox/Devin/Barnes matches up with Suggs/KCP/Franz/Banchero and Jrue/Derrick/Brown/Tatum.
It's not even about individual matchups, but getting killed on the boards and making Wemby's life really difficult.

[cutewizard]

Wemby
To be filled up >>>>>>>>>
To be filled up >>>>>>>>>
Quicksilver
Castle