IMO this is going to be the biggest concern, test or whatever you want to call it going forward. Tbh I think Pop is scared less when it comes to getting this right..
He's got his hands full with all the moving parts, injuries and chemistry...IMO during this game the rotations were horrible and it had everything to do with Kawhi being on a minute restriction or pitch count. I don't need players playing a random 5-6 minutes like Joff and Paul did tonight or a random Bertan sighting. Manu played waaaaay too much IMO.
IMO a starting point when the "rotation" matters is I'd have Kawhi or Aldridge on the court at all times. But what are some of yalls thoughts or ideas of the rotation going forward??
I don't think a rotation can really be stable unless Pau comes off the bench. You have a projected top 10 of Parker, Green. Leonard, Aldridge, Gasol, Mills, Ginobili, Anderson, Gay and...
Starting Pau almost forces Lauvergne to play some minutes. Then as you said, Paul and Murray played the rest of 10th-man. Seems more logical to make Joff strictly emergency/filler and give Forbes, Murray and Paul the chance for the final spot.
Laugherne isn't even a tenth of the player Lee was.
Get Gasol off that starting lineup. Jesus Christ that guy blows
Totally agree to keep Joff strictly for foul trouble or emergency..and Forbes has earned his spot but if he's "off" like tonight Pop can't ride that hand too much.
So you don't think Pau should start? Who should start? I don't disagree with that but I just don't see how you can make that change with Kyle being hurt and literally never seeing LMA, Gay and Kawhi on th court..
I hate to say this but Joffrey makes me miss Bonner, tbh. At least ginger knows the system.
Definitely.
I think of everyone not coming back from last season's team, he's really the one that is missed the most.
(not Simmons, which honestly, I have nothing against, but he's overrated).
Lee is missed.
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you... SpurPadre... with appreciation for Bonner.
Frankly, this wasn't the worst game by Lauvergne. He was ok I thought... except one alley oop he allowed. He's just not really a rim protector.
I honestly didn't know what Pop was doing with the rotation.
i think he's still trying to play the seldom played guys to give them opportunities to earn minutes. I think he's still in that phase. but it's anyone's guess.
I agree Manu should not be playing 27 minutes at his age. He was the only one setting up LMA with deep position in the PnR though.
What can I say, I'm Team Stark all the way and hate the Lannisters. But yeah, me praising Bonner for anything is also an indication of how ed up the world is in Trump's America, lol.
wow
you... SpurPadre... with appreciation for Bonner.
Frankly, this wasn't the worst game by Lauvergne. He was ok I thought... except one alley oop he allowed. He's just not really a rim protector.
I don't think Joff is as bad as some make him out to be..he was considered a "steal" to some here before he hurt his ankle. He's just not a starting caliber player like the Oberto, Splitter, Nazr type like some initially thought..kinda more like a 40yr old Kevin Willis..
I feel the same way. I personally like KL to play the end/start of quarters like KD does.
God damn Simmons has to have a rent-free 3 story 12br mansion on that fathead
Pau is also gonna suffer severely in usage. Not a high usage player but he's been productive as a focal point and by that I mean, pick and rolls, elbow passing etc. I think we need a more focused offense on the starting unit, kyle makes sense there. Kyle does really well playing "advantage" ball as Snyder would say so having him in there could help get the ball moving and can provide the same passing skills as Pau. Kind of takes away from LMA's advantage in the post though.
Really missed kyle in that aspect
Aldridge/Gasol
Gay/Bertans
Leonard/Paul
Forbes/Green
Parker/Murray
tbh tbh.
Didn't read the OP; but he's got the subject right. Plenty of reasons/persons one can point to for this Dallas loss, but it seems like everybody was afraid to be assertive with Kawhi back. Their rhythms were thrown out of whack. Obviously, we're better with him overall; but this is going to be a short term problem.
KaKnee will be injured again soon enough, so this will take care of itself, tbh.
You're a savage
They've could stagger Aldridge and Gasol more - basically 5 minutes per half together and 7-8 minutes of only Pau (25 mpg) and 11-12 minutes of only Aldridge (33 mpg).
About 400 minutes together in 25 games both have played, so 16 minutes per game so a little bit more together and less staggering. Minutes could also expand in playoffs that let Aldridge go 36 and Pau 28 = gets you to 13 minutes together and 35 staggered. Issue is if you start to see foul trouble, you have to dust off Joffrey. Kawhi’s return may also result in more staggering if he, Gay or Anderson see more time on the floor as a 4.
Depends on opponent as well. The Gasol/Aldridge pairing has been good but would get torched defending the perimeter. Not as useful against Houston or the non-traditional Warriors lineups
This. Natural adjustment period. Nothing to see here.
Rotation will be funky because there are a lot of important players on minutes restriction - Parker, Kawhi, Gay apparently, Danny right now too. Anderson coming back may help or make things even more messed up. And finally, Pau being a token starter will hurt the team in some games, he's got to move to the bench to make things clearer.
Been saying Joff sucks since I was yelling it at opening night. We need a real big like Noel, etc.
Again, PATFO struck out as the Nets got Okafor for Trevor Booker.
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