Preferred Starting Five

[Mr. Body]

As I said before, Devin should play with the bench unit at the end of first and start of second quarter.
Middleton does it.
KD did it a lot in his career.
Kyrie does it for the Mavs.

He'll have less time on the ball with the starters, but he can easily shred most benches while starting and closing out both halves.

I can see that eventually. I wouldn't want to count on his health too much and having another option would be good to have.

[DAF86]

As I said before, Devin should play with the bench unit at the end of first and start of second quarter.
Middleton does it.
KD did it a lot in his career.
Kyrie does it for the Mavs.

He'll have less time on the ball with the starters, but he can easily shred most benches while starting and closing out both halves.

Not gonna happen 'cause Pop already does that with Wemby.

[scott]

As I said before, Devin should play with the bench unit at the end of first and start of second quarter.
Middleton does it.
KD did it a lot in his career.
Kyrie does it for the Mavs.

He'll have less time on the ball with the starters, but he can easily shred most benches while starting and closing out both halves.

I agree with the idea of a rotation like this, but I still don't think it quite solves the problem. I think a Lonnie/Branham is the right archetype... it's just that Lonnie never got there and Bran isn't close (and doesn't look like he'll get there either).

With our abundance of draft picks, that's an archetype that might be worth taking flyers on with our non-premium picks. Since this archetype is usually a dime a dozen and suck at defense, these aren't guys you want to dish out 2nd contracts to... just keep a fresh pipeline of guys on rookie deals flowing through the roster.

[spurraider21]

I like where Champ has progressed to a lot - and I think he fits really well at SF, but I don't love his fit as backup SG when that unit really needs self-creation, which isn't really Champ's strong suit.

Castle would be the initiator of that unit and you have Keldon who can create buckets too. Theoretically Mamu if Pop realizes he’s allowed to play him at the 4

[scott]

Castle would be the initiator of that unit and you have Keldon who can create buckets too. Theoretically Mamu if Pop realizes he’s allowed to play him at the 4

I'm just not seeing it, but maybe I'm not being creative enough.

A Castle-Champ-Keldon-Mamu-Bassey (I'm not letting go of this... Collins) still lacks that self-creating bucket getter. Maybe Castle can get there... but by the time he does he should be starting. Of course this can be somewhat mitigated by overlapping rotations.

[Mr. Body]

I agree with Scott. Ideally you want a guy who can manufacture points out of nothing. Get him into iso and let him work. Manu used to be able to do this.

[LeBowen]

I agree with Scott. Ideally you want a guy who can manufacture points out of nothing. Get him into iso and let him work. Manu used to be able to do this.

Manu was an all-NBA player who accepted the 6th man role.
Almost everyone who can average 15ppg these days has inflated ego and gets overpaid. Not to mention that a lot of self-creators are low IQ chuckers.
Obviously we'll need someone in due time, but I don't think that player is high on the priority list right now.
When I mentioned Devin as the second unit leader, I referred to this season. Who knows what happens a few years down the line.

[Chinook]

I had a really strong opinion on the starting five, but now I think I'm okay with it as it is now. Barnes has a consecutive-starts streak going, and I think he's playing more than well enough to keep that going. He's not taking up too many minutes after the first stint of the half, so we're good. Sochan is playing well, and while he and Barnes have a similar profile, I think they do such different things that they work okay together. Wemby is Wemby. Paul is Paul. I think the only choice is Champ and Castle. I actually think Castle and Paul make a good duo. They compliment each other well. But I think you can get that by playing them together at other points in the game. Castle could start, but I don't think he NEEDS to start. I like his fit with Collins and Keldon. Zach gives him a more bog-standard big to play off, and Keldon's downhill style fits well with the fast and tough nature of Castle. Champ is playing well, and his size at SG is really unique, especially combined with Barnes and Sochan. If Paul were a stronger offensive force, I think Champ would be even better. That's probably a question for next year though.

[spurraider21]

I had a really strong opinion on the starting five, but now I think I'm okay with it as it is now. Barnes has a consecutive-starts streak going, and I think he's playing more than well enough to keep that going. He's not taking up too many minutes after the first stint of the half, so we're good. Sochan is playing well, and while he and Barnes have a similar profile, I think they do such different things that they work okay together. Wemby is Wemby. Paul is Paul. I think the only choice is Champ and Castle. I actually think Castle and Paul make a good duo. They compliment each other well. But I think you can get that by playing them together at other points in the game. Castle could start, but I don't think he NEEDS to start. I like his fit with Collins and Keldon. Zach gives him a more bog-standard big to play off, and Keldon's downhill style fits well with the fast and tough nature of Castle. Champ is playing well, and his size at SG is really unique, especially combined with Barnes and Sochan. If Paul were a stronger offensive force, I think Champ would be even better. That's probably a question for next year though.

i like barnes starting but this is among the things i really wouldnt consider a factor in that decision. i would imagine pop does though

[Chinook]

i like barnes starting but this is among the things i really wouldnt consider a factor in that decision. i would imagine pop does though

If it mattered more, that would be one thing. But they don't need to start anyone over him, so rather than randomly tinker, let him keep the streak going. It's the longest in the league I think, and he's done nothing to lose it.

[DAF86]

I really hope the little experiment of giving Wesley minutes is done. This team needs to maximize what little shooting they have as much as possible. Wesley needs to GTFO and Mamu needs to be inserted into the rotation. Make Castle the full-time backup untill Tre Jones is back. We have too many brick layers to be handing out minutes to a scrub like Wesley, tbh.