Starting 2 and 3..

[HarlemHeat37]

What are you guys expecting?

DeRozan playing the 3 seems like the best fit, but who does that leave at the 2? Mills again? Really don't want Rudy Gay at SF, that's a nightmare since they're already going to be using 2 traditional bigs in the frontcourt..

[ElNono]

Beli at 2, tbh, and Manu as backup when he announces his come back for another season, IMO.

Patty will likely start at PG, and White be the backup.

[HarlemHeat37]

Beli at 2, tbh, and Manu as backup when he announces his come back for another season, IMO.

Patty will likely start at PG, and White be the backup.

You're forgetting @dejountemurray..

[monkeypunk]

Beli at 2, tbh, and Manu as backup when he announces his come back for another season, IMO.

Patty will likely start at PG, and White be the backup.

Where's Murray in that scenario?

[chunticakes]

1. Murray
2. DeRozan
3. Gay
4. Aldridge
5. Poeltl

[ElNono]

You're forgetting @dejountemurray..

I am, tbh... ok, DJ starts, Patty off the bench... honestly, there will be plenty of time for White also, considering both Beli and Manu are old as

[DAF86]

Hopefully is Murray, White, DeRozan, Bertans and Aldridge. But it will probably be Murray, Mills, DeRozan, Gay and Aldridge.

[FkLA]

Hopefully it's White and DD.

White was all-desense at Colorado IIRC and adds much needed 3PT shooting to the starting line-up.

[TXstbobcat]

Beli at 2, tbh, and Manu as backup when he announces his come back for another season, IMO.

Patty will likely start at PG, and White be the backup.

wouldnt Murray still be the starting PG??

[HarlemHeat37]

I am, tbh... ok, DJ starts, Patty off the bench... honestly, there will be plenty of time for White also, considering both Beli and Manu are old as

Don't forget about Pop's son, Bryn Forbes

[SAGirl]

Not sure. Hoping White or more unlikely due yo his disqualification as a rookie, Walker makes an appearance.

I really dint think Davis is starting caliber, though he may prove me wrong. Cunningham? Mills as a2 again? Uncharted territory.

How much better will Murray be offensively to begin with? That determines a lot of the rotation.

Thought Danny was starting yo lose his spot last season anyways.

I really don't want to see Marco start.

[HarlemHeat37]

Hopefully is Murray, White, DeRozan, Bertans and Aldridge. But it will probably be Murray, Mills, DeRozan, Gay and Aldridge.

I hope it's the latter, but then how can they justify having both Poetl and Pau? Poetl is a rotation guy and Pau still wants minutes..

[ElNono]

Don't forget about Pop's son, Bryn Forbes

Say what you will, but I think this whole offseason probably gives Pop a fresh look, tbh... he no longer has the vets (we'll see with Manu) to basically coach for him, and I'm sure the whole Kawhi fiasco left him with something to prove, tbh...

Plus, coaching will likely be the biggest challenge with this group, considering half of them are cancerous players... it'll be interesting

[YGWHI]

Beli at 2, tbh, and Manu as backup when he announces his come back for another season, IMO.

Patty will likely start at PG, and White be the backup.

Judging by the way that Pop was talking about our young guys, I guess Murray will start at PG.

DJ
DeRozan
Rudy
LMA
Gasol

When Pop realizes it doesn't work, we'll see more shooters and smallball

DJ
Patty/Belli
DeMar
Rudy
LMA

[Fusternino]

Murray/Mills/DDR/Gay/Aldridge . . . followed by White/Marco/Manu/Bertans/Gasol.

[SAGirl]

1. Murray
2. DeRozan
3. Gay
4. Aldridge
5. Poeltl

Really no shooting in that lineup frankly. Gay is more of a 4 too.

[-21-]

I hope it's the latter, but then how can they justify having both Poetl and Pau? Poetl is a rotation guy and Pau still wants minutes..

Pau's feelings. He already got paid.

[SAGirl]

I hope it's the latter, but then how can they justify having both Poetl and Pau? Poetl is a rotation guy and Pau still wants minutes..

With that you also opened up the Pandora 's box of the big men rotation.

[DAF86]

I hope it's the latter, but then how can they justify having both Poetl and Pau? Poetl is a rotation guy and Pau still wants minutes..

I could see Pop thinking of Murray, Mills DeRozan, Aldridge and Pau. Or Murray, DeRozan, Gay, Aldridge and Gasol.

[spurraider21]

Hopefully is Murray, White, DeRozan, Bertans and Aldridge. But it will probably be Murray, Mills, DeRozan, Gay and Aldridge.

i still think pop will play 2 traditional bigs though

[TD 21]

I expect the rotation to be as follows . . .

Starters: Aldridge (34), Cunningham (24), Gasol (24), DeRozan (34), Murray (28)

Bench: Gay (24), Belinelli (24), Mills (20), Poeltl (14), White (Ginobili?) (14)

Deep bench: Bertans, Forbes, Paul?, Walker

- When forced to play small, Bertans probably starts for Gasol, shifting Aldridge to C, Gasol to backup C and Poeltl to deep bench.

- If Ginobili returns, he'll probably play around 18, dropping Belinelli around 20.

[hater]

If Cancerburger starts I am a Toronto fan

[HarlemHeat37]

I expect the rotation to be as follows . . .

Starters: Aldridge (34), Cunningham (24), Gasol (24), DeRozan (34), Murray (28)

Bench: Gay (24), Belinelli (24), Mills (20), Poeltl (14) White (Ginobili?) (14)

Deep bench: Bertans, Forbes, Paul?, Walker

- When forced to play small, Bertans probably starts for Gasol, shifting Aldridge to C, Gasol to backup C and Poeltl to deep bench.

- If Ginobili returns, he'll probably play closer to 18, dropping Belinelli closer to 20.

You have Dante Cunningham starting at the 3?

[Mugen]

Rasual Butler has a better chance of starting than Dante Cunningham tbh.

[TD 21]

You have Dante Cunningham starting at the 3?

Yeah. He's masqueraded as a starting SF a decent amount the past 3 seasons and even though he's really a backup PF, he's the closest thing this roster has to a 3 and D wing.

Gay would be redundant (in a bad way) next to Aldridge and DeRozan and Belinelli next to DeRozan would be untenable defensively (to start) generally.

Not a single threating shooter in the starting lineup, extremely shaky ball handling and sub par playmaking (though DeRozan improved last season and is better than Leonard in this regard).

White (Ginobili?) is a must off the bench, to provide play making. That squeezes Bertans, but between small ball matchups, injuries and rest, he should still play more than last season (1086).