Anthony: PF, Sf
Stat: PF, C
Martin: PF, C, SF
Metta: Sf, PF, SG
Shump: SG, SF, PG
Felton: PG, SG
Beno: PG, SG
Bargs: PF, C

Loads of options!
Be creative with your first and 2nd units.

My submission:

1st Unit:

C. Chandler
Pf: Bargs
Sf: Anthony
Sg: JR
Pg: Felton

2nd Unit:

C. Martin
PF. Stat
SF. Metta
SG. Shump
PG. Prigs

Bench Rotation:
Beno pg/sg, Tyler C/Pf, Hardaway SG/Sf

Im sorry but AB has to earn my trust until then hes on the bench

Shump starts over JR. Again i just dont trust JR after knee surgery and a big payday

Beno over prigs. Im relegating prigs back to 3rd string

I love artests toughness and he doesnt need to play 30mins. Id start him at 3 with melo at the 4.

Kmart as a backup center is scary. But im sure hell get time there. I hope we pick up a huge big man like petro

callmened wrote:I agree. I love the versatility

Im sorry but AB has to earn my trust until then hes on the bench

Shump starts over JR. Again i just dont trust JR after knee surgery and a big payday

Beno over prigs. Im relegating prigs back to 3rd string

I love artests toughness and he doesnt need to play 30mins. Id start him at 3 with melo at the 4.

Kmart as a backup center is scary. But im sure hell get time there. I hope we pick up a huge big man like petro

I don't think there's any way in HELL AB comes off the bench. He's too skilled and young to come off the bench. I thought the whole idea was to have him play major minutes with Melo to open up the floor so teams can't just focus on Melo.

Tyson
AB
Melo
Beno
Felton

STAT/Kmart
MWP
Shump
JR/THJ
Prigs

EnySpree wrote:How about that practice? The projected starters will have a hard time beating the bench... the games will be a piece of cake lol

When the players are awarded space they need to excel at what they do best they become more efficient and an offensive juggernaut.

Bargs would give Carmello room to operate and keep defences honest. When you close off on those 2 you leave Chandler/Felton open for the alley-oop and Pick and Roll.
They space the floor very well, allowing Felton and JR to drive on the backet until the cows come home.

Ps. Felton was solid from the outside until he injured his hand, and was then erratic for the rest of the season, we should expect him to be a bit more solid from outside this year.

#ITS-ON

tyson
bargs (or melo)
melo (or bargs)
shump
felton
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jr
amar'e
beno

IronWillGiroud wrote:

IronWillGiroud wrote:hey , let's keep it simple,

tyson
bargs (or melo)
melo (or bargs)
shump
felton
---
jr
amar'e
beno

i forgot about meta wp

tyson
melo
bargs
shump
felton
---
jr metta wp
amar'e
beno

The way I see it the challenge relating lineups centres on 2 fronts:

1. You want Bargs to help Carmelo on offence,
but you want Meta to cover the harder cover when Melo is on the floor.

Meta and Bargs cannot both start because Carmelo and Chandler are certain starters.

Starting Meta would mean both Amare and Bargs coming off the bench and that is way too SOFT a defensive unit even with a Martin-Shumpart tandem manning Sf-SG.

2. Then there is the SG/PG situation:

Since we do not need a major influx of offense coming off the bench this year (because we'll have Amare, Hardaway and a healthy/improved Shumpert at the start of the season);
It therefore makes sense to start JR because he can drive, run, play with intensity while presenting a serious threat from the SG position.

I like the way Prig orchestrates offense better than Felton, but with so many skilled players like Shumpart, Meta, JR, Hardaway RJ and Martin, we can't be running many 2 pg sets.

It seems fairly evident that Felton and Prigs can no longer start together.

Sumpart, Martin and Meta all are all defensive change of pace momentum changers.
They could become a real force working together as a unit.

I feel comfortable coming in heavy with a tough defensive tempo unit that includes Shump, Meta & Martin, they should play well enough offensively with P/R and Jumper contributions from Amare, and easy looks through the creative orchestration of Prigs.

Homey is starting.

He will be challenged.

You need JR on that second unit. The only true offensive firepower you have is Stat, and as the AnswerMan is betting the Krispy Farm, that aint no sure thing. Watching a second unit of Kmart of the blue light, flat line, non rotational j, the occasional Metta 3, and Prigs, who'd rather switch than shoot, would be utterly painful. All D and very little O makes a rotation a very dull watch.

Shump is a nice running mate with Felton. JR would not be. Let Mr. Smith play his way into the starter's unit. Or Shump play his way out of it. Or (god forbid) Ray get beat out by Prigs or Beno.

Life is filled with Kreme and possibilities. misterearl's Amare negativity fixation notwithstanding.