Batum off the bench & Wright in the starting lineup?

[The_Lillard_King]

This is nothing against Batum or who is the better player. Nor would I see it as a punishment.
First unit would be:
PG: Lillard
SG: Mathews
SF: Wright
PF: Aldridge
C: Lopez

Then you would have: Williams, McCullom, Batum, Freeland, Robinson, Leonard, Watson, Claver, Crabbe, Barton.

It's worth a try for 10-15 games. Lillard can run an offence without Batum and Batum can run the 2nd unit.

So should we start CJ one time to see if he is better as a starter and then start bringing Wes off the bench?

What if Mo is better as a starter?

 

[BigGameDamian]

So should we start CJ one time to see if he is better as a starter and then start bringing Wes off the bench?

What if Mo is better as a starter?

It's not if he's better as a starter it's whats better for the team. You think Thabo Sefolosha is better than Jeremy Lamb?

 

[blue9]

It's not if he's better as a starter it's whats better for the team. You think Thabo Sefolosha is better than Jeremy Lamb?

Yes.

 

[Hobbesarable]

Manu is a scorer. He provides scoring off the bench. If anyone could be a Manu for us, it would be Wes.

I love Wes as a player, but he is nowhere near a playmaker like Manu.

 

[blue32]

IMO, Batum needs to rotate with Wright after he decides to fade out during his regular scheduled times. We see it, so Coach must as well. Instead of him just floating around for the rest of the game, sub him out ASAP.

Damn frenchies.

 

[BigGameDamian]

Wright just a hell of a game for me in he staring unit on NBA2k14. 18Pts, 4-5 from 3, 5 rebounds and a block. I'm playing another game to see if I get similar results.

 

[Natebishop3]

Wright just a hell of a game for me in he staring unit on NBA2k14. 18Pts, 4-5 from 3, 5 rebounds and a block. I'm playing another game to see if I get similar results.

Did you email this to Terry Stotts?

 

[BigGameDamian]

Wright with another good game when starting!

 

[Pinwheel1]

This is nothing against Batum or who is the better player. Nor would I see it as a punishment.
First unit would be:
PG: Lillard
SG: Mathews
SF: Wright
PF: Aldridge
C: Lopez

Then you would have: Williams, McCullom, Batum, Freeland, Robinson, Leonard, Watson, Claver, Crabbe, Barton.

It's worth a try for 10-15 games. Lillard can run an offence without Batum and Batum can run the 2nd unit.

It is not a horrible idea. If it bothers Batum then start him and take him out early in the first, so he can be back to start the 2nd and 4th quarters. His play making ability would seem to fit with Mo , CJ and Trob

 

[dviss1]

This whole thread is madness...

 

[BigGameDamian]

This team does not need scoring off the bench this team needs play making off the bench and Batum could do that. If Batum would except a 6th man role followed by Mo I think this team would be better.

 

[BBert]

This team does not need scoring off the bench this team needs play making off the bench and Batum could do that. If Batum would except a 6th man role followed by Mo I think this team would be better.

How is Batum supposed to be a "playmaker" off the bench if he's "sharing" a basketball with Mo "Oh No" Williams? He'd have to actually have the ball in his hands to make a play with it.

 

[maxiep]

This whole thread is madness...

I disagree. It's a terrific identifier of those who know something about hoops and those that should be ignored.

 

[Schilly]

I haven't ponied up for 2k14 yet but my 2k12 games says that in 2014 Johnny Flynn has a player rating of 80, just 2 points shy of Lamarcus at 82.

 

[Natebishop3]

I haven't ponied up for 2k14 yet but my 2k12 games says Johnny Flynn has. Player rating of 80, just 2 points shy of Lamarcus at 82.

We should really sign that guy.

 

[BigGameDamian]

Wright had another good game starting! Maybe not in the shooting department, didn't take that many shots and didn't need to. He was productive though.

 

[Strenuus]

Wright had another good game starting! Maybe not in the shooting department, didn't take that many shots and didn't need to. He was productive though.

*facepalm*

 

[The_Lillard_King]

Wright had another good game starting! Maybe not in the shooting department, didn't take that many shots and didn't need to. He was productive though.

Stotts commented that when he first started Wright he put him at the 3 and Nico at the 4. That wasn't flowing very well so he stuck Wright at the 4 and Batum back at the 3 and it worked much better.

I think they should start Wright and bring LA off the bench . . . imagine bringing someone like LA off the bench. Instant offense.

 

[BigGameDamian]

Stotts commented that when he first started Wright he put him at the 3 and Nico at the 4. That wasn't flowing very well so he stuck Wright at the 4 and Batum back at the 3 and it worked much better.

I think they should start Wright and bring LA off the bench . . . imagine bringing someone like LA off the bench. Instant offense.

No chance in hell.

 

[BBert]

No chance in hell.

Exactly.

 

[SlyPokerDog]

Canzano says Lillard passive aggressive. I think we too much passiveness in the starting unit and could use more aggressiveness off the bench. Clearly we need to start Mo and have Lillard come off the bench.