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Okay, so our starting lineup is at least 4/5 set in stone. It's also a bit unbalanced because of Dame and Ant playing together. Somebody called Winslow "The Nurk Whisperer," which I think is true and got me thinking, what are the lineups that you think work particularly well as a group? We just saw our SL team which was pretty under-talented (if we're honest) just crush the opposition (in all but the first quarters) because they worked really well together as a unit. So: any lineups you think really gel and would get you excited?

I'll start: The "Bob Kloppenburg Memorial Chaos-inflicting Lineup":

Payton
Hart
Grant
Walker
Winslow

Pretty low on shooting, but it doesn't matter because it'll be all dunks and layups!

[Update: apparently BK is still alive at 94! Good for him.]
 
The professors (all high-IQ players)

Dame
Hart
Winslow
Walker
Watford

If Dame is willing to work off-ball, I'd let Winslow run this unit offensively. Strange putting youngsters Walker/Watford in here, but I trust them to make smart decisions more than I do Grant and Nurk, to just know the right places to be, on both sides of the ball.
 
The run and gun.

Ant
Sharpe
Little
Winslow
Watford

Maybe put Walker in there as well.
 
The high-flyers:

Ant
Keon
Sharpe
Little
Brown

Honestly, I think this group would be terrible (at least early on) and full of rookie mistakes, but they'd probably be fun to watch.
 
PtldPlatypus said:
The high-flyers:

Ant
Keon
Sharpe
Little
Brown

Honestly, I think this group would be terrible (at least early on) and full of rookie mistakes, but they'd probably be fun to watch.
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This should also be called "the garbage time squad."
 
Natebishop3 said:
This should also be called "the garbage time squad."
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Replace Ant with Brandon Williams, and that'd be pretty accurate. Honestly though, absent an injury, I doubt Brown will even be active and available to play in garbage time. I expect him, Louzada, and Williams to be the standard inactives.
 
Thinking further, I imagine that with Louzada/Brown/Williams inactive, the garbage-time squad will be: Keon/Sharpe/Walker/Watford/Eubanks. Keon running point, Walker trying to defend 3's on the perimeter. I think that group will be sufficiently terrible. I hope we get to see them a lot.
 
PtldPlatypus said:
Thinking further, I imagine that with Louzada/Brown/Williams inactive, the garbage-time squad will be: Keon/Sharpe/Walker/Watford/Eubanks. Keon running point, Walker trying to defend 3's on the perimeter. I think that group will be sufficiently terrible. I hope we get to see them a lot.
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Pretty sure Watford will run the point :lol:
 
Dame/ Hart/Williams
Ant/ Payton/Johnson
Nas/ Walker/Louzada
Grant/Winslow/Brown
Nurk /Eubanks/Watford
 
PtldPlatypus said:
Sharpe with a slightly torn labrum is still better than a fully healthy Didi.
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Not if you want to keep a healthy Sharpe....right now he's DNP injured so when he can play...I'm sure he'll make the 3rd team to start the season. All the 3rd stringers are garbage time practice bodies at this point. If Sharpe can beat Payton or Hart or even Nas for minutes I'll be more than shocked.
 
THE HCP said:
Tough thing is, in my opinion he isn't a SF either. He's more of an undersized SF than a PG though, I'll give you that.
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I agree that he is an undersized SF. But some guys can pull it off. The fact that he has spent some time playing PF indicates to me that he plays bigger than his length suggests while giving us 3 starters who can handle the ball.

Plus at 215 lbs he is not small for the position...just short. (see Jason Tatum 210 lbs, Mikal Bridges 209 lbs, Jeremi Grant 210 lbs) I do think the length is more important but other things do factor in. (i.e strength, toughness, BBIQ, motor, coaching)
 
PtldPlatypus said:
Thinking further, I imagine that with Louzada/Brown/Williams inactive, the garbage-time squad will be: Keon/Sharpe/Walker/Watford/Eubanks. Keon running point, Walker trying to defend 3's on the perimeter. I think that group will be sufficiently terrible. I hope we get to see them a lot.
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WHAAAaaaaatttTTTT????????
 
Pinwheel1 said:
I agree that he is an undersized SF. But some guys can pull it off. The fact that he has spent some time playing PF indicates to me that he plays bigger than his length suggests while giving us 3 starters who can handle the ball.

Plus at 215 lbs he is not small for the position...just short. (see Jason Tatum 210 lbs, Mikal Bridges 209 lbs, Jeremi Grant 210 lbs) I do think the length is more important but other things do factor in. (i.e strength, toughness, BBIQ, motor, coaching)
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I just want a 6'8 long armed SF again is all. Is that too much to ask for? I want a 6'10" PF. Is that too much to ask for?
 
THE HCP said:
I just want a 6'8 long armed SF again is all. Is that too much to ask for? I want a 6'10" PF. Is that too much to ask for?
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We have the long-armed part on the team. Little has a 7'2" wing span, and Grant has a 7'3" wing span
 
PtldPlatypus said:
The professors (all high-IQ players)

Dame
Hart
Winslow
Walker
Watford

If Dame is willing to work off-ball, I'd let Winslow run this unit offensively. Strange putting youngsters Walker/Watford in here, but I trust them to make smart decisions more than I do Grant and Nurk, to just know the right places to be, on both sides of the ball.
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I like that excerpt put in Nurk for Watford. Nurk is a smart player, too, we just haven't used him to his potential. If he played with Walker and Winslow, I think Nurk would be playing at a consistently high level.
 
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