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Meyers Leonard may be out awhile with his dislocated shoulder. Does anyone know how long one of those takes to heal?
It looks like Stotts will have to tinker with the lineup...

He could move Davis to the starting PF position:

PG - Dame Lillard
SG - McCollum
SF- Aminu
PF- Davis
C - Plumlee

But Plumlee and Davis together hurts us offensively....though it may look good rebounding wise.

Or Stotts could start Vonleh:

PG - Dame
SG - McCollum
SF - Aminu
PF - Vonleh
C - Plumlee

Or he could opt for a smaller line up and put Aminu at the 4 and start either Henderson or Harmless at the 3.

PG - Dame
SG - McCollum
SF - Hendo/ Harmless
PF - Aminu
C- Plums

Stotts could even insert Hendo at the starting 2 in any of these lineups.

The biggest challenge is to keep the starters and bench as balanced as possible...if we insert Hendo, Harkless's, or Davis into the starting lineup it takes away from the potency of our bench ( not that it's been very potent since the Detroit game)

Who should Stotts start at PF now that Meyers is injured? Should Hendo start over McCollum? Should we try a small lineup with Aminu at the PF?
 
Plumlee can't shoot but he's not completely useless away from the basket because of his dribbling and passing skills. I say start Davis and Plumlee, especially since we're playing Memphis.
 
PG = Dame
SG = CJ (until Henderson is fully in game shape)
SF = Harkless
PF = Aminu
C = Plumlee

As much as people like to hate Meyers (again), he's going to be missed. He spaces the floor well and generally makes the right decisions on the offensive end. You can't really play Davis/Plumlee together. You can't really play Vonleh at all. Aminu is okay, and maybe better as a PF, but his offense is really hard to watch. Honestly, Kaman should probably get the start. He's earned it more than anyone else has.
 
Hello Cliff Alexander!!!!!!!!!!! I think Meyers is going to go through the Joel Freeland shoulder rehab...took a long time to heal
 
I think you start vonleh. He has sucked so far, but stotts seems to like to keep his rotation as is and start the guy from the bench not in the rotation.

It's a lost season anyways, so may as well give him a shot
 
riverman said:
Hello Cliff Alexander!!!!!!!!!!! I think Meyers is going to go through the Joel Freeland shoulder rehab...took a long time to heal
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He's out for awhile still as well isn't he?
 
They need to play Davis. He is just good enough that if they allow him to pad his stats he could turn into a valuable trade piece. With the cap increasing, solid rotation guys like Davis are going to be commanding much higher salaries next summer. His cap friendly deal plus a solid performance in an increased role could make him very desirable.

After the trade deadline, they need to give Vonleh and Hark as many minutes as they can handle.
 
riverman said:
He's suiting up the last two games..listed as probable
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Thought he had a setback....I hope we play him, see what he brings.
 
No love for the Caveman? He was the top bench producer in the league first half of last season
 
I think Stotts would start Hark or Hendo. Davis is an option too, but I think Stotts likes going small and we would also have no backup center.
 
B-Roy said:
I think Stotts would start Hark or Hendo. Davis is an option too, but I think Stotts likes going small and we would also have no backup center.
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Kaman
 
riverman said:
No love for the Caveman? He was the top bench producer in the league first half of last season
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http://www.csnnw.com/blazers/trail-blazers-leaving-town-more-concerns-just-three-game-losing-streak

When Leonard was sidelined with an ankle sprain for the final three quarters of the Blazers’ game in Utah, Stotts started Ed Davis in the second half. He quickly aborted that lineup because the combination of Davis and Mason Plumlee isn’t conducive to creating space in Stotts’ flow offense.

An option could be moving Al-Farouq Aminu to power forward and starting either Moe Harkless or Gerald Henderson at small forward. Henderson had an encouraging Blazers debut Wednesday after missing his first four shots. In the second half, he made all six of his shots, finishing with 12 points and 2 rebounds in 18 minutes.

There could be another option: Moving Plumlee to power forward and starting a different center. Which center?

Late Wednesday, after the locker room was cleared out, Stotts sat in his office conversing with his assistant coaches. There was also one player in on the discussion: veteran center Chris Kaman.
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If we want two big men starting I'd put Kaman out there. He only needs to play 7 minutes at the start of the halves. That leaves Harkless as a key man off our bench and doesn't screw with the role of a young Vonleh.

If we want to play small I'd go with Hendo at SF and slide Aminu to PF.
 
It's a good excuse to move Henderson into the lineup if the original plan was really to start him and use CJ as the super-sub. That way, when Leonard comes back or another PF proves worth of starting (Plumlee and Davis together is too little interior threat, even if Leonard rarely ventures in there), moving CJ to the bench is more a reshuffling than a demotion.
 
B-Roy said:
...Is awful, not long for this team, and should never play over our younger players.
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I'm not sure if Vonleh or Harkless would benefit from starting, if so start them. It may help them develop more by keeping them in consistent bench roles. Kaman can go from DNP's to starting to DNP's and we don't have to worry about his development.

handiman said:
It's a good excuse to move Henderson into the lineup if the original plan was really to start him and use CJ as the super-sub. That way, when Leonard comes back or another PF proves worth of starting (Plumlee and Davis together is too little interior threat, even if Leonard rarely ventures in there), moving CJ to the bench is more a reshuffling than a demotion.
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Yeah I'm thinking it will be one of Hendo or Kaman starting.
 
Lillard/McCollum
Henderson/Crabbe
Aminu/Harkless
Plumlee/Davis
Kaman/Vonleh

This would be my A and B squad
 
No Kaman please.

3 man rotation at guard of Lillard/McCollum/Henderson

Crabbe and Harkless at the 3

Aminu/Vonleh at PF
Plumlee/Davis at center.
 
I played PF and Center in high school so the correct answer is me!

Where do I get one of those 10 day contracts?
 
If Alexander is ready to play...he gets the nod on my list with Vonleh..I'd love to see Henderson, Aminu, Alexander and Davis on the court together for defense at least once
 
This team lacks depth as it is.

I'd start Davis and call up Upshaw.
 
riverman said:
If Alexander is ready to play...he gets the nod on my list with Vonleh..I'd love to see Henderson, Aminu, Alexander and Davis on the court together for defense at least once
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How does Alexander stretch the floor like Myers? I'm thinking that's the same problem as having Davis start.
 
dviss1 said:
How does Alexander stretch the floor like Myers? I'm thinking that's the same problem as having Davis start.
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It doesn't because we don't have another PF with range except Aminu if he plays there..but I like Aminu and Henderson defensively...just have to use slashing and offensive rebounds...putbacks.
 
Start Harkless at the 3 and slide Aminu to the 4. Bring both Henderson/Davis off the bench early in the 1st so we can see what a Dame/Henderson/Harkless/Aminu/Davis lineup can do.
 
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