What's your depth-chart?

[Natebishop3]

Minutes by player

Ayton 30
Grant 30
Sharpe 30
Ant 30
Scoot 30
Brogdon 26
Williams 24
Thybulle 24
Walker 16 (open competition for whoever wins this of Walker/Murray/Camara)

I don't think Simons or Grant will be under 34 minutes per game.

 

[blazerkor]

You're going to see at least 20-25 mpg of Scoot and Anfernee.

 

[SharpesTriumph]

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I think that top 9 are pretty solid. It's always exciting to try and project where the young guys will end up. Hopefully someone from the 'spot minutes' category challenge for an increase in playing time.

Wow crazy that Walker is 2 years younger than both rookies Murray or Camara.

Wouldn't be surprised if any one of these three beat out the others for the backup forward minutes.

 

[SharpesTriumph]

I don't think Simons or Grant will be under 34 minutes per game.

It was really the post prior I explained that - it would be awesome to see us push the pace super hard so everyone was under 30 mpgs. One of Giannis first MVP level years he led the Bucks in minutes around that 30mpg mark because they were crazy deep and just kept everyone fresh. Would love to see us do that along with an uptempo style, trapping and guys flying around on defense. Us having legit starting quality backup guards/centers with a minutes crunch - and equally irrelevant forwards make this a possibility that has much less downside than for a typical NBA lineup.

Your probably right we won't see it though.

 

[42N8Bounce]

A healthy team typically plays 9 players. My guess is Sharpe, Walker, or Grant will pick up the majority of the backup minutes behind Thybulle. I'd love it though if Murray and/or Camara show enough talent to challenge for more than garbage minutes.

Unless the Blazers get a great return, I like the fit of Brogdon. He's exactly what the Blazers need for that veteran stability.

 

[Whyachi]

Brogdon can fit with any rotation. He's a very versatile player with playoff experience. Which is why he's on the top of the list of tradable Blazer players.

Is Malcom this year's rent-a-Blazer like Josh Hart?

With trade master Cronin at the helm, I'm not going to get attached to players that might be worth a future mid-late 1st round draft pick.

 

[jlprk]

G: Brogdon is our best guard. At worst, he's tied with Simons. Little Scooter knows nothing except rookie energy and smiles, which is more than Sharpe knows. Brogdon > Simons > Scooter > Sharpe.

SF: Knox is used to garbage time, but he has a couple of years of it. Camara had top rebound stats in college. Rupert plays like he's just out of high school. Guard minutes will be few for Sharpe, but SF is there for the taking if Knox doesn't morph tough/instantly gel like an Aminu or Harkless.

PF: The key question to the season is Robert Williams. He's a star per minute, but goes down every season with injury, like Nurkic. He's the best starting PF. But my lineup predicts that Billups will stretch his endurance by minimizing his minutes, as substitute Center.

Grant came from Detroit as a good defender. But when he saw Billups' non-system, Grant's crocodile smile emerged during games. He could do anything, so he did nothing. He has always gotten no rebounds, but now he also missed all his shots, after dribbling half the 24 seconds.

So my lineup above is the predicted one, not my ideal one. Ideal and bigger, would have Williams as starting PF, and SF shared by Grant and Sharpe. The coach would have a more structured system than Billups, and the starter at PGI (Post-Game Interview) would be Little Scooter, with that Dennis the Menace smile, a perfect flyweight fit with the insubstantial Brooke Olzendam.

Edit: Speaking of toothy crocodile smiles, I'd like to congratulate the sheepdog in charge for herding all these cats and covering for me while I've been busy for lo these many years.

 

[Whyachi]

there's 2 more Blazers to cut.

who gets the pink slip ?

 

[blazerkor]

 

[Idog1976]

Scoot 28/ Ant 20
Sharpe 28/ Ant 14 /Brogdon 6
Grant 16 / Thybulle 24 / Brogdon 8
Williams 14 / Grant 20
Ayton 32 / Williams 12

This starting lineup is the opposite of what we have had unless you go back to the Oden LMA days. I mean look at all that length, size and athleticism! Mein GOT!

The rest of the minutes unaccounted for are spot minutes for:
Murray, Rupert, Camara, and if we need more at the 5, Brown

I'm almost more interested in FGA's to be honest. Also, mind you this is my depth chart, not saying it's what will happen. Chauncey will certainly play Brogdon more, likely a lot more. Le sigh.

 

[Pinwheel1]

From what I can see we have 5 players who I consider offensively "capable". Ant, Brogdon, Grant, Ayton, and Sharpe. So IMO 3 of them should start and one needs to go out early and come back to start the 2nd and I think that player needs to be Grant. Here is my updated 2-deep.

Scoot- Brogdon
Ant-Sharpe
Thybulle-Camara
Grant- Walker
Ayton-Williams

Edit: I do however think Knox could move into the 2-deep. He cuts well to the basket with good size and a decent 3pt shot for a SF.

 

[PtldPlatypus]

From what I can see we have 5 players who I consider offensively "capable". Ant, Brogdon, Grant, Ayton, and Sharpe. So IMO 3 of them should start and one needs to go out early and come back to start the 2nd and I think that player needs to be Grant. Here is my updated 2-deep.

Scoot- Brogdon
Ant-Sharpe
Thybulle-Camara
Grant- Walker
Ayton-Williams

Pretty fair. Although I think that Scoot and Camara will both be "offensively capable" in relatively short order.

 

[jlprk]

C
Deandre Ayton
Robert Williams
Moses Brown
PF
Jerami Grant
Jabari Walker
Kris Murray
SF
Matisse Thybulle
Shaedon Sharpe
Ish Wainright
SG
Anfernee Simons
Toumani Camara
Rayan Rupert
PG
Scoot Henderson
Malcolm Brogdon
2-WAY
Skylar Mays (dynamic shooter but black hole nonpasser)
Duop Reath (better than Badji, but Enes Kanter is a superlative driver to the hoop)
Justin Minaya (waive him-even Keon Johnson is better and now unemployed)
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END OF SEASON?
C
Deandre Ayton (wants to be a forward)
Jabari Walker (tricky enough to start at PF, not C)
Moses Brown (plays like an elastic SF-opposite of a stiff)
PF
Robert Williams (bulkier than Walker, but Nurkic-like season-ending injuries)
Ish Wainright (played defensive pest PF for Suns)
Kris Murray (wants Mike Brown as next coach)
SF
Jerami Grant (a costly nothing-dribbles 15 seconds, then misses random long shot)
Matisse Thybulle (smart, smirks at the nonexistent coaching)
Shaedon Sharpe (needs a year to learn wing-stay near the basket till then)
Rayan Rupert (high school noncomposure, 2 years away)
SG
Malcolm Brogdon (6th Man of the Year? You forget Rookie of the Year)
Toumani Camara (guard because better pre-NBA asst/min & 3-pt% than Rupert)
Skylar Mays
PG
Anfernee Simons (5 years of Lillard advice-tricky but bad Lillard habits too)
Scoot Henderson (helter skelter disorder, needs 2 full years to exceed Simons)

 

[UKRAINEFAN]

Also, don't you guys wish we re-signed Justice Winslow? He's still fairly young but more experienced than Walker and he can give us I think better defense from the backup 4. I understand that some here believe in Jabari Walker getting much more playing time, but I think he's not as good as Winslow.

Winslow is apparently going to be playing for Toronto G-league team. I think any team can sign him if he show he is healthy and playing well.

 

[BassPlaya]

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