Lineups?

[Mustachio]

Ok boys... give me your best lineup and why. im fairly sure Sam Vincent isnt reading this so dont worry about affecting his decisions haha.
Ill start it off

Coach Mustachios lineup:
What is so wrong with a lineup of...
Felton
Richardson
Ammo
Crash
Okafor.

This lineup can run like the devil, score in bunches and hold its own defensively. In my opinion the best way to beat a good basketball team is to create mismatches and at the same time get all your best players on the floor.
-Okafor mismatches most centers because hes quicker and has great coordination and footwork. Most centers are lumbering and big two things Oak can dominate.
-Crash isnt small and i cant think of one single injury of his that was created from playing the PF position. he can outleap any PF in the league, is twice as fast as any of them and can draw the big boys out and hit an outside shot(basically everything you want from sean may but cant have)

I just think that with Crash down low, it opens us up more... lots of steals leading to fast breaks which is how a running team thrives... wed be quicker than almost any team sans the Suns, and wed have quality depth on the bench to keep us fresh.
a key point in this lineup is... Crash thrives in help defense situations. With Jrich playing SG and Crash SF...adams defensive liabilitys are somewhat managed.

and not to mention at anytime of the game you can switch it up on them and go big and grind em down a little. I think this is our best case scenario en route to the playoffs this year and our best chance to get a second round bid.

What say ye.

[WarioVsMooChicken]

Felton
Richardson
Wallace
Hermann
Okafor

Wallace is more comfortable playing the 3, and I think he provides more of a threat. Having Hermann playing PF, provides more of a presence down low then having Wallace there.

[spectre]

Felton
JRich
Crash
Fabio
Mek

is just a better balanced lineup. Fabio has learned some great prevent defense and his offense is much better than Ammo's...at least currently. Besides, he's 6'10" and allows us to keep Crash on opposing SFs, where as WvsMc said he's much more comfortable.

Just scoring doesn't win games, and Ammo has done nothing to warrant a starting gig and shouldn't get it "just because". If anyone's contending for that roster spot it'll be May, not Ammo.

[x2pacalypse]

felton
richardson
crash
hermann
okafor


i feel hermann should get the start A) because what he proved the last 10 games of the season last year and B) because he can somewhat be compared to a smaller version of dirk nowitzki...but with better defense...if that makes any sense

ammo said himself he is glad richardson is here to "take the pressure off of him" ...being put on the spot to have success in a starting position wont help him at all and he will just crumble under pressure again like he did last season...let him be a bench option...he will flourish there and maybe eventually will get to start

[Mustachio]

La Garra's 12 above average to great games during the end of a season dont warrant a starting job either in my opinion.

and la garra on defence scares me just as much as Ammo, only La Garra flails much more.

I love The Primetime Argentine, but hes gotta earn the spot just like everyone else, and to me, so far... its just a bunch of late season hype.

I whole heartedly concur though... that if Hermann continues his pace set at the end of the season... he should definetly start at PF. at their peaks i do think that Ray, Rich, Crash, La Garra and Oak would be a nice lineup... but hes still gotta prove it.

I would be more than happy with Gerald at SF, just lookin at the video Ziggy posted a while ago though... all of his great plays come from deep inside the paint or on a fast break. Why not put him at a postion that will keep him in that area. No one can argue that Crash has a better back to the basket game than he does in a shooters role. and his ability to hit shots inside the arc will bring the big men out.

[tamburello]

I believe Sam Vincent is going to start the season cautiously, with the line up:
Felton
Richardson
Wallace
Okafor
Brezec

But Herrmann Okafor-duo will play the deciding moments of the matches. My one is a safe bet, I guess.

And I don't agree with Mustachio on his concerns about Herrmann. He didn't improve himself in a moment and begin playing wonderfully. He was there, but noticing him took months for Bickerstaff. He could do it anytime after he was adopted the NBA style. He may not be a starter rightaway, but he'll definitely go on being productive.

[spectre]

I believe Sam Vincent is going to start the season cautiously, with the line up:
Felton
Richardson
Wallace
Okafor
Brezec

But Herrmann Okafor-duo will play the deciding moments of the matches. My one is a safe bet, I guess.

And I don't agree with Mustachio on his concerns about Herrmann. He didn't improve himself in a moment and begin playing wonderfully. He was there, but noticing him took months for Bickerstaff. He could do it anytime after he was adopted the NBA style. He may not be a starter rightaway, but he'll definitely go on being productive.

Tam he might at that...but after he gets about 5 games worth of Primoz' defense we might not ever see him getting PT again!

Watch Fabio...he was AWESOME at denying the ball to his guy, and it got under their skins. That's not necessarily THE defense I'd like out of our PF, but it's the best option we have.

[Grandmama]

What was the question, what is the best line-up?

Unfortunately I am going to cop-out and say if we have a best line up or one that is discernably better than the rest, we are going to be in trouble. I know this probably goes against the point of this post but we all better hope that there is not one line up that is a 10 on a scale of 1-10 and others that are clear cut 5's and 6's if that makes sense. The way this team is going to work the best is if Carroll, Ammo, Hermann, Crash and J-Rich can be interchanged with some type of fluidity where the whole doesn't fall off based on the parts that are being subbed in or out. Therefore hopefully the cats will be as interchangeable as to sub whichever lineup is playing best that given day. Only then can we see this teams true potential.

Nevertheless:
Starting Ending (usually)
Ray Ray
JRich JRich
GDub GDub (maybe Ammo or Matty C on D/O sub)
Oak Fabio
Primoz (no more that 10 minutes Oak

[ziggy]

I like the topic Mustachio
For the sake of argument how about Coach Ziggy's lineup of

Felton
J-Rich
Crash
Emeka
Twiggy

That way we aren't so small at the 4, we maintain our quickness because Ryan can fly. And we would have 3 shot blockers on the court in Emeka, Ryan and Crash.

[Slam]

For the sake of argument how about Coach Ziggy's lineup of

Felton
J-Rich
Crash
Emeka
Twiggy

That way we aren't so small at the 4, we maintain our quickness because Ryan can fly. And we would have 3 shot blockers on the court in Emeka, Ryan and Crash.

I personally love it Zig - but I am a Twiggy fan.