All I'm saying is that removing a better player and a proven fit in Amir from the starting lineup in order to start Patterson under the guise that it's to keep Amir healthy when PP has actually proven to be the more injury prone player seems like everyone is trying to get a little too fancy. This line up was very good last year. Top 10 offence and a Top 10 defence, no? I'm all for Patterson getting plenty of minutes this season too, hopefully whatever it takes in order to keep Amir fresh for the stretch run, but he can do it off the pine. And really, Why not keep PP in the role that he excelled in as well?
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I would've thought it was pretty obviously the same 5 as last year, although I can kind of see why people may want to go with Patterson. I think Amir is slightly better when healthy though, better rim protector. I felt Patterson struggled rebounding the ball at times, and he just seems like a good guy to come off the bench and provide some points, spacing, defense and high IQ basketball. Amir and Patterson also played extreeeeeeeemely well together, so I hope there is quite a bit of that as well, although it will be interesting to see how they manage the front court minutes.
Ross obviously starts over Johnson, like wtf.
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fields may be showcased at the two after {if he recovers his shooting touch] for trade senario'sLast edited by rightsideup; Thu Aug 14, 2014, 03:54 AM.
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i wonder how many minutes the 3rd string guys will actually get. 3rd PF might see some minutes. 3rd SF will get "once in a blue moon" minutes. 3rd C ... hmm ... that's difficult. if Nogueira had opted to play with the Brazilian national team this summer, he might have made a case for 2nd C. Hayes is gonna get his minutes because coach Casey likes him so much. 3rd SG? is that Ross or Cherry?
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I can't see Amir being taken out of the starting line up yet. JV isn't ready to carry the defensive load yet, as he would have to do with PPat.
If DD can improve his man to man coverage and prevent blow bys it'd definitely improve the likelihood of PPat starting but I don't see it right away.
I like PPat as the first big off the bench, take JV out and have Amir move to the 5. I guess for Amir's sake Casey will need to keep him around the 25-28 minutes per game range but that will obviously be heavily dependent on match ups.Sunny ways my friends, sunny ways
Because its 2015
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godkingleonidas wrote: View Posti wonder how many minutes the 3rd string guys will actually get. 3rd PF might see some minutes. 3rd SF will get "once in a blue moon" minutes. 3rd C ... hmm ... that's difficult. if Nogueira had opted to play with the Brazilian national team this summer, he might have made a case for 2nd C. Hayes is gonna get his minutes because coach Casey likes him so much. 3rd SG? is that Ross or Cherry?"We're playing in a building." -- Kawhi Leonard
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