Memo to dc: Playoff roster suggestions

[enlightenment]

Memo to DC: Find a new job

[Beagle]

PS I think my proposed starting lineup could play zone defense quite well. It's a relatively tall lineup overall, and zone would help hide the limitations of Jonas and GV within Casey's usual defensive scheme.

[Beagle]

GV/KL/DD/AJ/JV
LW/TR/JJ/PP/TH

I think this is obvious. And it's a good shake-up that would take other teams by surprise. Lowry and GV together is a proven winner. PP could start for Amir depending on matchups. Demar gets to play SF, which might be his true natural position in my opinion. He can post up and rebound and dunk in traffic. Why do people keep seeing him as a two? The only risk I think is Lou Williams not playing the point well, but I think he'd do well against second-string PGs. His quick shot is always a threat. The players around him can all be dynamic with cuts and three-point shooting. It's a good hustle line-up, especially if Ross catches on to the concept. Ross should be scoring dunks on cuts as well as being used as a spot-up three guy. Lou is probably the best choice among our three possible PGs for this type of passing. Our perimeter defense might be lacking a bit here, but it's a lineup facing other teams' second stringers -- not so often their best 3P artists. The rebounding would be a problem. Maybe Fields could be sent in with a mission if that becomes an issue in a particular game.

I think TH is our best 2nd string center if he's got hustlers around him to snag all the deflections he creates.

If we get down by 18 points or more, send in the comeback lineup:
KL/LW/Bruno/PP/BeBe
You get length, stealing ability, quick release and 3P shooting ability up the wazoo. If they fail, call it good development for the rookies who would get a super-exciting, pressure-free opportunity.

[Bonus Jonas]

And the Raptors right now aren't?

They're bad, but roll with that lineup now and we might now make the playoffs. That's a flat out terrible lineup

[OldSkoolCool]

You must really hate derozan lol

Yes, but that has nothing to do with it. Don't you think he would be a very good bench player?

The starting lineup would be better with just Lowry and JV being the primary options with Ross, Patterson and JJ playing off those two.

DD can then operate as the primary option off the bench, surrounded by shooters (minus Bebe).

Just trying to use the assets we have to their best potential

[yabadabayolo]

Lowry/Ross/JJ/Patterson/JV

With GV, DD, Bruno, Amir, and Bebe off the bench.

You must really hate derozan lol

[OldSkoolCool]

Bruno in the playoffs would be a disaster.

And although I'd love to see Bebe get minutes, seeing him in the playoffs would also be a disaster seeing as he hasn't played.

And not playing Lou would be a terrible idea, he's single-handedly won us multiple games and opens up our bench with his ability to score 25 any game.

And the Raptors right now aren't?

[Bonus Jonas]

Lowry/Ross/JJ/Patterson/JV

With GV, DD, Bruno, Amir, and Bebe off the bench.

Bruno in the playoffs would be a disaster.

And although I'd love to see Bebe get minutes, seeing him in the playoffs would also be a disaster seeing as he hasn't played.

And not playing Lou would be a terrible idea, he's single-handedly won us multiple games and opens up our bench with his ability to score 25 any game.

[OldSkoolCool]

Lowry/Ross/JJ/Patterson/JV

With GV, DD, Bruno, Amir, and Bebe off the bench.

[WhatRhymesWithCash]

I wanna see Lowry and lou share the backcourt to see if they can do it as well as Lowry and GV do. If they do, then we can safely trade GV away in the offseason and fix some of our perimeter d problems cuz then the only thing GV is good for will be redundant.

[Papa Burgundy]

Best lineup is to start: KL / DD / JJ / AJ / JV ... with GV / TR / PP / LW ... more Greivis, more Jonas.

[raptors999]

Yea but what if he wasn't playing with GV, that's my point. When he ran the point he actually did a good job at getting the team involved. I still think you want lowry with 35 minutes a game, but if you opened up 13 a game on the wing for JJ by moving Lou to the point I think you're improving on both sides of the ball

Problem really is GV shouldn't be playing. The answer is GV is the third PG but its hard to bench him owing him 2@13M. They were never a good fit together

[Bandit]

Don't understand Klow and GV playing with Lou. Either he's hot or not. If he's hitting shots he needs the ball and when he isn't KLow and GV don't help. The bench should have defensive players

Yea but what if he wasn't playing with GV, that's my point. When he ran the point he actually did a good job at getting the team involved. I still think you want lowry with 35 minutes a game, but if you opened up 13 a game on the wing for JJ by moving Lou to the point I think you're improving on both sides of the ball

[raptors999]

Just had a thought jump to me here.

When KL was down for a stretch we used Lou to fill in at point, and I actually really liked the way he played it. He understood his change in role and wasn't jacking up everything, but rather looking for the pass.

What if we took playing time from GV for Lou at the point? This would open up more minutes on the perimeter for JJ and then we dont have to worry about altering our post rotation. Nothing against GV, just kind of thinking this might be a more effective option for the personnel we have. Plus our perimeter defense would be light years ahead of where it is now.

Don't understand Klow and GV playing with Lou. Either he's hot or not. If he's hitting shots he needs the ball and when he isn't KLow and GV don't help. The bench should have defensive players

[Bandit]

Just had a thought jump to me here.

When KL was down for a stretch we used Lou to fill in at point, and I actually really liked the way he played it. He understood his change in role and wasn't jacking up everything, but rather looking for the pass.

What if we took playing time from GV for Lou at the point? This would open up more minutes on the perimeter for JJ and then we dont have to worry about altering our post rotation. Nothing against GV, just kind of thinking this might be a more effective option for the personnel we have. Plus our perimeter defense would be light years ahead of where it is now.