Lineups - Casey's and what you want to see

[Axel]

All-time Raptors starting 5 line up via Yahoo sports:

DD
VC
Amir
Bosh
Antonio Davis

https://ca.sports.yahoo.com/blogs/nb...174926580.html

They call Bosh "CB3" lol

[ebrian]

I haven't seen enough so far in Patterson that shows he can start in the NBA. He was the offense guy. Amir was the defense guy. We had to platoon Amir and Pat because we didn't have a guy who could do both consistently. Amir's gone now, that doesn't mean Patterson can be both now. That said.. "starting" doesn't seem to matter all that much anymore. I mean, last year Valanciunas was the "starter", but he was never around when it mattered.

Ross was also a "starter", but was rarely around when it mattered either, and that was while he was on the floor! But that's a story for another day...

Patterson was the offense guy, not the defense guy. Not the both guy. We still need one.

Who will start this year? My bet is Scola and Patterson, the same way as Amir and Patterson. Who is the "starter" doesn't really matter. Because Pat is the offense guy, he'll start on the bench because that's how Casey operates.

[BS10]

They call Bosh "CB3" lol

Lol, was that his official nickname?

[Axel]

Lol, was that his official nickname?

Well he has only ever worn #4 and #1 in the NBA, so I'm guessing the writer just isn't that familiar with the Raptors or kinda mailed this one in.

CB4 was Chris Bosh. CP3 was Chris Paul. Perhaps the writer was confused by Shaq's "RuPaul of the NBA" comment.

[BS10]

Well he has only ever worn #4 and #1 in the NBA, so I'm guessing the writer just isn't that familiar with the Raptors or kinda mailed this one in.

CB4 was Chris Bosh. CP3 was Chris Paul. Perhaps the writer was confused by Shaq's "RuPaul of the NBA" comment.

Ah that makes sense, typical uninformed writers just writing articles for the sake of writing. Yea, CB3 sounded off to me. I didn't remember Bosh's # when he played but good catch.

[MACK11]

I also laughed at Amir playing SF and Which of DD or Carter is gonna run the point?

[Kuh]

Lowry
Derozan
Carroll
Biyombo
Jonas

Why? Carroll's 3PT & an increased offensive load for Jonas allow the PF position to serve as a defensive lynchpin ... PP and Scola could develop a nice chemistry as a bench big unit.

I also think we may see this starting lineup ... only I expect it to take a month or to to establish it as the way to go.

[Gman]

Close but still a little too big...

Line-up #3 (The God Please NO LU): Lowry, DeRozan, Ross, Carroll, Valanciunas.

Yeah, THIS could happen. Casey likes the idea of DC at the 4, and well, he enjoys using Ross...... (I would've rather played Fields all last year). Caroll just isn't a good 4 on offense, and sad to say, but you need his offense as much as his D, Casey.
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Swap out JV and put in Corey Joseph at the centre and I think you've really got something.

[golden]

Line-up #3 (The God Please NO LU): Lowry, DeRozan, Ross, Carroll, Valanciunas.

Yeah, THIS could happen. Casey likes the idea of DC at the 4, and well, he enjoys using Ross...... (I would've rather played Fields all last year). Caroll just isn't a good 4 on offense, and sad to say, but you need his offense as much as his D, Casey.

This is the anti-Paul Pierce lineup. Nothing wrong with matching in situations where other teams put their SFs at the 4 and the Raps can't punish them on defense for doing that. Carroll or JJ could work.

That's what's great about a PF like Bosh. He's mobile enough to guard bigger SFs in the post and on the perimeter, and can attack them in the post with his length. Carroll doesn't have post skills - JJ does, but he isn't consistent.

[psrs1]

KL
DD
DC
PP
JV

To start AND finish games.