(12-14-2022 09:54 AM)true_blue_thru_and_thru Wrote:  

(12-13-2022 04:47 PM)SeñorTiger Wrote:  

(12-13-2022 01:34 PM)Stammers Wrote:  

(12-12-2022 04:05 PM)Tiger87 Wrote:  Thread title of the year - well, if the name was spelled correctly!

Originally, I was thinking Damaria should take Lomax's starting spot - because we couldn't have 3 guards under 6-3 playing together. But watching them play, we've had no "shortness" issues this year. Kendric and Lomax spread the floor so well, and our D is coming along just fine. No one has been posting up our guards. So now I'm thinking the best lineup has all 3 of those guys in it - along with Deandre and Malco/Chandler.

Young should be eligible pretty soon too, giving more size inside. But he's evidently not ready to start on this team.

Before the season, I was thinking all along that Franklin would take the bulk of Lomax' minutes, and it seemed to make more sense when Lomax got off to the horrible start. Lomax is playing well so it complicates things, but he should probably still get a big chunk of them.

What hasn't been talked about, is that I think Franklin will take some of Davis' minutes. At 33 minutes per game, he is already taking a lot of punishment. It would be nice to get him down to 27-28 minutes. He will take less punishment, will be fresher and will probably shoot more efficiently. The crazy stat is Lomax and Davis averaging 8.6 rebounds per game between them AND Franklin averaging 6.9 on his own last year.

If Franklin can keep defenses honest by being a decent passer and hitting a decent amount outside, he is going to get his own and open up lanes for everyone else.

He should be taking the majority of minutes away from Jayden... Jayden is currently in the 17 range and realistically should be in the 5-8/game range.

Yep, a good kid and seems to play hard but man him getting time over Keonte or Mars or even McCadden is a headscratcher.

Jayden is supposed to be the spot 3-shooter role this year. But he's just not consistent enough for it. So, yeah, this is where most of Damaria's minutes should come.