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I know most of you noticed how guard heavy the summer league team is. I wonder if this will be a preview of the regular season. The Pelicans signed 3 guards among the 4 undrafted, have Carr and Blueitt from last year, drafted two and have a number of guards on the regular roster. Could you see a three guard offense with two bigs (Williamson and Favors)?
Assuming no more trades, I would be extremely surprised if we didn't see relatively regular 3-guard lineups. Carr and Bluiett will not be involved with that, they won't have real roster spots.Originally Posted by Lee2000
The guards we have going into the season right now are: Jrue, Lonzo, Redick, Moore, NAW, and Jackson.
I haven't done any serious analysis on this yet, but just on instinct I feel like rolling out Lonzo with Redick and Moore could help open up the offense with a little more spacing. Similarly, you could put out a lineup with Jrue, Lonzo, and Redick if you wanted to maximise defensive versatility while keeping some shooting on the floor: I imagine there would be some additional shooting from the bigs there, possibily with Melli involved. If Melli translates well to the NBA, I could see fairly severe Lonzo/Redick/Jrue/Melli/Zion minutes.
At the same time, if you wanted to maximise Ingram's abilities, you'd want to make sure he was on the floor with shooters. Possibly adding him to the Lonzo/Redick/Moore trio would give him a little more space to operate. 5th man in that lineup could change depending on how certain lineups work together. If Melli really does well, you could go with a mostly large lineup of something like Lonzo/Redick/Ingram/Melli/Zion, and then switch out Lonzo for Jrue as the rotation goes.
Plenty of time to work it out, but there's a lot of potential for very complex rotations.
Basketball.
I hope Gentry and crew are up for all the scrutiny these rotations are going to get...
like I said, I have barely even thought of them. I'm not saying they're good rotations. My criteria was literally
1 ball handler + shooting + probably Zion
Which is not a great way to build a rotation in reality.
In fairness, it's not like Gentry's own rotations don't get scrutiny as it is. Rotation management has long been one of his weak points.
Have we traded Hart?
Nope, but I forgot he existed. Knew I was forgetting someone, but couldn't remember who.
Like I said, no serious thought or analysis yet
I recently realised that I often forget about him when I think about the team. We just have so many guardsNope, but I forgot he existed. Knew I was forgetting someone, but couldn't remember who.
Like I said, no serious thought or analysis yet
What about a lineup of
Lonzo
Jrue
Redick
Ingram
Zion
Nice small ball lineup. Gulden St does that when they put Draymond at the 5.
we will probably see that line up during games but it won't be the starting one
Agreed I know that just curious of what people thought about it, I wonder if the advantage we gain offensively from having ingram at the 4 is larger than the defensive deficit of him guarding 4s
Unlike the role he played in Utah, I think Favors will be a bigger offensive factor with the Pelicans than most people imagine. In Utah, he wasn't required to score; nor did he play in an up tempo offense with a playmaker (so I am told) like Ball. Already a lifetime double digit scorer with a shooting percentage of 52% in an average of about 25 minutes a game, I suspect his numbers will blossom at Smoothie King.
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if we have the lead with that lineup then teams will have to go small to adjust to us to try and cut into our lead...
To go along with the theme of us having a bunch of guards: Gentry can get really weird experimenting if he wants. I know Hart has defended 4's on occasion so there's a possibility of a Jrue/JJ/Moore/Hart/Zion lineup just to get Zion to play in oceans of space. Or switch out Moore for Lonzo and Jrue for Frank and just tell them to literally never stop running. Not really suggesting either of these, but there's so many different lineups to try and I, for one, cannot ****ing wait to see them in action.
76’ers offering a max deal to a guy that can’t shoot.
Philadelphia has offered a five-year, $168M maximum contract extension to Ben Simmons and the Sixers and agent Rich Paul are expected to work through the details toward an eventual agreement, league sources tell ESPN.
— Adrian Wojnarowski (@wojespn) July 2, 2019
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I believe Blueitt has a chance to make roster if he can hit the outside shot and spread the court. Just my view. I am careful not to say something is already set too early. Lots of competition is not a bad thing.
My longshot is Tony Carr. I think our need is greater as backup point guard.
Dear God. Please let Kawhi curve the Lakers.
I know....this is my new dream.
Free agent Jared Dudley has agreed to a one-year, $2.6M deal with the Los Angeles Lakers, agent Mark Bartelstein of @PrioritySports tells ESPN.
— Adrian Wojnarowski (@wojespn) July 2, 2019
dammit
Thats not a "dammit" signing. Doesnt even make my eyebrow twitch.
Danny Green needs to get his act together and stop playin though. Go back to Toronto you fool.
i think he is waiting on kawhi to make his move....green should get about 10mil a year......if kawhi goes to the lakers then maybe green go to dallas for the money....i dont see him going to the lakers with kawhi for less money but you never know....
Yeah, Jared Dudley is not a needle mover. He was talked about a lot of as possible Pels target, but that's only because he had value for us beyond his play, as a good locker-room vet. LA does not need that: they need high quality NBA players, and Dudley isn't really that anymore.
Something tells me Kawhi has placed a sizable bet in Vegas
He also did an interview on the Breakfast Club and said he might follow Kawhi to the Lakers if he goes there, or go bak to Toronto if he goes there. He's like a little puppy.
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