Starting 5 as I see it. Lillard Batum (hey he's getting paid, so whatever he wants to call it) Wesley Hickson Aldridge Likely bench: Williams Claver Leonard Freeland
I would love to see E Will come out and earn a starting spot, but I doubt it's gonna happen. Hickson is a rebounding machine; which I think is more important (Aldridge not being much of a rebounder). I think we need the Matthews D moreso than the explosive and offensive minded E Will. But if those two can come out and produce at a level that warrants a start, then we are in damn good shape. Having Matthews and Hickson as key reserves will be a huge blessing.
To be fair that was two years ago and he was playing with an injured shoulder. And his entire mission was to try to contain Nash. But on the other hand, in his 18 playoff games he has a PER of 10.2. There are reasons he hasn't been handed the keys. But he's grown a lot, healthy, and taking a leadership role for France. Maybe it's time to give it a try.
Good, I do feel a little better now. Shit. Damn. Makes sense, we'll see what happens. Mook, seriously what the hell kind of therapist are you? Make me feel better only to bring me down! You should stay out of the therapy business. OTOH, you should try out for the part Vizzinni when Princess Bride comes to you local theater
lol. Yeah, I try to cover all sides of an argument, wait for the other person to decide, and then tell them they are wrong. My wife finds it adorable.
this would be rad, if lma can be talked into being a "center" and let nic try to AI it up, maybe there is a killer scorer waiting to emerge, but hes still got to guard the other teams best wing great players will play great both ways
Their jobs are defined by who they guard. Batum hasn't proven he's a much better creater or passer than Matthews. I have no idea where you guys are getting that. Assists per game: Matthews 1.7, Batum 1.4 Shots assisted: Matthews 64%, Batum 77% Batum barely ever does anything for himself and even more rarely creates for anyone else. Obviously Matthews isn't great at it either, but he's better than Batum.
It's like when Dante Cunningham started at center a couple years ago. We actually had a pretty good record with LMA at "please call me a PF". I always said to just have Mark Mason announce both Dante and LA at Power Forward. Do the same with him and Hickson. Whatever floats LA's boat.
Rice wants to play Mike Rice @mikerice6 "@blazerscam4: @mikerice6 current starting 5 for PDX?" L.a. batum wes lillard freeland. Still early
I did not call it but I said it would not surprise me if that was the starting line-up based on Freeland's experience over Leonard's. Like Mike said, it is early.
