Since Stotts been coach, we rarely saw a 10 deep team. I'm wondering if Stotts may consider going 10 deep so the starters have more legs in the post season. We already know the starters: Lillard, Matthews, Batum, Aldridge and Lopez Key bench: Blake and Kaman. Next tier of bench: T.Rob, CJ, Will, D Wright The scraps: Leonard, Freeland, Claver, and Crabbe
No. it will be 8 maybe 9 deep. Blake will get minutes Kaman also Trob will get minutes over Freeland as long as he plays defense and rebounds defensively. CJ/Barton will fight for minutes. but rarely should they play together... DWright is interesting. He could take minutes from cj/barton/trob in stotts' system. but he also could warm the bench if he doesn't do the little things along with making open 3's. Nards/Claver/Crabbe won't get much run.
No. So we need a trade. I wonder if the Jazz are ready to give up on Derrick Favors? We could give them TRob, Meyers, Freeland and/or Dorrell Wright and they'd have a lot of flexibility.
Yes absolutely we will go 10 deep. Maybe not every game but 10 of the 11 you listed will play for sure. Kaman, Blake , Trob , then 2 of the three between cj, Will, and Wright. The others will get a chance to beat out the bench players or if injuries occur.
I disagree. I think CJ and Barton may get more burn than you think. I see Blake, CJ and Barton on the floor at the same time for spurts. T. Rob and freeland will be combatting for minutes and Leonard will play only when we are blowing teams out, our players are in foul trouble or a big is injured.
I agree with you. I think Stotts was aware just how winded our starters were in the series vs Spurs. If our goal is to go deep in the playoffs, then we must play 10 deep in the regular season. Of course the rotation will tighten up in the post season though.
maybe I should have said that more clear... but I did say 8-9 so logically I was including cj or barton. CJ and Baron will fight each other for minutes.
I hope so. And the other 5 need to get legit minutes. I hate seeing stats of how our starting five play more mins than the next closest 5 man unit bye like 500 mins.
Stotts isn't capable of coaching a bench. He is and will continue to be too reliant on the starters. So no.
Disagree. This is the first year in a new 2 year contract after a 21 win improvement over the previous year. Unless we miss the playoffs, he's gonna be here until 2016-17 I believe. The improvement last year will buy him some confidence and time.
If we get bounced in the 1st round I can't see bringing him back. But that's me. Yes, I think you're right in that, regardless of what happens, he'll be here for at least the start of 16/17. But if we have an early exit this season it'll be the beginning of the end for him.
