What do you think is the projected starting lineup for our Blazers? 5 - Freeland 4 - LA 3 - Batum 2 - Wes 1 - Lillard Which players will have a key role as a reserve? 5 - Meyers 4 - Hickson 3 - Claver 2 - Barton 1 - Nolan
Starters 5 - Leonard 4 - LA 3 - Batum 2 - Wesley 1 - Lillard Kkey role players? 5 - Hickson (will be our 6th man IMO) 4 - Freeland 3 - Barton (I think he will surprise us) 2 - Nolan 1 - Claver (not expecting much at all but who knows? If he can be a spot up shooter he's FAR more athletic than Babbit will ever be.)
Lillard/Nolan Wes/Barton Batum Aldridge/Hickson Leonard/Freeland 9 man rotation, with a lot of smaller lineups, IMO, with Nolan and Lillard playing together, Wes at the 3. Barton at the 3 on occasion.
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What do you think is the projected starting lineup for our Blazers? 5 - Leonard 4 - LA 3 - Batum 2 - Wes 1 - Lillard Which players will have a key role as a reserve? Nolan
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PG: Damian Lillard SG: Wesley Matthews SF: Nicolas Batum PF: LaMarcus Aldridge C: Joel Freeland I think/hope Meyers is the COTF but he showed in Vegas that he has a LONG way to go -- outside allyoops he was very, VERY raw.
IMO That kid will be a MUCH better Shot Blocker and Rebounder than Freeland. We don't need scoring (especially from the post) from Meyers. I also think that Freeland/Hickson would be better off the bench than Meyers/Hickson. Freeland/Aldridge starting means LOTS of missed opportunities for rebounds. Without which, you cannot start a fast break.
Starters Meyers starts at center. Somebody's gotta play defense. Aldridge is number 1 in the league for minutes played Batum is going to disappoint, but wadayagonnado, start Luke Babbitt? Mathews will be absolutely mediocre. Statistically the 15th best shooting guard. Lillard wins rookie of the year Backups Hickson is the guy that should start but doesn't cause we need to start a center. I predict he plays twice as much as Meyers Will Barton is the first guard off the bench. He's the black Rudy Fernandez. Meyers needs to elbow Trevor Ariza in the face to send a message. HUGE DROP OFF Nolan Smith is not an NBA quality player, but he's the only other guy that can play the point so he'll get plenty of burn. Joel Freeland will wish he had stayed in Europe. He'll play like ten minutes a game and everybody will feel bad for him. HUGER DROP OFF!!!! Viktor Claver sucks Luke Babbitt is the worst player in the league
Another question is what is our line-up at the end of games? I think that will be LMA/Hickson. But to start the game I think it will be either Freeland or Meyers. My guess is Meyers but he will get into foul trouble quickly and Freeland will be in early. But I see LMA at center to close games, so depending on the score and the opponent, either Hickson or Claver could be at the 4 with Wes, Nic and Lillard.
I still think the starters at the beginning of the season will be: Lillard Matthews Batum Aldridge Hickson That might change, but those are the five most logical choices in my opinion. The reason why I go with Hickson over Freeland or Leonard is because he is experienced and he's talented. The guy has shown he can produce as a starter in the league. While I think Freeland is probably a safe choice as well, I think Leonard is a ways off from starting. He showed me some stuff in the summer league, and I think he's further along than I originally anticipated, but if we want to win games and we're trying to put our best five on the floor, that five has to include Hickson.
Curious. A thread about our centers, and not one mention of our only experienced center, Jared Jeffries.
