Suppose you were hired as Blazers coach and told that whatever happens, you will not be fired before the end of the season, but you will not be brought back next season. The FO is completely hands off, you can play who you like whatever minutes you like. What would be your favored lineup? I think most of us would include Clingan, Toumani and Avdija in it. But who else? I'm going to go with Sharpe and... Kris Murray. Who's PG? Well, it's split between Shaedon and Deni. But we're going to commit full-on to being a top defensive team, and to giving Sharpe carte blanche on offense. And apart from Clingan, we're pretty much positionless - endless switching.
In my lineups I will only play one sub-par defender at a time. So Anfernee only gets to play when Sharpe is sitting, and Scoot gets to prove he can play defense in the G-League.
Agree 80%! In fact, I suspect we're all going to agree on that same 80% - it's the fifth player that's the issue. (So maybe a separate question would be: who's our dream 5th starter? I'd like to think maybe Dylan Harper but I'd ideally like somebody who is a better defender and passer. And anyway, I want to enjoy the team for the rest of THIS season.)
PG Scoot 36 SG Sharpe 36 C Clingan 36 PF Camara 36 SF Avdija 36 Murray Rupert Walker EVERYONE else DNPCD
The BlazerSurprise YouTube guys had some interesting comments last night talking about if the Blazers drafted Harper. Would it be better to have both Ant and Scoot off this roster so nobody is interfering with Harper role or development?
Given his age and experience with the Ignite, I’m willing to see it out. I would definitely draft a point guard without hesitation if he were the BPA in this coming draft. If we’re losing this year, why not give Scoot the chance to fail and possibly shine?
I listed Banton over Scoot because Banton has more upside and I like watching his length for our defense. But I'd be fine with Scoot starting just this season, Banton as 6th/7th man, then plan to find a PG this summer. Ant (plus Grant/Ayton) are the players that make no sense here.
This. Only addition I would make is Banton backing up Scoot for 12. Rupert gets 12. Murray and Walker get 18 backing up forwards and center. MM I will be your assistant coach and try my best not to annoy you.
Totally forgot about Banton. My lineup would probably make Sharpe too easy to trap, so it's worth having another ball-handler out there, and this season his 3 point shooting is surprisingly good. It all hangs on his defense.
This isn't supposed to be a slight against Scoot but... Deni Shaedon Banton Tou Donovan with Scoot as the sixth man.
I honestly wonder if the Spurs would be interested. Depends if they think he'd work with Castle. They're supposed to covet D'Aaron Fox, who is sort of the best case scenario for Scoot (but with a couple of the same weaknesses) so...
Honestly, if San Antonio makes us an offer we should keep him. He'd probably turn into an All Star in San Antonio.
