Lillard (33) / Williams (20) Matthews (25) / CJ (18) Batum (32) / Wright (10) / Claver (4) Aldridge (32) / Robinson (18) Lopez (25) / Leonard (18) / Freeland (5)
Wow there really isn't enough minutes to go around if no one gets hurt. Your break down is pretty good, (assuming it all adds up) I would kind of like to see Claver get some minutes though. But at the same time I would not want to use more than 10 players in one game. They need to get a rhythm. So I guess for some games I would sit Wright or TRob. Leonard's 5 seems a little low. I assume they are all in the first half. I am sure the games where Lopez gets into foul trouble, he will get more. Overall I like that team.
Lillard (34) / Williams (20) Matthews (30) / CJ (10) / Crabbe (2) Batum (32) / Wright (14) / Claver (4) Aldridge (34) / Robinson (12) Lopez (30) / Leonard (16) / Freeland (2) Add or remove minutes from the young guys as they prove they earn the time throughout the year. If we're competing for a playoff spot, we have very little time to hand out to guys for development.
Let's be honest here, Lillard and Aldridge won't see less than 36 minutes. They're All-Star caliber players, and All-Stars play 36ish minutes. That leaves 12 minutes for the backup point guard and the backup power forward. Batum and Matthews could see around 34 per game each. That leaves 14 minutes for the backup shooting guard and the backup small forward. Lopez is a bit of a question mark. I could see him playing 30 per game. That leaves 18 for the backup center. I don't see Leonard playing much. Neither will CJ until he earns the time. He will have to steal some of Matthews' minutes. Lillard - 36 (he won't play less than that) Williams - 20 (he'll eat up the 12 minutes at the point and some of the backup shooting guard) Matthews - 34 (he might get less if CJ plays well) CJ - 6-10 per game (until he warrants more, he will get whatever is left over) Batum - 34 (possibly more if he is healthy and playing well) Wright -12 (he's a backup small forward, when he's hot he'll play more) Aldridge - 36 (maybe more in big games) Robinson -20 (he'll get his minutes at the four, some with Aldridge at the five) Lopez - 30 Leonard - 10 (unless he plays like a moron) Main rotation will be Lillard, Williams, Matthews, Batum, Aldridge, Robinson, Lopez, Wright with CJ and Leonard getting more time when they earn it.
Dame 32 / Williams 16 Mathews 28 / CJ 16 / Williams 4 Batum 32 / Wright 16 LMA 32 / TRob 16 Lopez 28 / Leonard 20
My only concern is that there are 15 minutes a game where there isn't a true center on the court, and LMA is the only one who can play it out of the other players. I don't want LMA playing C for 15 of the 34 minutes you assign to him.
Outside of rare in-game match-ups, and at the end of some games in terms of match-ups, I like how you have 48 minutes assigned to a true center. I don't want LMA playing center unless there is an obvious mismatch due opponents going small.
Mine has Lillard at the 2 for a bit. Dame City 30/ Williams 18 Mathews 30/ CJ 10/ Dame City 4 Batum 33 / Wright 15 LMA 33 / TRob 15 Lopez 30/ Leonard 18
Well I don't think its ideal either. If Meyers is on the court with LaMarcus then LaMarcus still doesn't have a true center to play with him. The role of a center is defense, rebounding and shotblocking. Robinson does one of those far better than Meyers and they are even in the other two areas. I wish we had an option like Withey to put in the game for spot minutes instead of Meyers, but we don't. While its not ideal I think LaMarcus will be just fine as the season goes on if Lopez is healthy. I don't think LaMarcus minds playing some center, he just doesn't want to have to guard the other teams best big and bang with the other team most physical players the entire game. With Lopez and Robinson playing he will have to do far less of both, and can even have longer periods on the bench to stay fresh.
Not to begin with. 11 minutes for CJ as a rookie starting out is reasonable. If he plays well, I could see him eating up some of Wes' minutes.
I don't think Robinson can defend centers any better than Hickson did. I'd like to see Lopez around 30 mpg, with Leonard at 15 and maybe LMA taking up the other 3 minutes at times.
I'm not a Leonard hater, but I'm really more of a Robinson lover. You don't think Aldridge can log a few minute at center so Robinson can get some more burn?
Mo is a legit 6th man of the year candidate. I don't see him getting less than 25 mpg. He is probably our 4th best player on the team. Lillard (36) Mo (12) Wes (30) Mo (14) CJ (4) Batum (32) Wright (16) Aldridge (30) T-Rob (18) Lopez (29) Leonard (13) Aldridge (6)
My question is more, "Why can't he?" Hickson as starting center was a problem. Robinson as a backup center is more reasonable. MyLe as a backup 4 is also reasonable. Focus less on their size and more on their skill sets. Robinson's skill set is more like Lopez', and MyLe's is more like Aldridge's. Have the PF minutes as Aldridge 36/MyLe 12, and the C minutes as Lopez 28/Robinson 20. Fine by me.
I just want to find more time for the kid. I see a lot of potential in TRob. I'm hoping he shows enough to stay on the floor. The two reserves that I'm most excited about are Robinson and Mo Williams. CJ would be a close third, but I don't think he's going to get much time this year and that's a good thing. I remember when rookies didn't play on veteran teams because there simply wasn't time for them. That's how it should be. We shouldn't be relying on a rookie.
