Overview
Rotation (simplified, players will be shifting "positions"):
Clarkson (36)
Bell (32) / Giricek (24)
Hayward (36) / Evans (24)
Marvin Williams (32)
Favors (32) / Diaw (24)
The major themes of my team are:
-Positionless basketball and switchability on defense
-Spacing
-Defense on the perimeter and at the rim
Two of three of Hayward, Clarkson, and Diaw will be on the floor at all times so that there is always sufficient playmaking and passing. The bread and butter of the offense will be PnR with Favors and/or horns sets with Diaw as a secondary hub.
The defense is anchored by athletic "bigs" (except Diaw, but who is very savvy) and there will always be a rim protector. This allows for straight-up schemes, switch-everything, aggressive trapping, doubling, and ball-denial schemes.
Favors will be surrounded by shooters for most of the time he's on the floor. He beasts in the rare circumstance he's been both healthy and had four spacers.
Evans will play alongside Diaw as much as possible and alongside Favors as little as possible (spacing). With spacing and versatile defenders around him, he can play to his strengths; dunking everything and protecting the rim (he averaged 4 blocks per 36 in '12/'13).
Plan for Troat Guru:
-I will toggle between Marv, Evans, Diaw, and Hayward on AK with the goal of both keeping AK guessing and to see who matches up with him best and to then lock-in to that matchup as much as possible.
-Guard Bojan tight and smart. The main objectives would be to keep Bojan from shooting threes and send doubles whenever possible since he is not the greatest or most wiling passer.
-Clarkson-Favors high PnR since Mo is a weak defender and Tag is a stiff. This will take extra priority when/if AK is on Hayward since AK will either have to stay home on Hayward or it would open Hayward up if AK helps.
-Attack Bojan whenever possible on offense, especially if/when he's guarding Hayward.
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