Closing Lineup, Crazy Experimental Lineup

[SoberasHotRod]

How about this for a crazy lineup.

Gobert
Whiteside
Ingles
Mitchell
Conley
Then go 3-2 zone.

We would need quicker, longer, and better defending gaurds to make that work.

 

[SoberasHotRod]

I am curious if Dok could guard forwards. I think I've read his lateral quickness is really bad, but i haven't seen him play enough to notice. Having Gobert or Whiteside protect the rim while Dok chases blocks could be fun defensively.

Offensively Dok could potentially punish a smaller defender, but most likely would be a disaster.

 

[Saint Cy of JFC]

I am curious if Dok could gaurd forwards. I think I've read his lateral quickness is really bad, but i haven't seen him play enough to notice. Having Gobert or Whiteside protect the rim while Dok chases blocks could be fun defensively.

Offensively Dok could potentially punish a smaller defender, but most likely would be a disaster.

Yeah, no way in hell can he guard forwards lmao. The guy isnt even conditioned to play more than 5 minutes at a time without having huge drops in reaction time due to fatigue.

 

[SoberasHotRod]

Yeah, no way in hell can he guard forwards lmao. The guy isnt even conditioned to play more than 5 minutes at a time without having huge drops in reaction time due to fatigue.

I assume he improves his conditioning, and you would only have him do it for minutes at a time.

I think it doesn't work as well, but would be curious if his lateral quickness is really that bad.

 

[Saint Cy of JFC]

I assume he improves his conditioning, and you would only have him do it for minutes at a time.

I think it doesn't work as well, but would be curious if his lateral quickness is really that bad.

Yeah, he can't. His lateral quickness isnt terrible, but it's not close to being anything other than a drop big 5.

 

[Handlogten's Heros]

The lineup I’m most looking forward to is Forrest, Butler, Oni, Paschall, Udoka because that is the lineup we play in the fourth when we up 30.

 

[infection]

The lineup I’m most looking forward to is Forrest, Butler, Oni, Paschall, Udoka because that is the lineup we play the last possession when we up 30.

FIFY.

 

[jom2003]

Small ball lineup has to feature Royce, Gay and Paschall at the same time. Or else there won't be enough rebounding on the floor to make it work.

 

[LogGrad98]

I mean, they haven’t played together for what, at least seven years?

Yeah but a big part of playing effectively together is trusting each other. They have that, reportedly.

 

[SoberasHotRod]

Now that we are half way through the season and have a couple of days between games I thought it would be good to revisit the idea of ideal closing lineup. My ideal lineup of Conley, Mitchell, Royce, Gay, and Gobert hasn't changed, but has only played a total of 1.4 minutes all season. Thanks a lot Quin.

The 2 man lineup of Gobert/Gay are a +18.5 per 100 pos vs Gobert/Bogey is +14.2 per 100 pos. The Gobert/Gay lineups are allowing 97pts/100pos, however they are mostly playing against second units.