Who will be our opening night starting lineup?

[Jingled]

Walt
Brice
Ace
Lauri
Kessler

 

[Saint Cy of JFC]

I'm thinking the preferred starting lineup by Hardy is:

Key
Ace
Hendricks
Lauri
Kessler

 

[Basketball Novice]

Feels like we have too many promising/not quite there yet young guys that need minutes. Who is getting shafted minutes wise? Unless we just DNP all the vet types (Svi, Love, Anderson, Nurkic). And are we sending Cody back down to the G?

 

[fishonjazz]

Feels like we have too many promising/not quite there yet young guys that need minutes. Who is getting shafted minutes wise? Unless we just DNP all the vet types (Svi, Love, Anderson, Nurkic). And are we sending Cody back down to the G?

I hope we dnp all those dudes in parentheses.

 

[SoberasHotRod]

I think I've settled on the idea that Anderson should start. I think he is a great connective piece, won't take up shots, and can actually defend. There are definitely spacing concerns with Anderson, but I think I prefer bad spacing over bad ball movement.

 

[SoberasHotRod]

I think I've settled on the idea that Anderson should start. I think he is a great connective piece, won't take up shots, and can actually defend. There are definitely spacing concerns with Anderson, but I think I prefer bad spacing over bad ball movement.

I would go Keyonte, Anderson, Ace, Lauri, Kessler. Then we would have a second unit of WCJ, Brice, Hendricks, Flip, Nurk.

Collier and Cody to the Gleague. Svi and Love on the deep bench. Niang gets minutes for whoever is injured at the time. I would keep Harkless up as the 11th guy to come in and absolutely harass the best guard on the other team for 10 minutes a game.

 

[Luca Pacioli]

Starting: Collier, Ace, Lauri, Taylor, Kessler

 

[slc]

Seems like Key, Ace, Lauri, Kessler should start
The fifth spot is up for grabs
Seems like Key has to start for his mental health
Key will not be happy coming off the bench
Ace has to start somewhere He is the future star

 

[Park Bites]

I think after 2 preseason games my depth chart looks like this

Collier, key, harkless
Sensabaugh, clayton, svi
Bailey, Williams, niang, tonje
Lauri, Hendricks, love
Kessler, Filipowski, nurkic

- I like the pairing of Collier and sensabaugh because BS shooting compensates for Colliers lack but Collier is the best playmaker to key the others with the ball.

- Key is the spark in the second unit. I like Clayton and key in the back court. Neither is really a great passer but together they can keep the ball moving.

- I like the depth of Bailey and williams at the 3. Niang might get some playing time when he is healthy to increase his trade value.

- I dont want svi any where near the court.

- I cant believe the depth at the 4 the jazz have. I went with Hendricks over love because of defense but man love is looking old but he still got game. I expect he will play to and be traded. Filipowski could play some 4 also. That is 3 solid back ups at the 4.

- center is interesting. Nurkic has looked decent in the pre season. I think he tries to force to many passes but filipowski needs burn also. I would love to see what Oscar has also.

- I did toy around with the idea of going

Collier, Bailey, Hendricks, Lauri Kessler starting, but I decided BS shooting was better for Ace and Lauri to get scoring lanes. It also opens up Collier to kick out more.

I hope Collier is also the better defensive option a long with a better shooting stroke. If Collier can play solid man defense and hit closer to league average from 3 he could be a serviceable PG in the NBA.

 

[str8line]

I actually think he's on a path to be a quite good offensive player. He could easily get to that Monk/Sexton level and potentially even beyond that. It's the defensive side of the ball I'm worried about, and I'm not sure that can show at this time of the year. While defense takes effort and more effort would serve Key well, I'm a big believer that defense is a lot more than just effort. It takes talent, skill, IQ, and instincts. I have doubts that Key can develop those things on the defensive side of the ball.

Think he could be our third best player next year. I guess if we're strictly talking about our five best players, I would think it would be:

Key
WCJ
Lauri
Flip
Kessler

I'd put Ace over Key right now. Key shows he can be a great player and wants it bad but isn't willing to put in the effort on D and falls apart when things don't go his way to the point he becomes a distraction. Hopefully he handles the pressure he puts on himself as he matures. Very excited about WCJ, Brice and Ace though. Hope they are with us until we win a championship.

EDIT: I realize they are different positions so Ace wouldn't be a substitute for Key, but my point is that Ace needs to be on the court with our best lineup.

 

[str8line]

Ace has to start.

 

[The Midnight]

LOL

Epic fail thread.

Nurkic should be starting cos of his passing alone.

He’s gonna make Ace the ROY.