2009-2010 Starting Line up?
- Thread starter runningcy
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It seems that the only locks are Brackins and Gilstrap.
I still think it will be Garrett at the point, but some people on here close to the team say that Buckley is looking good there and is likely to start. Colvin will not be starting there this season.
Shooting guard was the most controversial last season, and I suspect it will stay that way. I suspect Lucca will start there, but it could just as easily be Christopherson, Garrett, or Boozer. Colvin will undoubtedly see some time at the 1 and/or 2, but I'd bet a lot that he won't start this season.
Gilstrap will start at the 3 and Brackins at the 4.
The 5 is a toss-up between Hamilton, The Notorious JVB, and Dendy. Both Ham and JVB started here at some point last year. I suspect that will happen again.
I still think it will be Garrett at the point, but some people on here close to the team say that Buckley is looking good there and is likely to start. Colvin will not be starting there this season.
Shooting guard was the most controversial last season, and I suspect it will stay that way. I suspect Lucca will start there, but it could just as easily be Christopherson, Garrett, or Boozer. Colvin will undoubtedly see some time at the 1 and/or 2, but I'd bet a lot that he won't start this season.
Gilstrap will start at the 3 and Brackins at the 4.
The 5 is a toss-up between Hamilton, The Notorious JVB, and Dendy. Both Ham and JVB started here at some point last year. I suspect that will happen again.
JVB is better off the bench IMO. He doesn't rebound or play defense worth a lick and if he's not hitting his 3's he has no business getting extended minutes in a game. He only started 2 or 3 games I think last year and he never really did nearly as well as a starter than he was as a different kind of look coming off the bench. Hopefully Ham shows some good improvement from the offseason as that kid seems pretty fundamentally sound, a hard worker, and with some post moves could be a pretty good option to compliment Brackins in the paint.
I pretty much agree with this, except I'd still be surprised if it's not DG and SC at 1 and 2.
He'll still be doing the things he does best...slashing, finding the open guy or attacking the hoop...IF he plays the 2.
Exactly, and you're not wearing him out bringing the ball up the floor and then asking him to bust his *** on defense.
Yeah, I cannot see how it would make DG's game better. That said, I think there are situations where DG + Buck would be a net gain the team compared to DG + Lucca or DG + Scott or DG + Colvin. It would help if Gilstrap, Brackins, and whoever plays the 5 are decent at three-point shots. At some point though, if Buck becomes good enough were we need to have him on the court, DG may see [FONT="]severely [/FONT]reduced playing time.
Is this a for sure thing? I kind of hope so but I didn't think they would decide on that so soon.
It's pretty much a certainty...we already have Boozer, Christopherson, Colvin, Garrett, Buckley, and Staiger competing for 2 spots with Gilstrip penciled in at the 3, and Oliver needs to add strength-so a redshirt makes sense.
He won't lose all his value, and I could see how it could enhance some aspects of his game such as slashing without someone up in him and conditioning. But imo everything he excels at involves him needing the ball, thus adding time with him void of the ball may decrease his overall value. Things like moving without the ball, spot up shooting, shooting of a screen, posting-up, setting screens, offensive rebounding, are all things that need to be done off the ball, and are things I do not see DG excelling at. If we gain that much with a new pg or if the other options at the two are not that good it may be worth it.
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PG - Buckley/Garrett
SG - Christopherson/Colvin
SF - Gilstrap/Lucca
PF - Brackins,Dendy
C - Hamilton,JVB
I can see Lucca starting with Gilstrap and Brackins playing against small teams that we need athletism to matchup. I think that we'll see a lot of subbing this year similar to what Missouri did last year. Hopefully that means a faster pace with some full court defense mixed in.
BTW, I just don't see Lucca as a guard. He doesn't have the speed to stay with the guards in the Big12. He's much better suited at the wing where Brackins can pass it out to him in the corner.
SG - Christopherson/Colvin
SF - Gilstrap/Lucca
PF - Brackins,Dendy
C - Hamilton,JVB
I can see Lucca starting with Gilstrap and Brackins playing against small teams that we need athletism to matchup. I think that we'll see a lot of subbing this year similar to what Missouri did last year. Hopefully that means a faster pace with some full court defense mixed in.
BTW, I just don't see Lucca as a guard. He doesn't have the speed to stay with the guards in the Big12. He's much better suited at the wing where Brackins can pass it out to him in the corner.
I'm guessing that we'll see many variations in the starting line up this year until Mac feels like he has the best combination of starters and strength of bench. I wouldn't be surprised at all if 9 - 10 guys get the starting nod at some point during the season.
