East Bay Sports wrote:Stringcheese wrote:Mylie10 wrote:
Was I wrong to think that's what the lineup should have been from the beginning of the season?
After hearing Barnes interviewed on knbr the other day, I'm not so sure his psyche could have handled the bench again...so from that standpoint maybe it was the way to go. And props to Iguodala for sucking it up for the team.
No doubt that will be the go to most important unit on the floor when it really matters.
Eh, I really think it's as simple as: our bench unit needs Iguodala more than our starting unit needs Iguodala.
He's like our Ginobili
I think this point is moot come playoff time because we will rarely/if ever see units consisting of 4+ bench players like we do at times in the regular season. I agree if you sat down and made two separate 5 man units we are better off pairing Dala with the B Team and Barnes with the starters so I guess it does the trick for the regular season.
Dala won't sniff 6MOTY consideration but he should. He has been amazing
PG-Stephen Curry, SG-Klay Thompson, PF-Draymond Green, SF-Andre Iguodala, and C-Andrew Bogut should be the lineup closing out games that's if we not blowing out the other team by 20+ points
I don't mind the starting lineup with PG-Stephen Curry, SG-Klay Thompson, PF-Draymond Green, SF-Harrison Barnes, and C-Andrew Bogut because Harrison Barnes mentally can't handle coming off the bench and has shown this year that he's better with the starting lineup than on the bench. Andre Iguodala has came around, accepted his role off the bench, and been awesome for the last couple of weeks now. Let's not screw with Harrison Barnes, his mind, and his confidence by bringing him off the bench because we going to need him in the playoffs.
What's going to be difficult for Steve Kerr is what guys to sub in after that starting lineup? Maybe a lineup of PG-Shaun Livingston, SG-Klay Thompson, PF-Harrison Barnes, SF-Andre Iguodala, and C-Marreese Speights to build the lead? Then a lineup of PG-Shaun Livingston, SG-Leandro Barbosa, PF-Draymond Green, SF-Andre Iguodala, C-Festus Ezeli to give the starters a little bit more time to rest and maintain the lead? By that time, we can bring back a rested PG-Stephen Curry, a re-energized SG-Klay Thompson, a eager PF-Draymond Green, a re-energized SF-Harrison Barnes, and a rested C-Andrew Bogut to close out the 1st half.
Then in the 2nd half, we can do the same similar lineups except with PG-Stephen Curry, SG-Klay Thompson, PF-Draymond Green, SF-Andre Iguodala, and C-Andrew Bogut to close out the game. No David Lee until he fix his jumpshot and get some toughness.
