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Who Should We Bench, Hedo or Rashard?

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Who Should We Bench, Hedo or Rashard? 

Post#1 » by J-Mezzy » Wed Feb 20, 2008 7:00 pm

In the case that we can land a true PF through a trade prior to the deadline. My guess is we would move Hedo to SG, but he'd be playing out of position and we'd suffer a tremendous hit defensively. I think we could always use a talented and legit 6th man.

So Hedo is having a better year, but can you really bench lewis and look like fools after paying him the max? Besides, Hedo is very familiar with the bench role as well.

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Post#2 » by theTHIEF » Wed Feb 20, 2008 7:02 pm

Hedo...Shard would be far too upset...plus, he'd become our most dangerous score posting up on the other SF's in the league...
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Post#3 » by craig01 » Wed Feb 20, 2008 7:03 pm

Hedo wouldn't have come off the bench IMO.

The new PF would.
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Post#4 » by MJallday59 » Wed Feb 20, 2008 7:03 pm

Hedo...if he's still here.
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Post#5 » by AdamTheGreek » Wed Feb 20, 2008 7:04 pm

Hedo would be at SG.

If not, Hedo has no issue with going to the bench.
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Post#6 » by spinedoc » Wed Feb 20, 2008 7:05 pm

Hedo of course. You don't sign a guy to a max deal and then trade for a marginal pf only to bench your big time free agent, well at least no sane person would anyway. Hedo will still get plenty of playing time, getting all the backup sf minutes plus some when Rashard rotates to the 4 during stretches. Hedo makes a better sixth man anyway.
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Post#7 » by MoGrAdY » Wed Feb 20, 2008 7:06 pm

I think the new PF would.. Or Hedo would be moved to SG.
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Post#8 » by damo[23] » Wed Feb 20, 2008 7:10 pm

Yup as the others seem to suggest; these are the only really likely senarios:

New PF comes off bench to solidify front court. Lineup is kept as is;

PF comes into lineup straight away or after a few games; Hedo is switched to the SG and Rashard to the SF. We now have a "tougher" post with a PF, Rashard is playing his natural position, which surely will help him offensivily, and while Hedo is "out of position" he has played it both for Sacramento and Orlando [remember the great run he had when we did that].

Arguably I'd say Hedo at the SG is more suitable in basketball terms than Rashard at the PF.
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Post#9 » by ctorres » Wed Feb 20, 2008 7:13 pm

Hedo should be moved to SG. He has played like one in the two games I've seen at the Amway Arena (Celtics and Mavericks)
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Post#10 » by The Letter J » Wed Feb 20, 2008 7:22 pm

If the new PF is Haslem or Wilcox, I would expect either to start. Hedo should be slid to SG or relegated to the 6th man role. Mind you it wouldn't be a normal 6th man role, Hedo would probably play the entire 4th quarter.

If it were up to me, Hedo would slide to SG. Then when the first sub comes in for a big we would play small ball with Shard and Hedo splitting F duties.
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Post#11 » by magicmamma » Wed Feb 20, 2008 7:22 pm

craig01 wrote:Hedo wouldn't have come off the bench IMO.

The new PF would.


I agree. The Hedo/Shard combo is excellent, we just need an alternate so we can go big. The new PF would come off the bench about when Cookie does now, and would stay in through Dwight's break. In the highly unlikely case that we got a PF who was good enough to replace one of these guys in the SL, Hedo could have his time focused more toward the end of the game when he takes off. But I really don't think either Hedo or Shard has an ego problem that would make it difficult for SVG to do whatever will work best.
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Post#12 » by Optimus_Steel » Wed Feb 20, 2008 7:22 pm

craig01 wrote:Hedo wouldn't have come off the bench IMO.

The new PF would.


Thats the way i see it. Why change the starting fowards?
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Post#13 » by ctorres » Wed Feb 20, 2008 7:24 pm

PG: Jameer Nelson
SG: Hedo Turkoglu
SF: Rashard Lewis
PF: Brad Miller or Kurt Thomas or Udonis Haslem or Chris Wilcox
C: Dwight Howard

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Post#14 » by damo[23] » Wed Feb 20, 2008 7:25 pm

And if Hedo was the "6th man" as the Letter J suggests, it would not be the typical 6th man, more like Ginobli - a starter that just happens to spend the first couple of minutes on the bench.
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Post#15 » by EasternMagic » Wed Feb 20, 2008 7:46 pm

hedo, shard would be at his natural position. if hes averaging 18-19 at pf just imagin how much better he can be where he's supposed to be. hedo could maybe do sg. but personally i dont think our starting lineup will see any changes were not getting brad miller and i dont think thomas will start if we get him
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Post#16 » by mhectorgato » Wed Feb 20, 2008 8:14 pm

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Post#17 » by magicman123 » Wed Feb 20, 2008 8:26 pm

i gotta go with howard, the dude would win 6th man of the year every single year..jk, it depends on who the pf is, thomas def wont start..i can see hedo switching to sg though..whatever happens lets hope we get a big, starter or not
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Post#18 » by Typhoon20 » Wed Feb 20, 2008 8:27 pm

The old Hedo would make a perfect 6th man (bench player).

The new Hedo is an all-star calibre starter.
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Post#19 » by Daboone696 » Wed Feb 20, 2008 8:39 pm

trade rashard for a pg and pf
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Post#20 » by DiplomaticMagic » Wed Feb 20, 2008 8:48 pm

It depends who the PF is. If it was Brad Miller coming than Hedo would be coming to bench (unless he can play SG) If it's Kurt Thomas starting line-up would be the same.
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