Suns should start Lou Amundson, Nash as a SG and Diaw at PG.
Posted: Tue Dec 2, 2008 11:53 pm
C-Lopez
PF-Amundson
SF-Amare
SG-Nash
PG-Diaw
Comming off the bench
C-Shaq
PF-Barnes
SF-Hill
SG-Bell
PG-Barbosa
Now you may be asking why this lineup? Why move Amare to SF, Nash to SG, and Diaw to PG while bringing Shaq off the bench.
The Suns starting 5
Lopez-Starting him at center would bring instant defense and hustle, plus he doesn't clog up the areas like Shaq does so it will give Amare room to operate and do all his damage.
Amundson-The same as above, starting him at power forward, proves defense and hustle, not needed as a scorer that would be Amare's job but Amundson can try and get offensive rebounds and loose balls.
Amare-Starting Amare at small forward would allow him to operate against smaller players, if he becomes a sf he can dominate any small forward in the league (besides Lebron anyway). Amare than can become "the man" like he wants and as small forward it would be easier for him to score and gets rebound, he would likely average 30-12 per game.
Nash-Starting Nash at shooting guard, some of you may say why he was a two time MVP as a poing guard but remember Porter's system is different from D'antoni's. Nash is still one of the best shooters in the league and if you make him a shooting guard and place him at the three point line he would provide instant offense and wouldn't have to deal with distributing the ball he could focus on scoring.
Diaw-Starting Diaw at point guard, Diaw is one of the best if not the best 6'8 passing big man in the league, he played the point for his French national team. Diaw could distribute the ball and he has great court vision, not as great as Nash but Diaw would dominate almost any other point guard the Suns go up against and he's a solid defender also.
the bench
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Shaq-Bring Shaq off the bench as the backup center, I know Kerr's ego might not allow it but Shaq is 36 and still can be a solid backup center that way he also isn't tired out and ready for the playoffs. Also the second unit would be more fitted for Shaq's style.
Barnes-Bring Barnes off the bench as the back up power forward, I know he may be a little undersized for one but Barnes is around the same size as Marion was and he played pf, also Barnes is a great defender so he could almost anyone.
Hill-Bring Hill of the bench as the back up small forward, he can focus on defending and scoring when given the chance.
Bell-Bring Bell off the bench as the back up shooting guard, he would provide solid defense and still has the ability to hit that open 3 point shoot.
Barbosa-Bring Barbosa off the bench as the back up point guard, he would provide instant offense like he always does. He may not be a good ball distributor but he can focus on scoring instead of distributing with solid defenders like Bell, Barnes and Hill.
Wildcards: Dragic, Singletary and Tucker. These guys can play when there's extra time, someone gets hurts and goes down.
So what does everyone think about those lineups? You guys can also name your lineups you would like to see the Suns use.
PF-Amundson
SF-Amare
SG-Nash
PG-Diaw
Comming off the bench
C-Shaq
PF-Barnes
SF-Hill
SG-Bell
PG-Barbosa
Now you may be asking why this lineup? Why move Amare to SF, Nash to SG, and Diaw to PG while bringing Shaq off the bench.
The Suns starting 5
Lopez-Starting him at center would bring instant defense and hustle, plus he doesn't clog up the areas like Shaq does so it will give Amare room to operate and do all his damage.
Amundson-The same as above, starting him at power forward, proves defense and hustle, not needed as a scorer that would be Amare's job but Amundson can try and get offensive rebounds and loose balls.
Amare-Starting Amare at small forward would allow him to operate against smaller players, if he becomes a sf he can dominate any small forward in the league (besides Lebron anyway). Amare than can become "the man" like he wants and as small forward it would be easier for him to score and gets rebound, he would likely average 30-12 per game.
Nash-Starting Nash at shooting guard, some of you may say why he was a two time MVP as a poing guard but remember Porter's system is different from D'antoni's. Nash is still one of the best shooters in the league and if you make him a shooting guard and place him at the three point line he would provide instant offense and wouldn't have to deal with distributing the ball he could focus on scoring.
Diaw-Starting Diaw at point guard, Diaw is one of the best if not the best 6'8 passing big man in the league, he played the point for his French national team. Diaw could distribute the ball and he has great court vision, not as great as Nash but Diaw would dominate almost any other point guard the Suns go up against and he's a solid defender also.
the bench
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
Shaq-Bring Shaq off the bench as the backup center, I know Kerr's ego might not allow it but Shaq is 36 and still can be a solid backup center that way he also isn't tired out and ready for the playoffs. Also the second unit would be more fitted for Shaq's style.
Barnes-Bring Barnes off the bench as the back up power forward, I know he may be a little undersized for one but Barnes is around the same size as Marion was and he played pf, also Barnes is a great defender so he could almost anyone.
Hill-Bring Hill of the bench as the back up small forward, he can focus on defending and scoring when given the chance.
Bell-Bring Bell off the bench as the back up shooting guard, he would provide solid defense and still has the ability to hit that open 3 point shoot.
Barbosa-Bring Barbosa off the bench as the back up point guard, he would provide instant offense like he always does. He may not be a good ball distributor but he can focus on scoring instead of distributing with solid defenders like Bell, Barnes and Hill.
Wildcards: Dragic, Singletary and Tucker. These guys can play when there's extra time, someone gets hurts and goes down.
So what does everyone think about those lineups? You guys can also name your lineups you would like to see the Suns use.
