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Round 2 vs Boston.

Should be some streams available, not aired locally but airing in BOS.

I hope to see some more experimentation with the starting lineup. A Kemba, Lamb, Batum, MKG, Zeller lineup specifically.

LofJ wrote:I hope to see some more experimentation with the starting lineup. A Kemba, Lamb, Batum, MKG, Zeller lineup specifically.

i think this will prove to be our best lineup statistically this season. definitely want to see more of that.

LofJ wrote:I hope to see some more experimentation with the starting lineup. A Kemba, Lamb, Batum, MKG, Zeller lineup specifically.

Batum and Kidd-Gilchrist need to come off the bench. Their dismal performance as starters the past two years proves it.

euphorbus wrote:

LofJ wrote:I hope to see some more experimentation with the starting lineup. A Kemba, Lamb, Batum, MKG, Zeller lineup specifically.

Batum and Kidd-Gilchrist need to come off the bench. Their dismal performance as starters the past two years proves it.

And who will start in their place? Bridges? Yeah, hopefully after he gets some experience. We don't have anyone else on the roster that could potentially be better than them though.

LofJ wrote:

euphorbus wrote:

LofJ wrote:I hope to see some more experimentation with the starting lineup. A Kemba, Lamb, Batum, MKG, Zeller lineup specifically.

Batum and Kidd-Gilchrist need to come off the bench. Their dismal performance as starters the past two years proves it.

And who will start in their place? Bridges? Yeah, hopefully after he gets some experience. We don't have anyone else on the roster that could potentially be better than them though.

I don't really think having Lamb Batum and MKG in the starting line up is going to be our best lineup. There's no spacing there. I like MKG at PF, but as this point he needs to get 20 minutes in a reserve role in less he can really play above his career numbers. Between MKG and Kaminsky the latter needs to go. I get it he can space, but that's literally all he can do. Batum on the other hand absolutely doesn't need to come off the bench. For starters, if we bring him off the bench we then have two guys who are making large amounts of money, for several years, coming off the bench. And, then there is the fact, if Batum can regain a little of his old self hes still worth having in the starting line up. Charlotte's best short run option with Batum is to play him. If he plays well, I'd try to trade him if it's possible.

And also for what its worth. I think our best line up going forward is going to be Kemba, Lamb, Bridges, MKG, Zeller or Kemba, Lamb, Batum, Bridges, Zeller. I'd also like to see some line ups with Monk thrown in there.

LofJ wrote:

euphorbus wrote:Batum and Kidd-Gilchrist need to come off the bench. Their dismal performance as starters the past two years proves it.

And who will start in their place? Bridges? Yeah, hopefully after he gets some experience. We don't have anyone else on the roster that could potentially be better than them though.

That is what pre-season is for--to experiment with the best lineups and see who plays well together in one particular style or another. If you want to put your five best players on the floor, in my opinion they would be, in order: Walker, Zeller, Williams, Lamb, Monk. That would be a fast lineup! But is it workable? Would the defense be tight enough? That's for the coaches to decide. The second team does not need to, and probably should not, play the same style as the first team. Insisting on that was one of Coach Clifford's many weaknesses.

You ask a simple-sounding question, but the answers are actually rather complicated. It's not quite like college, but every season in the NBA still brings new faces and new potential combinations. And in this case, a whole new coaching staff, thank goodness.

As for who makes what kind of money, I only care who can win.

We certainly have a little experimentation going on, with Hernangomez in the starting lineup. He has eight already.

Hernangomez active early

My goodness I didn't think it was possible...but the Celtics announcers are even MORE biased this year

Lovely move to the basket by Mr. Monk.

Zeller Marvin and Parker sitting out.

A couple of typical, lazy passes from Batum, and a real comical one, off the backboard, from Monk.

I can't believe we are playing like I always wanted us to play. I have always wanted a spurs assistant, uptempo play, backdoors, picknrolls and lots of threes. we look great out there

Wow, the "young guys" lineup looks pretty darn good. They do not let the ball stick at all. Bridges and Monk are impressive.

Love our back cuts to the basket we no longer look predictable

Monk is lethal.

Has Biyombo improved at all since the last time he was in Charlotte?

Liver_Pooty wrote:Monk is lethal.

He sure is.

Meanwhile...Kaminsky...

You know times are changing when you see this and you just think, "Meh, ok. We needed to thin our wing rotation anyway."