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Andy V is a born backup, he plays with so much energy its always best to bring him off the bench.
pg/west/gibson
sg/wally/pavl
sf/LBJ/LBJ
pf/wallace/Anderson/smith
c/Z/wallace/smith

Here's what I think the lineup will look like:

West/Gibson
Pavlovic/Wally
LeBron/Brown
Wallace/Smith
Ilguaskas/AV

(Ben and AV should NEVER play together, unless the other bigs are in foul trouble. I think combos of Ben/Z or AV/Smith could actually complement each other very well)

smith should be the starting pf. he has no weaknesses in his game like the other options do.

richard wrote:smith should be the starting pf. he has no weaknesses in his game like the other options do.

That would force CLE to play AV and Ben together at some point... That would a nightmare for CLE's offense.

Imagine the possibilities..

Ben Wallace, Anderson Varejao, and Eric Snow.
In the lineup.
At the same time.

Offensive potential.

i dont care what lineup starts, but here is the hopeful closers on most nights

pg west
sg gibson
sf lbj
pf joe smith
c av

People look too much at a starting lineup. I think what is more important is who finishes, and that is what Bombay said. I think Bombay listed a very good lineup to close games off...maybe replace Joe Smith with Z on some nights. That lineup gives Bron 2 very good outside shooters in Gibson and West plus those 2 guys can actually guard the 1 and 2 positions much better than Sasha or Wally could. West is a pretty solid defender and Gibson is an underrated defender as well.

As for starters, I would like to see Sasha as the starter when the playoffs roll around because I think he can be a better defender than Wallace. Cleveland will be matched up against either Boston or Detroit and there is no easy option for Wally to defend. I think Sasha can do a better job than Wally at guarding Ray Allen or Rip Hamilton. Sasha will just be a guy that starts to keep the seat warm for guys like Boobie and Wally.

Plus, I like the idea of coming with a bench that consists of Wally, Boobie, Joe Smith, Varejao and even guys like Damon Jones and Devin Brown.

Ben Wallace should consider himself lucky if Brown gives him 5 minutes per...his game has left the building...

the_incredible_basti wrote:-= original quote snipped =-



well this is not a great point but ben's contract is way too big to let him come off the bench

@ cliff levingston: oh my bad, I didn't know that. what kind of injury does he have?

Same as every other injured Cavalier. He's got an ankle sprain.

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That would force CLE to play AV and Ben together at some point... That would a nightmare for CLE's offense.

I guarantee that they will be on the court together for stretches. Brown always mixes up his combinations (often to my dismay). Varejao is not nearly as offensively inept as some people seem to think. While he really doesn't have many moves he can hit the 12 ft jump shot and he's quicker off the dribble than the vast majority of big men in the NBA and he's got a nack for knowing when to roll off of a defender and get to the basket.

prashant wrote:Imagine the possibilities..

Ben Wallace, Anderson Varejao, and Eric Snow.
In the lineup.
At the same time.

Offensive potential.