Daddy 801 wrote:KqWIN wrote:Daddy 801 wrote:I think it’s a serious consideration. But the more important detail is who else is playing off the bench with Rubio? Who is his PnR man?
I would love to see Donny, Korver, Ingles, Crowder, Gobert play a bit more together so maybe that’s the starting lineup? I see that as a killer lineup with a ton of spacing.
Korver and probably Gobert could get subbed out pretty quick and then Rubio, Donny, Ingles, Crowder, Favs could play a bit. I’m not sure the exact rotation. But if Rubio can handle it, and I think he could, it could work.
IMO, Rubio has much more natural synergy with Favors than Gobert. Rubio has good vision, but he has poor touch on passes and doesn’t always throw them accurate. It’s not optimal to combine that with Gobert’s iffy hands when you have Favors. Favors can catch everything. Exum has better chemistry with Gobert. Hecan create more lobs because he’s a threat at the rim to score and throws more accurate lobs.
Korver is the other player who I think fits well with Rubio. He gets open on his own doesn’t need the ball. He just needs the pass at the right time, and Rubio can deliver. I think Rubio is at his best when he has the ball and the guys off the ball are threatening the defense. Korver is the only perimeter guy on roster who moves without the ball.
Valid points. Maybe start Donny, Royce, Ingles, Crowder, and Gobert. With Rubio, Exum, Korver, and Favs being the main bench guys. That's a nine man rotation. Seems pretty good. And that should be one of the best bench units in the NBA.
I think SoCal is right about Exum and Rubio though. They'll hurt each other on the court because neither provides spacing. Rubio should get the same rotation as Favors, and if he's the right guy to finish he can come back in at the end...but there are lots of options. Korver is situational based on matchups. If there's a place for him to hide on defense, he provides the most offensive value. As far as the other three, it's a weird situation where I think their ranking in ability is the opposite of how I'd rank them in terms of fit.
Although Mitchell and Gobert are dominating, O'Neale has also caught my eye. His mentality has been much different, and that's something that can carryover when we start playing some real teams. He was trying to do too much in the bench unit and I think he believed that he could be a playmaker. When he's playing with Donovan he knows his place and is making the simple play instead. We'll see if the shooting holds up. He was doing really well last year until he made like 1/20, but he is so much more valuable when he plays within himself.