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There are about 5 guys that I'm still in the recognition phase of even knowing who they are when I see them. Let's see. In that group for me:

Little
K Johnson
Goodwin (saw him only briefly in summer league)
KBD (I probably couldn't pick him out of a lineup at the moment)
Metu
Azubuike

Uh, oh. Eubanks first FT was a brick! However, Bol Bol's stroke is sweet.

Physicality and accountability. I love it!

Superbone wrote: ↑

Tue Oct 03, 2023 1:21 pm

Uh, oh. Eubanks first FT was a brick! However, Bol Bol's stroke is sweet.

I bet it's super long.

TOO wrote: ↑

Tue Oct 03, 2023 1:26 pm

Superbone wrote: ↑

Tue Oct 03, 2023 1:21 pm

Uh, oh. Eubanks first FT was a brick! However, Bol Bol's stroke is sweet.

I bet it's super long.

OK, man. You and AIG get a room.

What’s everyone’s predicted starting lineup? How about the 10 man rotation? At least to start the season. Here’s mine:

Booker, Beal, Allen, KD, Nurkic
Gordon, Okogie, Yuta, KBD, Eubanks

Goodwin, Little, Bol, and Metu will get a shot at some point…just don’t think right away.

Little for sure will get a chance and I wouldn’t be surprised if he starts. Just think it’ll be hard to find minutes for him right away.

Split T wrote: ↑

Tue Oct 03, 2023 1:39 pm

What’s everyone’s predicted starting lineup? How about the 10 man rotation? At least to start the season. Here’s mine:

Booker, Beal, Allen, KD, Nurkic
Gordon, Okogie, Yuta, KBD, Eubanks

Goodwin, Little, Bol, and Metu will get a shot at some point…just don’t think right away.

Little for sure will get a chance and I wouldn’t be surprised if he starts. Just think it’ll be hard to find minutes for him right away.

That's pretty much what I'm thinking, though I think KBD gets the start over Allen.

This is as far as I can get with a prediction... Booker, KD, Beal, Nurkic, Eubanks, and Gordon will play every night they're healthy and I can't say the same for everyone else.

I think that JO has a good chance to start just to have a defensive presence on the perimeter. KBD is certainly long but lacks the footspeed for certain match-ups. It may be a 5th starter by committee depending on if we're facing a big, talented wing (Kawhi, Luka, Lebron, Tatum, Butler), KBD might get the nod, and if it's Murray, Steph, Fox, Dame etc then JO.

G: Beal, Gordon
G: Booker, Allen
F: JO/KBD, Yuta
F: KD, Little/KBD
C: Nurk, Eubanks

I have a hard time seeing Goodwin, Bol, Metu getting any minutes besides spot duty until injuries pile up.
But I absolutely love having 3-4 guys who can play both forward spots to help keep KD's minutes down (Little, KBD, +/- Yuta).

I'm with you Split; I think that if Little has a dependable enough jumper, his length and athleticism could be a hybrid of what KBD and JO bring defensively, and he may end up the starter.

I think it’ll end up being these guys as KDB just seems to be a better 4 /co-wing to ensure that KD doesn’t have to do too much. I like that Vogel seems more invested in experimenting and learning his guys than just being too dogmatic and forcing things. It’ll be fun seeing how Yuta and Little pan out as well. I like them both off the bench. KD is undoubtedly gonna miss some games in regular season so theres real opportunity to carve out a role before the playoffs.
Starters: Book, Beal, KD, KDB, Nurkic
Bench: Gordon, Little, Eubanks, Allen, Yuta
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Tue Oct 03, 2023 1:44 pm

Split T wrote: ↑

Tue Oct 03, 2023 1:39 pm

What’s everyone’s predicted starting lineup? How about the 10 man rotation? At least to start the season. Here’s mine:

Booker, Beal, Allen, KD, Nurkic
Gordon, Okogie, Yuta, KBD, Eubanks

Goodwin, Little, Bol, and Metu will get a shot at some point…just don’t think right away.

Little for sure will get a chance and I wouldn’t be surprised if he starts. Just think it’ll be hard to find minutes for him right away.

That's pretty much what I'm thinking, though I think KBD gets the start over Allen.

It's funny. All the media day shows on TV still show Okogie as that fifth starter. I think that's holdover from last season while Nurkic for the guy he was traded for is obvious. I could see a bunch of these guys in this spot during the course of the season. Yuta, KBD, Little, Okogie, Allen. That speaks to how deep our roster is. I think they'll save Gordon for 6th man though.

Haha
I was just coming here to post this with the same rotation question
It's cool seeing images of everyone and looking at it I find myself struggling with it.



He credited someone else with the images so guess that's how the person kinda see 1-15
Man they said it all y'day, position battles really gonna be a thing

Superbone wrote: ↑

Tue Oct 03, 2023 1:18 pm

There are about 5 guys that I'm still in the recognition phase of even knowing who they are when I see them. Let's see. In that group for me:

Little
K Johnson
Goodwin (saw him only briefly in summer league)
KBD (I probably couldn't pick him out of a lineup at the moment)
Metu
Azubuike

Ditto

Nodack wrote: ↑

Tue Oct 03, 2023 2:02 pm

Superbone wrote: ↑

Tue Oct 03, 2023 1:18 pm

There are about 5 guys that I'm still in the recognition phase of even knowing who they are when I see them. Let's see. In that group for me:

Little
K Johnson
Goodwin (saw him only briefly in summer league)
KBD (I probably couldn't pick him out of a lineup at the moment)
Metu
Azubuike

Ditto

Ditto

Okogie gonna get his shot. I loved the dude but I don’t see how people are still high on him after his playoffs performance. He can’t shoot open shots when the pressure is high. It was painful to watch.

He was phenomenal to close the regular season though

Yep, I don't think we know for a fact that his shot left him only because it was the postseason and due to pressure. Maybe though. Definitely keeping an eye on that. Like Split said, he shot it pretty well during the end of the reg season.

Drewsprocket wrote: ↑

Tue Oct 03, 2023 2:19 pm

Okogie gonna get his shot. I loved the dude but I don’t see how people are still high on him after his playoffs performance. He can’t shoot open shots when the pressure is high. It was painful to watch.

If I were him I would shoot a thousand shots per day during vacation. He can improve.

Split T wrote: ↑

Tue Oct 03, 2023 2:29 pm

He was phenomenal to close the regular season though

He was for real. He’s still my photo for now. I’m not holding my breath though, a guy like him needs development. I hope he shot the shit out of the ball all offseason.