Starting lineup in the near future?

[rock70]

After watching last nights game I came away thinking that our starting lineup will likely change as the season progresses. No matter who starts I think the top eight or nine players will all see significant minutes. This will be the best depth we have seen in years.

It is all speculation but here is how I see our starting lineup and subs as the season progresses.

Starting five.

John David Gardner at the point
Vaughn Duggins at the two guard
Todd Brown at the wing
Gavin Horne at the power forward
Jordan Anthony Plieman at center

Subs.
Scottie Wilson
Troy Tabler
Ronnie Thomas
Will Graham

With out seeing Gardner play I am making my guess based on what I hear folks say about his talent level. I think Will is more valuable coming off the bench since he is so versatile and can play at least three positions. Todd Brown and Vaughn Duggins are no brainers at starters. These two will log the most minutes. Jordan is mister steady in the middle. He is a tough physical player. I think now that we have more depth we will be able to rest him more through out the game which will help him to a more productive season. Gavin Horne seems like a natural fit at the power forward spot. He was more physical then I thought.

Like I mentioned above I think our top subs will all log good minutes. Much like Will Graham Scottie is more valuable coming off the bench. His best position is the wing, occupied by Todd Brown, but he can also play the four and even center in a pinch. He is an undersized power forward but I still see Scottie playing twenty plus minutes per game. Ronnie Thomas will be Jordan's back up this year. If Ronnies knees hold out and we can get 15 minutes a game from him at the center position it will do wonders for Jordan's game. A rested Jordan will be a better player. Troy will also see significant minutes as a backup to all three guard positions. Troy is a stud in the making and it wouldn't surprise me to see him in the games at crunch time.

I may be way off base but time will tell. How do you folks see the team taking shape?

[bballraider]

I think the lineup will be:

PG: Gardner
SG: Duggins
WG: Brown
PF: Wilson
PF: Pleiman

Although Graham would be a good starting PG, I think he will start on the bench because of his versatility of being able to sub out any of the 3 guard sport without a drop on the defensive end of the court. Starters really will not mean as much as in the past because of the skill and size on the bench. I could see Brownell substituting pretty freely because I think his main concern has always been defense and rebounding, and whichever players are doing the work here will get the most playing time. Coach seems pretty demanding of the work ethic/hustle of the team, and I think will sit ANY player that he does not see giving his all during the game, and for once this will not hurt this team very much. I see a very balanced scoring attack, unless any one of our players gets a huge mismatch against an opposing team, which we can really exploit, because we have the skill at all the positions that it will make it hard for teams to double up on any one player.

[Jazzfan]

PG: John David Gardner
SG: Vaughn Duggins
WG: Todd Brown
PF: Gavin Horne or Ronnie Thomas
C: Jordan Pleiman

[bballraider]

godfather said:

PG: John David Gardner
SG: Vaughn Duggins
WG: Todd Brown
PF: Gavin Horne or Ronnie Thomas
C: Jordan Pleiman

You may be right with Horne or Thomas starting over Wilson if he doesn't pickup his play by the opener. I originally thought Thomas would be Jordan's backup and that we couldn't put him in the starting lineup because of the potential drop off of the other players and would need a sub for Jordan. But after seeing Horne and Land play I would feel comfotable with either one coming into a game for any period of time. That would free up Thomas to start alongside Pleiman which would make a pretty formidable front line. I think Brownell has some good combinations of offense and defense that he can mix in the front court.

[Big D]

I think the starting lineup is going to fluctuate this year based on potential matchups vs other teams and how well players perform in practice. I think bballraider summed it up perfectly......

I could see Brownell substituting pretty freely because I think his main concern has always been defense and rebounding, and whichever players are doing the work here will get the most playing time. Coach seems pretty demanding of the work ethic/hustle of the team, and I think will sit ANY player that he does not see giving his all during the game, and for once this will not hurt this team very much.

[Raiderfan]

I definitely see JDG starting over Will. Will's ability to play anything from the pt, 2 guard, or wing makes him a valuable role or utility player. Besides I think JDG will bring more of a scoring threat to the floor.

I don't see Scottie losing his starting position unless he really falls on hard times.

Here is my starting 5:

Gardner 6-4 pt guard ( Will Graham back up)
Duggins 6-3 guard ( Troy Tabler & Will back ups)
Brown 6-5 wing ( Troy & Will backups)
Wilson 6-6 PF ( Gaven Horne, Cooper Land, & Pressley back ups)
Plieman 6-8 center ( Ronnie Thomas, Horne, & Pressley backups)

Of course I could see Duggins playing the point at times and Scottie playing the wing on occasion.

It should be one of the deepest teams we've had in quite a long time.