A Fully Healthy (minus Zion) Pels Rotation
Okay, lets assume everyone but Zion is available down the stretch. What is the rotation? My thoughts:
1. First thing first, Willie MUST get Graham coming off the bench. No debate. I also dont want him ending games. He is a 20-24 mpg X factor who plays against mostly backups.
2. The starting 5 is set, and the hope is you can stagger CJ and BI, having one on for all 48 minutes.
3. I think you want to be able to finish with multiple units, depending on matchups and situations (are you up or down?). BI, CJ, and Herb close every game no matter what. I actually think a fully healthy Nance is the guy who finishes 4th most. And when I look at those 4, I actually like Hayes as the 5th guy unless you really need shooting, in which case I am looking at Snell or Murphy. But I think you have enough offense with BI and CJ, and Nance, Hayes and Herb makes you pretty switchable everywhere. The key will be those guys all committing to team rebounding
So, rotation for me would be (mpg in parenthesis):
Starters -- CJ (37), BI (36), Herb (34), Hayes (26), Jonas (31)
6th - Nance (26)
7th - Graham (22)
8th - Willy (14)
9th - Jose (14)
Deep bench/lineup dependent: Trey, Naji, Snell
1. First thing first, Willie MUST get Graham coming off the bench. No debate. I also dont want him ending games. He is a 20-24 mpg X factor who plays against mostly backups.
2. The starting 5 is set, and the hope is you can stagger CJ and BI, having one on for all 48 minutes.
3. I think you want to be able to finish with multiple units, depending on matchups and situations (are you up or down?). BI, CJ, and Herb close every game no matter what. I actually think a fully healthy Nance is the guy who finishes 4th most. And when I look at those 4, I actually like Hayes as the 5th guy unless you really need shooting, in which case I am looking at Snell or Murphy. But I think you have enough offense with BI and CJ, and Nance, Hayes and Herb makes you pretty switchable everywhere. The key will be those guys all committing to team rebounding
So, rotation for me would be (mpg in parenthesis):
Starters -- CJ (37), BI (36), Herb (34), Hayes (26), Jonas (31)
6th - Nance (26)
7th - Graham (22)
8th - Willy (14)
9th - Jose (14)
Deep bench/lineup dependent: Trey, Naji, Snell