Obviously Gary performs better in a starting role. Matchup dependant, but wondering if it would be better to have Jak come off the bench.
We have had so many slow starts so far this season. The spacing in our starting 5 is abismal. We are the worst half court offense in the league.
I think starting the game with our best shooters on the floor would just get us off to a hotter start offensively. Everytime this team loses the first quarter, especially if the other team starts off hot from 3, it’s basically a guaranteed L.
I know people are gonna say then we have no shooting off the bench. But Darko plays the most random combo of lineups anyways. The point is that from the tip- we have shooting and spacing on the floor, instead of constantly playing from behind.
Didn’t mind the lineups overall, except for Scottie running with only bench players at times
Barnes and Siakam staggered with different lineups worked quite well at times, and helps with pacing
Have GTJ run with Siakam / Barnes is necessary, it is too much for him to run with only bench players
Lineups with Siakam + Purtle, or Barnes + Purtle worked pretty well, and staggering Barnes and Siakam with different lineups helps the rest of the team generally
Siakam seems to need to run with more starters than Barnes does also, since Barnes is a lot more creative and versatile in his offensive game, he doesn’t rely as much on height mismatches to drive