G1: DET 14 - 18 MIA
G2: DET 7 - 6 CHO
G3: CHI 17 - 16 DET
G4: DET 8 - 16 OKC
G5: POR 12 - 16 DET
G6: DET 17 - 15 NOP
G7: PHO 11 - 12 DET
G8: GSW 14 - 19 DET
G9: DET 13 - 12 MIL
They’ve actually been starting well with the exception of the OKC game.
Our starting lineup is -12.5 in net rating so far this season (93 min.)
Filter by wins and it’s still -5.2(27 min.). Starting Killian next to Cade is basketball terrorism.
Our next best lineup with the most min. played together is…
Ivey - Sasser - Burks - Harris - Bagley is +24 (24.5 min.)
Smaller sample sizes include.
Hayes - Sasser - Cade - Thompson - Stew is -28 in 11 min.(Stew at the 5 is no bueno)
Cade - Burks - Thompson - Stew - Duren is +69 in 15 min.
Cade - Sasser - Thompson - Stew - Bagley is +27 in 14 min.
My point is that they have not been bad as a STARTING lineup. They did not have to be the lineup playing the most time together.
Burks was routinely came in early and played with the starters against other starters.
With minimum 15 minutes played, the only net positive lineup killian has been in has a paltry +2.8 net rating.