Had this discussion on HawkCast this morning.
In my opinion, it should've been
Thelwell, Dix, Sandfort, Traore and Freeman from the start of the season. Knew it wouldn't happen, but that's the best starting lineup, imo.
I know there's some dislike for Dembele on this board, but even throwing him in instead of Traore -- who Fran clearly hasn't loved to play much as of late -- would be better for this teams' defense and getting the starts they want, as opposed to being forced to attempt a comeback in the second half. Putting Pryce at the three and Payton at the four would be an upgrade, too, imo.
Harding is getting hunted too much defensively, in my opinion. Having a bigger guard at PG and then having the rest of the lineup be bigger, sturdier guys would help Owen from being forced to rotate and leave somebody open for layups.
There are a lot of issues with this team defensively, but that starting lineup could help eliminate some of the issues.
May have an article on this after Fran's availability today.
Who do you think should start?
In my opinion, it should've been
Thelwell, Dix, Sandfort, Traore and Freeman from the start of the season. Knew it wouldn't happen, but that's the best starting lineup, imo.
I know there's some dislike for Dembele on this board, but even throwing him in instead of Traore -- who Fran clearly hasn't loved to play much as of late -- would be better for this teams' defense and getting the starts they want, as opposed to being forced to attempt a comeback in the second half. Putting Pryce at the three and Payton at the four would be an upgrade, too, imo.
Harding is getting hunted too much defensively, in my opinion. Having a bigger guard at PG and then having the rest of the lineup be bigger, sturdier guys would help Owen from being forced to rotate and leave somebody open for layups.
There are a lot of issues with this team defensively, but that starting lineup could help eliminate some of the issues.
May have an article on this after Fran's availability today.
Who do you think should start?
