Morey says Asik and Dwight won't play together except maybe as experimentation. So as of right now, who's our starting PF? I think we'll slide Parsons to the 4 and start Garcia like we did in the playoffs. I don't think either of DMo or TJones is ready to start.
Depends on how guys look in the preseason. It's possible Smith, Dmo, or Jones could be ready to be the starter. I'm not a big fan of starting Garcia. He's too old and has had his injury struggles. I'm wary about playing him more than 20 minutes a game.
T Jones. I fear I only say that though because I saw him play last. I think y'all probably get what I mean.
Yea you have a good point but obviously Morey is valuing floor spacing since he's so against Asik and Dwight playing together and Parsons is obviously a much better 3point shooter than TJones. And Garcia might be old now but we know he can still contribute with his shooting. I can see TJones taking the starting spot later in the season though.
I like what T Jones offers is what the Rockets need. A high energy, 3pt shooting, hustle player. I would like to start T Jones and develop him.
I would love to see T Jones start. I feel like he deserves it and I think he can fit well with Howard.
I like Jones but I would like to see Dmo start, I think he has skills that you don't see in the NBA and that he can be a really special player.
If Asik stays I wouldn't be surprised if Howard starts at 4. Like Lin and Harden, one of them will come out first to ensure either Asik or Howard is on the court at all times. Unlike Lin and Harden they probably won't have many opportunities to be on the court together because they won't be playing 38 minutes night.
Motiejunas complements Dwight better. Dwight will be the roll guy and Donatas can either park outside the arc or opposite post. Jones and Asik make more sense, especially since TJ can also handle the ball with a second unit that has no depth in terms of ball handlers/vision (Casspi, Garcia, Beverley).
I voted Terrence Jones, but I think it'll probably be who shows off a better jumper in practice. Both of them have been respectable shooters in the past but hot garbage on an NBA court so far. If neither of them do, well, Terrence Jones will probably start for defense/rebounding purposes and you can expect to see a whole lotta small ball.
Lineup vs the Thunder in the Playoffs: PG: Beverly SG: Harden SF: Garcia PF: Parsons C: Asik 2013 Season Opener lineup: PG: Lin SG: Harden SF: Garcia PF: Parsons C: Howard Unless Jones has an incredible preseason, I think it's safe to say that Parsons could be the starting PF with Garcia at SF. That lineup did well vs the Thunder in the last 3 games of the series. If we make a trade for a proven PF, I dont envision anyone else starting at PF on opening night. Later in the season, we could very well see Jones or DMo take over that PF starting spot and move Parsons to SF and have Garcia come off the bench. Regardless, we have lots of depth PG: Lin Beverly Canaan SG: Harden Garcia SF: Parsons Caspi PF: Jones DMo C: Howard Asik Smith
Jones and D-Mo don't shoot the ball well enough to space the floor. I worry that McHale will go with the small ball lineup again to start most games: Lin, Bev, Harden, Parsons, Howard It was irritating to watch Delfino try to defend much bigger PF, and getting outmuscled every time. I hope we don't see more of that this season. IIRC we lost many games because of that mismatch at the 4 spot.
I agree with you I don't think that Garcia should be playing big minutes. I can't see Parsons playing the 4 to start a regular season game unless is was a special matchup situation.
