My dream crowd-favorite lineup: pg - Scottie Brooks sg - Calvin Murphy sf - Matt Bullard pf - Chucky Brown c - Tree Rollins
I'd say: Steve Francis Cuttino Mobley Jim Jackson Mo Taylor Yao Ming I don't like the idea of starting Cato, because the reason he's playing with all this fire is because he's pretty much competing against Yao. If we give Cato his starting spot back I'm afraid he'll go back to the Cato of old (when Francis was leading the team in rebounds). The rest of the guys I think should come off the bench so we can put them in when their specific abilities meet our needs. Example, when we need a 3, put Pike or maybe Nachbar in fresh. When we need a defensive stop, put either of the Griffins in fresh. When we need to run and keep up with another quick team, put Mooch and them in. But I like the starting lineup I said above the best right now.
Francis Mobley Adrian Griffin Mo T Yao Put A. Griffin on the opponent's best SG or SF, then get out the way and let the Rox four best offensive players go to work. Whose going to slow down the Lakers, Wolves, Mavs, Spurs, and Kings anyway when they have so many options? I say if we cant beat em, join em. Turn it into a shootout and hope Griffin could shut down one of the other team's scorers. Save the defense for the East coast teams. MAVS Dirk, Findog ,Jamison, Nash Wolves KG, Spree, Sam, T-Hud, Wally, Lakers Shaq, KB8, Glove, Malone, Spurs Duncan, Duncan, Duncan, Duncan Kings, C-Webb, Peja, Bibby, B-Jax, B-Miller There's no defending those lineups. JVG, Tampa Bay Bucs, it doesn't matter. The West is about offense. We could have 5 Ron Artests' and until we get at least one more consistent scoring threat to surround Steve, Yao, and Cat- We gonna keep losing close games. Post em' up and jump hook em' to death Mo T. Just hope that Yao gets all the rebounds.
C-Yao Ming PF-Kelvin Cato SF-Bostjan Nachbar(if he plays like the way he played at the end of 4th i think he can start) SG-Cuttino Mobly(hes to good to come off the bench) PG-Steve Francis this lineup would give us 3 great oustide shooters and with yao and kelvin inside thats scary with shooters suronding them
Francis Mobley Jackson Taylor Yao There's your shooters surrounding Steve and Yao. Regular rotation of the bench: Cato Piatkowski A. Griff Moochie (wish it wasn't, but we need a backup) E. Griff That's your ten guys. The Griffins get very limited minutes. Mostly starters plus Cato and Pike. Boki and Meech for insurance and that's your twelve. Sub Pig for Eddie if that Eddie thing can't get worked out.
I doubt you are being serious but... From what I have seen of JVG thus far, there is no way I would place a substantial amount of $ that we not ever see that lineup once over 82 games.
Nachbar has had one decent shooting game but he is not a great shooter. I want him to get better but I think he is best coming off the bench.
