Nc Central Game Thread

[KentuckyWild2020]

By season's end. But now...I think a starting lineup of

PG - Lowe
SG - Chandler
SF. - Oweh
PF - Jelavic
C - Quaintence

Looks better and might make more sense. Unless...Moreno and Quaintence play together much better than my wildest imagination....and then move Quaintence to PF and Jelavic to the bench. If Jelavic was a better 3 point shooter I'd like to see him start and get more minutes...but unfortunately, he's not.

I'd like to see Aberdeen and Jasper off the bench for instant offense and Dioubate off the bench for rebounding, defense and interior toughness. Jelavic and Noah can compete for minutes with whichever is needed (Jelavic for size and rebounding...Noah for guarding smaller players and shooting) getting the minutes. Garrison and Williams are (unfortunately) kind of odd men out at this point.

I'm basing this off the assumption that Lowe's health improves and his game picks up. Otherwise, he's looking at serious bench time and Aberdeen's role changes dramatically.

The only reason I've liked and still don't mind a larger substitution pattern is because I still don't think we've completely figured out who excels at what and who should be getting the most minutes.

Dude, that starting lineup, need I say more.

If I was to tweak that lineup, (People about to lose their minds), I would have Chandler coming off the bench as the firecracker scoring punch and insert Aberdeen into the lineup. Still, based on what I see, I FULLY THINK this is the LINEUP, this is our 5. Hopefully Pope will play them and let them play until they need a break, substitute accordingly, use the role players, let this 5 gel and get to know one another on the court..

With that 5, i can see two guys who can attack the rim get to the line, one guy who can catch lobs rebound putbacks, two more who can spot up and shoot, especially when the double teams start coming at OWEH perhaps LOWE..

I can live with Johnson off the bench, last night he earned my respect but I hope it's not fool's gold and hopeful pandora's box wasn't opened. He still needs to pass and not force shots, he may be okay.

Aberdeen or Chandler off the bench, one can score and play D, the other would be a scoring spark.

I still think Noah and Moreno gets a few minutes off the bench.

Williams, Dioubate, who knows?? Williams can't shoot consistently and Dioubate can't shoot at all. If Dioubate had Bryce Hopkins kind of game It may be different but it doesn't.

Garrision, would not surprise me if he transfers out by the end of the month but who knows..