People in this sub are overreacting on the idea of starting Dray at the center, but most often disregard that we play our players on a rotation rather than a lineup basis. We still have TJD and Looney on our roster, so i think our center minutes will still be mostly covered by both of them. Although Looney declined, he can still at least play 10-14 minutes as a backup center, and TJD can go from 20-26 minutes a night depending on their performance. Plus we also have Anderson, who despite not quite as well as Draymond, can also play a small ball center. Besides that lineup is the best we can put up if we can't pull any realistic trade, that's why it should be our starting lineup. Dray said that the most taxing part of playing as a center is trying to grab all those rebounds.
"It's definitely more taxing because at the five you are involved in every possession," Green said. "At the four, fours don't crash [the boards] every time. You may not have to box out every possession."
"At the five, you got to box out every play," Green said. "Fives are trying to get the ball every play. Even something as simple as that, let's call it 20 more box outs a game. That's contact. That's a battle. So it's definitely more taxing. But I'm cut out for it."
So it also makes sense to put Podz in that starting lineup.
by twitietwitt
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Those line-ups are going to make the court extremely tight.
we aren’t winning shit with the tallest guy being Kyle Anderson. when will yall realize this
Looney is washed and shouldn’t see play unless it’s garbage time
I’m ngl if Wiggins doesn’t step up it’s not gonna work at all. That lineup sucks.
Guys when will you realize it’s over
We will be worse than the rockets
We cant be playing dray at the 5 this year, just gambl on TJD
Undersized back court with an uninterested player, a guy that will probably get suspended for a 3rd of the season, and Kuminga.
The good news is that the Suns are also fucked, so maybe we can trade the kitchen sink for a Steph and KD farewell show for a year or two
It doesn’t matter what 5 names people combine, there will be many different lineup combinations/variations.
The fact is, the Warriors best lineup needs to be Steph, Wiggins or Podz, Kuminga, Dray, TJD…if those 5 man units can’t play together because of lack of shooting, this team is toast.
Forget offense, the team needs size and to be able to defend and rebound.
Steph hasn’t looked like himself in the Olympics so far. They aren’t a serious team if they don’t have a reliable second scorer. 5 other players averaging 7 to 15 a night is not enough
TJD and Looney can’t play the majority of minutes at center if your giving major minutes to JK Draymond and Anderson
BRO SAID PUT PODZ IN THE STARTING LINE UP 😭. boy summer league really fucked some of y’all’s heads up . the starting 2 WILL be melton .
Wait, what did we do with cp?
This is a play in team if Steph has a nuclear season. If he doesn’t, we’re 11th in the stacked west.
That’s a play-in team at best. It would be best to tank for cooper in that situation.
Yeah this isn’t gonna cut it
What do you mean by “still work”? This team will be at best a 6/7 seed. Most likely play in.
Man really be smoking that grass thinking Podz is the ONE
Their best lineup is clearly Draymond at the 5. You can’t have him + Kuminga + another non-shooter. This only works if Kuminga takes a big step forward as a defender and rebounder which I think he will.
11th seed.