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RT10 - Question 4 - Ideal Playoff Rotation
DIR By: Tim Wray
Date: April 13, 2017, 7:58 pm
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4. What does your ideal playoff rotation look like?
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Re: RT10 - Question 4 - Ideal Playoff Rotation
DIR By: guest10
Date: April 13, 2017, 9:22 pm
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The Bucks most common starting lineup with Brogdon, Snell,
Middleton, Giannis and Thon is going to be very important in
this series. Giannis needs to be surrounded by shooters at all
times to best utilize his skillset. Monroe will be hungry for
post touches in his first post season, but too many takes could
stifle the offense and the Raptors are not a great matchup for
the Moose. A lineup I hope the Bucks roll out is Terry, Brogdon,
Teletovic, Giannis and Monroe. Although they've only played 85
total minutes together, that lineup is arguably one of the
(
HTML http://stats.nba.com/lineups/advanced/#!?sort=NET_RATING&dir=1)<br
/>best lineups in the league with a net rating of 37 with an
Offensive Rating of 128.4 against a defensive rating of 91.4. If
those small sample sizes actually translate to quality ball --
which I think they will -- this lineup might be the Bucks best
chance to squeak out of the first round.
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Re: RT10 - Question 4 - Ideal Playoff Rotation
DIR By: LukasHarkins
Date: April 13, 2017, 9:30 pm
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Honestly, I think that the most likely starting lineup of
Brogdon-Snell-Middleton-Giannis-Thon is the one I want to see
the most. This is a lineup that brings solid defense all the way
around, but also provides Giannis will four shooters around him.
I am expecting this to be the lineup that sees the most minutes
during the playoffs, considering the strong play of Thon
recently, but adding Monroe to the mix would also make things
interesting. Also, as I continue to stress, Teletovic having at
least one breakout three-point shooting game is definitely
possible and he needs the minutes to make that happen.
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Re: RT10 - Question 4 - Ideal Playoff Rotation
DIR By: JordanTreske
Date: April 14, 2017, 2:11 am
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(opens up a drawer to grab an abacus and a weather vane, then
cracks knuckles) Let the great experiment begin.
In all seriousness, I find it to be a challenge to come up with
my preferred rotation, at least one that the Raptors will
struggle to match. It speaks to the balance the Raptors now
have throughout their roster and rotation, especially after the
additions they made after the trade deadline.
As Lukas and Travis mentioned, any lineup that offers maximized
shooting around Giannis plays to the Bucks' favor, but I'm
worried to see how the Raptors will match that if that were to
occur.
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Re: RT10 - Question 4 - Ideal Playoff Rotation
DIR By: jayspanbauer
Date: April 14, 2017, 6:35 am
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The Bucks will likely roll out their starting lineup of
Brogdon-Snell-Middleton-Antetokounmpo-Maker. I don't quite know
what Maker adds specifically in ten minutes a game, or if the
playoffs will bring him more or less time, but I suppose I can't
argue with the logic of putting more shooters around Giannis.
The Bucks are the lesser of these two teams, so, in my opinion,
it is more important for their lineup to counter whatever the
Raptors are trying to do. When they are playing smaller with
Ibaka at the 5, the Bucks should be able to play smaller,
putting Giannis as the center, and adding Mirza to the floor.
While Ibaka is a fantastic defender and rim protector, I like
Giannis' speed and skills at getting to the basket against him,
rather than P.J. Tucker.
The Bucks will need to keep a lineup full of shooters on the
floor to keep up with the Raptors' offense. At this point of the
season and against a team as productive as Toronto, the best
plan will be to keep whoever is hot on the floor - whoever that
turns out to be.
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Re: RT10 - Question 4 - Ideal Playoff Rotation
DIR By: adamcoffman
Date: April 14, 2017, 9:52 am
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I'm on board with Lukas' suggestion - throw our best wing
defenders at DeRozan and Lowry and let Giannis create with a
spaced floor around him. That being said, Thon worries me a
little in a playoff setting, which is why I would advocate more
minutes to Monroe. The Moose will surely be one of the toughest
competitors on the floor for either team, not wanting to end his
first playoff appearance so quickly. As far as matchups go, I'm
mulling over potentially putting Thon on Ibaka, who doesn't
really have the foot speed to hurt the Bucks, and sticking
Giannis on Valunciunas. That way, the Bucks will have their best
rim protector waiting to stymie drives at the rim, and a Raptors
offense that runs through Valunciunas is one I'm not as afraid
of anyway.
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Re: RT10 - Question 4 - Ideal Playoff Rotation
DIR By: lwallace
Date: April 14, 2017, 4:31 pm
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The starting lineup of Brogdon, Khris, Snell, Giannis, and Thon
will see more minutes I suspect. Thon will be the only one who I
can see not having his minutes increased. I like that lineup. If
Delly struggles badly, I would like to see more point Giannis. I
know the playoffs aren't a time to experiment which is why I
would have liked to see it done more during the year, but a
Giannis, Khris, Snell, Telly, Thon lineup can create nightmare
match-ups in my opinion. That is a lot of shooting on the floor
and your smallest player is 6'8, yet you still have the
versatility to guard Lowry because of Giannis' abilities.
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Re: RT10 - Question 4 - Ideal Playoff Rotation
DIR By: adammcgee
Date: April 14, 2017, 7:27 pm
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Assuming the starting lineup is Brogdon, Snell, Middleton,
Antetokounmpo and Maker, I'd follow that up with minutes for
Monroe, Dellavedova, Terry and Teletovic. I have no doubt there
will be moments or games that may call for Michael Beasley's
instant offense, or for John Henson to offer relief cover for
Thon a little earlier than Moose would ideally come in, but my
core rotation would center around those aforementioned nine
guys. Giannis needs to be at 42 minutes or more, and I'd like to
see him out there with the maximum amount of spacing as often as
possible.
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Re: RT10 - Question 4 - Ideal Playoff Rotation
DIR By: JoeOsterndorf
Date: April 14, 2017, 11:02 pm
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Heavy minutes for Brogdon, Snell, Khris, and Giannis. 12-20
Minutes for Thon, and the rest go to Monroe, unless they really
need a 3, in which case bring out Hawes. Jet comes in for Snell,
Telly takes teh backup forward minutes, and Delly plays when
Brogdon doesn't. Never have both Giannis and Khris off the floor
at the same time. Do this and they have a shot
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