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If you break it down to into a very basic view of basketball. What do you need to score? Are your minutes covered? Do you have complementary pieces to what you have currently.
You can break down the roster a bit better. And it isn’t as daunting as it feel currently.
23.5 from each position to get 117.
PG: DLo gets you ~60% of the way on average.
SG: AR gets you ~60% of the way on average.
SF: TP gets you ~40% of the way on average.
PF: LeBron gets you 100% of the way on average.
C: AD gets you 100% of the way on average.
How many minutes should each guy play:
PG: DLo 28-32
SG: AR 28-32
SF: TP 18-22
PF: Bron 33-35
C: AD 34-37
Need to fill 82-99 minutes a game.
Do you have the guy who can fill those minutes, provide the role you need and score the points necessary to get to 100%, and if someone is injured not be the worst thing in the world?
PG: Yeah between AR & Bron.
SG: No.
SF: No.
PF: No.
C: No.
PG: Between DLo, AR and Bron, I feel the 48 minutes are covered.
SG: Both guys for this are borderline 10th man, but instead likely the 3rd string guy. Cam is detrimental to the team. Max isn’t consistent enough (not his fault), but definitely has the skill set to get there but this team doesn’t really have a grace period.
If AR is the PG with the 2nd unit even for as little as 8-12 minutes. You then need an actual legit starting SG.
SF: No Prince in the starting lineup unless people are injured. Asking him to play that role is a huge issue. So need a starting SF who can give you 12-15 a game. Shoot 3s and be the main POA defender.
Power Forward and Center is where it can get convoluted.
Could Wood get 15 minutes and it be productive? Do you need a more “defensive minded” C like Drummond instead? How many minutes could/would you commit to an AD & other big 4/5? Also do you make Wood relatively untouchable because if AD needs a game rest or tweaks something or whatever. You would need a lot of minutes from centers, not that it would make a difference obviously.
The need comes down to this:
1. Starting SG or really close equivalent due to AR being more fluid in his positions. Regardless of if you start a DLo/AR backcourt or not.
2. Starting SF because Prince isn’t good enough
3. A 15-20 mpg center. Drummond is really the fit there. He rebounds. On a per36 he leads the league in OReb and DReb, so it fills a huge need, opponents shoot 1% better from less than 5 feet against him compared to AD.
Between Gabe, JHS, Max, Maxwell Lewis, Cam, Rui, Wood, Hayes. They have $40mil of salaries. Could at least bring back 2 of the 3 biggest needs.
You can break down the roster a bit better. And it isn’t as daunting as it feel currently.
23.5 from each position to get 117.
PG: DLo gets you ~60% of the way on average.
SG: AR gets you ~60% of the way on average.
SF: TP gets you ~40% of the way on average.
PF: LeBron gets you 100% of the way on average.
C: AD gets you 100% of the way on average.
How many minutes should each guy play:
PG: DLo 28-32
SG: AR 28-32
SF: TP 18-22
PF: Bron 33-35
C: AD 34-37
Need to fill 82-99 minutes a game.
Do you have the guy who can fill those minutes, provide the role you need and score the points necessary to get to 100%, and if someone is injured not be the worst thing in the world?
PG: Yeah between AR & Bron.
SG: No.
SF: No.
PF: No.
C: No.
PG: Between DLo, AR and Bron, I feel the 48 minutes are covered.
SG: Both guys for this are borderline 10th man, but instead likely the 3rd string guy. Cam is detrimental to the team. Max isn’t consistent enough (not his fault), but definitely has the skill set to get there but this team doesn’t really have a grace period.
If AR is the PG with the 2nd unit even for as little as 8-12 minutes. You then need an actual legit starting SG.
SF: No Prince in the starting lineup unless people are injured. Asking him to play that role is a huge issue. So need a starting SF who can give you 12-15 a game. Shoot 3s and be the main POA defender.
Power Forward and Center is where it can get convoluted.
Could Wood get 15 minutes and it be productive? Do you need a more “defensive minded” C like Drummond instead? How many minutes could/would you commit to an AD & other big 4/5? Also do you make Wood relatively untouchable because if AD needs a game rest or tweaks something or whatever. You would need a lot of minutes from centers, not that it would make a difference obviously.
The need comes down to this:
1. Starting SG or really close equivalent due to AR being more fluid in his positions. Regardless of if you start a DLo/AR backcourt or not.
2. Starting SF because Prince isn’t good enough
3. A 15-20 mpg center. Drummond is really the fit there. He rebounds. On a per36 he leads the league in OReb and DReb, so it fills a huge need, opponents shoot 1% better from less than 5 feet against him compared to AD.
Between Gabe, JHS, Max, Maxwell Lewis, Cam, Rui, Wood, Hayes. They have $40mil of salaries. Could at least bring back 2 of the 3 biggest needs.
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