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This is the product of a fuzzy memory and not getting to watch every game:

Who is our crunch time 5 right now?

Nic Moore
Nick Russell
Markus Kennedy
Who else?

Seems like Ben Moore has gotten more late minutes in recent games but don't know if he is in our crunch time lineup at this point.

Curious of others' thoughts.

Sterling Brown & Shawn Williams

I'd say it depends on who we're playing and who is playing well in that game, but you're right, Nic, Nick and Markus are out there.

Williams sat a lot at UConn. Did he have foul issues or did Brown just use some others?

I think Ben Moore has been in the game a lot at the end over the past several games.

Pony Fan wrote:I think Ben Moore has been in the game a lot at the end over the past several games.

He really has and he's been, more or less, $$$

In my opinion, our best five are:

Nic Moore
Nick Russell
Sterling Brown
Ben Moore
Markus Kennedy

That said, it really depends on the "crunch time" situation, because we have others that may be more effective in a given circumstance. Shawn, Ryan, and Cannen have all given us a needed lift at times and Keith and Crandall bring scoring potential. I left Yanick out, but if he's healthy he could potentially be in the top five.

I love this team.

SMU Section F wrote:In my opinion, our best five are:

Nic Moore
Nick Russell
Sterling Brown
Ben Moore
Markus Kennedy

That said, it really depends on the "crunch time" situation, because we have others that may be more effective in a given circumstance. Shawn, Ryan, and Cannen have all given us a needed lift at times and Keith and Crandall bring scoring potential. I left Yanick out, but if he's healthy he could potentially be in the top five.

I love this team.

I agree. Your post made me think of something... one of my favorite developments this year has been Cannen really using his 10-15 ft jumper. He has never had a bad stroke, but I really like his mid-range jumper and would love to see us exploit that more in high-low or pick and pop situations. Maybe the offense isn't built that way (I don't know, I am offense-ignorant in basketball), but it would be a nice wrinkle.

SMU Section F wrote:In my opinion, our best five are:

Nic Moore
Nick Russell
Sterling Brown
Ben Moore
Markus Kennedy

That said, it really depends on the "crunch time" situation, because we have others that may be more effective in a given circumstance. Shawn, Ryan, and Cannen have all given us a needed lift at times and Keith and Crandall bring scoring potential. I left Yanick out, but if he's healthy he could potentially be in the top five.

I love this team.

I agree with one minor caveat, Crandall is not in the there to score, he's in there to play defense, and really so has sterling most of the year.

And when MK has been in early foul trouble, Cannen has be HUGE. Wish we could find more minutes for the guy

I love this team too.

Russell, Moore and Markus seem to be automatic. Brown and Wiiliams seem to be almost automatic. Frazier seems to be going deeper into games and Ben Moore seems to be there when he's having a good game.
Cunningham and Ryan are pretty much good for 10-12 minutes a night of solid play.

The reason this team is so much fun is that everyone contributes and damn near anyone can make the difference on a given night. I just wish we shot free throws better as a team.

Did I mention I love this team?

Wilfong should be in there.

blackoutpony wrote:

SMU Section F wrote:I love this team.

I agree with one minor caveat, Crandall is not in the there to score, he's in there to play defense, and really so has sterling most of the year.

And when MK has been in early foul trouble, Cannen has be HUGE. Wish we could find more minutes for the guy

Yeah, I think Crandall has mostly contributed defensively, but I think there are often better defensive options. (He did play very well for a while against Kilpatrick in the Cincinnati game.) I think he has scoring potential for sure though, albeit mostly unrealized. He's a hard guy to find minutes for on this team.

And Cannen is my freaking hero. This guy has obviously worked his [deleted] off. Most improved for sure and not in the "worst player in little league needs an award" way. He has seriously stepped up on a team far more talented than the one he originally joined.

SMULaxer wrote:Wilfong should be in there.

With SMU up by 25+ and less than 60 seconds to buzzer, completely agree.

SmooBoy wrote:

SMULaxer wrote:Wilfong should be in there.

With SMU up by 25+ and less than 60 seconds to buzzer, completely agree.

Bring back the lineup of 4 white guys and Cameron Spencer!

I miss Tom Nabity.