Hoop Fan wrote:Papa is pretty much a mystery man at this point and until we see Clinkscales in game action, not sure how any real predictions can be made for this team. I'd like to see what a lineup of McCoy, Williams/Clinkscales, Haynes, Faye and Dia could do. Seems like either Williams or clinkscales will be the scoring spark off the bench as the 6th man, and Otis would be your rebounding/defensive spark as the 7th man. Key to me is actually Haynes. I think we need his size and athleticism at the 3. If he has a breakout year, this team could be much better than last year and it needs to be much better.
forgot about Nyakundi. Love the way he shoots it, but not sure where he fits. Seems too stiff to play the 3 and not physical enough to play the 4.
Good take and about the way I see it. I think our biggest issue is the glut of the same types of player, all who happen to be some of our best. For example, McCoy/Williams/Clinkscales/Walker are all lead guard/combo's. McCoy may be a true point, but we don't know that yet. Haynes & Harp are the only true SGs on the team, and Harp had his chance. The need to get both McCoy & Williams on the court leaves us small in the backcourt, so I think we should play to that. As you suggested, start Haynes at the 3, our best combination of size, shooter, quicks, boards and bounce.
Nyakundi & Faye are classic tweeners. Start Faye at the 4, see if he can defend worth a lick, or provide some glass presence. If not, role w/Nyakundi and spread them out. Basically, Doh could stand to watch some Villanova and look at the 4 out, 1 in.
