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Message: [QUOTE="OttoinGrotto, post: 4382132, member: 297"] I'm warming up to the idea that Maliq starts next to Benny. Here are my assumptions: Our ability to compete depends more on defense than scoring. For all the talk, JB's not going to play man. We ride and die with the zone. Because of that, three guard lineups are out the window with this roster (UNLESS JB is willing to put Copeland on the back line. I assume he's not). And none of the players that will get minutes at forward will provide consistent scoring. That's probably fine, because Joe's going to take 20 fga a game, Mintz will have the ball in his hands, and Jesse will score at a high rate whenever we remember to give it to him or accidentally pass him the ball. So the answer is to optimize the lineup for the best zone defense possible. And that's probably Benny and Maliq as your starting forwards, so that we can begin games with the right tone on the defensive end of the floor. [/QUOTE]