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[QUOTE="RF2044, post: 1821306, member: 40"]
It is a really tough call.  I think who CLOSES games will come down to matchups, to be honest with you.

There are some games where Coleman might be a matchup problem, so he'll play more at 5.  There will be some games where we might want Chukwu in there with four scorers.  And there might be games where we go all offense, and Lydon plays the 5.

I think our most potent scoring lineup would be Gillon, Battle, White, Roberson, and Lydon.

But worst case scenario--it is GREAT to have different options.  This team has no shortage of them, with lots of player affording multi-position versatility.

In terms of who starts, I wouldn't be surprised to see Roberson / Coleman at 4 and 5, respectively.  But Coleman figures to have a short leash; there are lots of guys who can fill in this season in the pivot, whereas there weren't last year.

In 2012, we had 9 capable players.  I expect to see a lot of the same this year, on a roster where legitimately 10 guys could contribute.  Please note that doesn't mean that we'll use a 10 player rotation every game, but we COULD.  That's a far cry from Coleman / Lydon in the middle with fingers crossed.  This year, our FOURTH center could be Taurean Thompson???  Our fourth power forward could be Mathew Moyer?  Welcome change.

Both practices and games figure to be competitive as hell for PT.  And that's a great problem to have.  It also means we aren't locked into key players if someone happens to be having an "off" game any given night.  If Roberson doesn't bring it some random game, then maybe he only plays 12 minutes some game, with others getting the bulk of minutes at his expense [for example].  Ditto Coleman, Chukwu, and every other position.  Last year, we were locked into our principals having to play, due to lack of depth.
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