Why not start Carney?

that’s a super athletic run and gun lineup!!! giving up a little beef to the other team but i think its better than beans and gadz starting. what if both of them get into foul trouble early? i mean i know a lot of people used to complain about nellie having different lineups all the time and it messes up chemistry and confuses everyone as to what there role is blah blah blah but we are a new team and i think keith smart has an opportunity to really see what he’s got right now even though it might cost us some games i think it will benefit us later on. i carney was a good signing and i think he’s going to contribute to this team. did yall see that fastbreak dunk he had last game? we need to get him more dunks the kid can fly

Scola and Love are awful match ups for Dorell. But V. teams like Detroit with PF like Villanueva, absolutely

i shudder at the thought

I don’t think playing Dorell at the 4 at times, given our situation, against the right matchup, is a bad idea at all. That said….I’m not sure it’s any better than playing Vlad at 4, and I hate Vlad at 4. Is the upgrade between Vlad and Dorell playing the 4 any larger than the downgrade from Dorell to Rodney at 3? I’m not so sure. It’s really a no-win situation for Smart at this point. For this particular matchup, I’d rather lean towards more interior D and rebounding at the 4 spot, which means more Adrien/Gadz and less Vlad/Dorell.

we used to front yao with harrington and it was always super effective??? totally agree with what you guys are saying. i think that run and gun lineup can be a tool with the right matchups. we’ve got memphis to deal with between houston and minnie so yea it would be a bad choice right now but depending on when dlee gets back, in a week and a half we have pheonix, okc, dallas. that could be a stretch of games to try it.

Andris would have to gaurd Scola, and thats if Yao isn’t playing, Scola would abuse Carney or D Wright, it would be too easy to exploit…Even D. Wright or Carney on Chuck Hayes is asking a lot out of those two guys…best case scenario is to start Gads and try the other lineups as the game developes??

I agree, Carney should start when Lee is out.

I understand the Smarts concept of sticking with a “traditional” lineup, instead of Nellie’s crutch of falling back to small ball…but….DANG IT…winning is the name of the game. If the line up OCCASIONALLY has to go small to create match up problems in Lee’s absence, then so be it.

This pig headedness about avoiding small ball has cost the W’s 2 full games, I think. Slow starts and anemic offiense following Lee’s injury could likely have been avoided with the proposed starting lineup.

I know a W isn’t guaranteed by doing it, but, frankly this team had no shot at winning with the CURRY, ELLIS, DWRIGHT, GADZ, BEANS lineup. Gadzuric and Adrien have hands of stone (how many Curry passes have ricochet off them when if caught they were easy slams) and can’t finish (how many blown layups between those two?)

Adrien can grab rebounds for sure. But he can’t, and will never, score because he has no manual dexterity.

Gadzuric brings good energy and decent defense in the paint. but same as adrien, hands of stone and no finishing ability.

So, not only do the W’s lose offense from their positions when starting, but they hamper Curry getting off to a decent start as well because they aren’t able to convert his passes into points.

I think Curry has been hurt dramatically by Lee’s absence.

If they started Carney, the team would have better flow, get off to a faster start and THEN they can bring in Gadz or Adrien as Defensive subs.

He brings much needed energy off the bench since Reggie hasn’t been doing that this season…. I like Gad in the starting 5 with Lee out. He’s big and he gives 100% every time hes on the court. Man I wish BWright was playing, he’d really get a good shot to prove himself.

shoot threes than use his athleticsm to get to the basket.

Anthony Randolph was the same. He shot jumpshots last season instead of driving to the hole