Name your starting 5 as of today.
- Thread starter dalehollow
- Start date
we will add Murray IMO but as of now
Ulis
Briscoe
Mulder
Poythress
SKal
Matthews
Lee
Hawkins
Willis
are the bench
Ulis
Briscoe
Mulder
Poythress
SKal
Matthews
Lee
Hawkins
Willis
are the bench
Starters
G Ulis
G Briscoe
G Matthews
F Poythress
F Labissiere
Key Reserves
F Lee
G Mulder
Lee gets starter minutes as a backup at the 4 and 5.
Mulder splits time with Matthews at the 3. Either could start, both play close to 20 mpg.
G Ulis
G Briscoe
G Matthews
F Poythress
F Labissiere
Key Reserves
F Lee
G Mulder
Lee gets starter minutes as a backup at the 4 and 5.
Mulder splits time with Matthews at the 3. Either could start, both play close to 20 mpg.
As of right now
Ulis
Briscoe
Mulder
Poy
Skal
What I'm hoping for/expect
Ulis
Briscoe
Murray
Swanigan
Skal
What I'll settle for and be happy with
Ulis
Briscoe
Murray
Poy
Skal
Ulis
Briscoe
Mulder
Poy
Skal
What I'm hoping for/expect
Ulis
Briscoe
Murray
Swanigan
Skal
What I'll settle for and be happy with
Ulis
Briscoe
Murray
Poy
Skal
If Poythress is 100%, can't imagine he wouldn't start. Like Cal said...its his team.
Yeah but if we get Swanigan, Poy would have to play the 3. You may be right, but I'd rather see Briscoe in there in a 3 guard lineup personally. but after thinking about it. We'd be bigger, better D, etc with Poy starting. And we'd have a big scorer coming off the bench in Briscoe. Either way could work.
I agree with this, except add Willis and Hawkins to the reserves, should be able to run an hopefully gun, we shall see
Starters:
Ullis
Brisco
Muelder
Poytress
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Key reserves:
Marquise Lee
Mathews
Halkins
Wilis (hopefully)
Ullis
Brisco
Muelder
Poytress
Labiaerogijaeroigjaeorijgaeorijssiere
Key reserves:
Marquise Lee
Mathews
Halkins
Wilis (hopefully)
Poythress at the 3 would be fine on defense, but it limits us a little on offense.
Not sure how much Poythress would stretch the defense from the 3 spot, which with Briscoe and Ulis, we need to keep teams out of the lane so they can drive and create.
Swanigan probably changes the whole dynamic of the team.
With Swanigan inside, I can see us posting up more and that clogs the lane, which doesn't really help our guards much.
Still, a talent like Swanigan will be hard to keep out of the lineup, and Poy needs to be in there as well.
With Swanigan our best lineup would be:
G Ulis
G Briscoe
F Poythress
F Swanigan
F Labissiere
Lee as sixth man and Mulder and Matthews fighting for backup minutes at the 2-3 spots.
If we add in Murray as well, then I think either Swanigan or Poythress have to come off the bench.
I think Poythress starts at the 4 in that scenario. He would be better since he doesn't clog the lane on offense and is much better defender.
G Ulis
G Briscoe
G Murray
F Poythress
F Labissiere
Swanigan and Lee battle for the sixth man role. Mulder and Matthews battle for minutes as the backup guard.
Not sure how much Poythress would stretch the defense from the 3 spot, which with Briscoe and Ulis, we need to keep teams out of the lane so they can drive and create.
Swanigan probably changes the whole dynamic of the team.
With Swanigan inside, I can see us posting up more and that clogs the lane, which doesn't really help our guards much.
Still, a talent like Swanigan will be hard to keep out of the lineup, and Poy needs to be in there as well.
With Swanigan our best lineup would be:
G Ulis
G Briscoe
F Poythress
F Swanigan
F Labissiere
Lee as sixth man and Mulder and Matthews fighting for backup minutes at the 2-3 spots.
If we add in Murray as well, then I think either Swanigan or Poythress have to come off the bench.
I think Poythress starts at the 4 in that scenario. He would be better since he doesn't clog the lane on offense and is much better defender.
G Ulis
G Briscoe
G Murray
F Poythress
F Labissiere
Swanigan and Lee battle for the sixth man role. Mulder and Matthews battle for minutes as the backup guard.
Willis and Hawkins aren't going to see much clock.
I see Hawkins getting 4-5 minutes per game to spell Ulis and Briscoe.
I see Willis getting a little more clock if we don't add another big. He could be forced to play more if our bigs get in foul trouble. He probably plays 7-8 minutes per game on average.
Neither one is going to be a regular rotation guy for us, IMHO.
Cal said he will play his best 6-7 players most of the minutes this season.
Willis will see tons of clock unless we add Maker or Swanigan ( i think we add Maker or Wynnard comes in DEC) as he is the only back up to Poy at PF. Period. Lee is the backup to Skal as well. So all 4 bigs will play a a ton .
Don't be fooled by our guys not weighing 300# each. Labissiere is a very, very good rebounder, despite sometimes not grabbing it with both hands. Cal will get him into doing that every time, and when he does, those numbers go up by 2-3 RPG. His height, length, and athleticism alone will get at least 10 RPG on average. We'll play whoever is going after rebounds the hardest between Poythress and Lee.
I expect the starting lineup to be:
PG. Ulis
SG. Briscoe
SF. Mulder
PF. Poythress
C. Labissiere
Matthews has potential to take the starting spart for SF. Excellent slasher, even better defender, and a ton of energy. Those players have brought a lot to the table for us in the past.
Mulder could serve us well as a 2 guard if we need to spread the court out. His athleticism and 3 point shooting alone will do wonders for UK offensively.
Hopefully UK gets Vick. Another tough rebounder with a ton of athleticism and very, very smooth offensive skills.
I expect Marcus Lee to expand his offensive game a bit more. Working in an offense where the court is as spread out as this year's offense should be will give Lee a lot of room to work with.
Relax, Rex. Tubby's NOT walking through that door. And Cal is our coach. Yeah, I know, the truth hurts. Have you ever tried the sunny side of the street? It's not bad.
I see the minutes looking something like this, if we don't get anyone else:
G Ulis(35)/Briscoe(5)
G Briscoe(30)/Mulder(5)/Hawkins(5)
G Matthews(20)/Mulder(15)/Poythress(5)
F Poythress(25)/Lee(10)/Willis(5)
F Labissiere(30)/Lee(10)
Ulis- 35mpg
Briscoe- 35mpg
Labissiere- 30mpg
Poythress- 30mpg
Lee- 20mpg
Matthews- 20mpg
Mulder- 20mpg
Hawkins- 5mpg
Willis- 5mpg
So that's a 7-man rotation, with two more guys getting spot minutes (Floreal will only get the occasional mop up minutes, of course).
There will be games when Willis plays 10-12 minutes because of foul trouble and then there will be games where he won't play at all. I think Hawkins will play every game, but he won't see many games with over 5 minutes of clock.
Those that think that those are too many minutes for Labissiere and Poythress, remember that in 2012 Davis averaged 32mpg and Jones averaged 29mpg in the same roles, so that sounds like an acceptable guess on their minutes. Lee probably gets a little north of 20mpg anyway.
If Cal wants a 6-7 man rotation, I really don't see the dire need for another big ready to contribute 25-30mpg unless he absolutely does not trust Lee to be a rotation player.
Now I won't cry if we get Swanigan, of course, but I think at this point he is a "nice addition" rather than a "absolute must have."
Ulis
Briscoe
Mulder
Poythress
Skal
I think the first guard off the bench is Hawkins, not Matthews.
Briscoe
Mulder
Poythress
Skal
I think the first guard off the bench is Hawkins, not Matthews.
Surprised nobody has Lee starting. Something's wrong if we can't coach up a five-star to be a starter by his junior year.
I'm not sure if I'm supposed to name the starting five if we played a game today or the starting five for next year based on the roster today. There's development to be had over the summer/fall and while Lee might not start I don't see any reason why he shouldn't assuming he progresses. Maybe I don't know enough about Mulder.
Ulis
Briscoe
Poy
Lee
Skal
edited in that I assume most think Poy and Lee would play the same position but I also think Poy could be more of a hybrid 3-4. They're both sufficient enough of D to cover both positions
I'm not sure if I'm supposed to name the starting five if we played a game today or the starting five for next year based on the roster today. There's development to be had over the summer/fall and while Lee might not start I don't see any reason why he shouldn't assuming he progresses. Maybe I don't know enough about Mulder.
Ulis
Briscoe
Poy
Lee
Skal
edited in that I assume most think Poy and Lee would play the same position but I also think Poy could be more of a hybrid 3-4. They're both sufficient enough of D to cover both positions
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dude that first line about Lee has got to be one of the stupidest things ever post on here like ever. I mean ever. First of all Skal is one of the top 2-3 player Cal has ever brought to UK . 2nd Poy is a PF if he has toplay SF WE ARE IN BIG TROUBLE. 3rd what does starting even matter in the end ? Lee will play a ton of minutes . Also not all 5 stars are equal . Wall and Andrew Harrison were both 5 stars are they the same?
dude that first line about Lee has got to be one of the stupidest things ever post on here like ever. I mean ever. First of all Skal is one of the top 2-3 player Cal has ever brought to UK . 2nd Poy is a PF if he has toplay SF WE ARE IN BIG TROUBLE. 3rd what does starting even matter in the end ? Lee will play a ton of minutes . Also not all 5 stars are equal . Wall and Andrew Harrison were both 5 stars are they the same?
what does Skal have to do with anything, in regards to my post ? He will start. And yes I totally agree that who starts matters little in the end...Cal has said so himself. But the thread is about who STARTS...so your little bullet list of points...two of the three are way off base. Which leaves your point about Poy being a PF. I also agree with that but then again Cal plays athletes and Lee is as good an athlete as anyone on the team. And while these starting five conversations always tend to focus on offense, if you think about defense Lee could guard the 4 and Poy could easily guard the 3.
Like I said I don't know crap about this Mulder kid and in reality neither does anyone else when it comes to him playing against elite competition. I'm going with Lee who has played 2 years in the system.
As far as the stupidest thing posted on here..really ? You don't think there's something wrong with the coaching of Lee if he can't start by his JR year ? And even if you said no.....not sure you want somebody digging through all your past prediction posts. We got 170+ pages on here now.
No he won't. If we don't get Swanigan Lee will back up both Skal and Poy about 10 minutes each per game.
Poy, Lee, Skal all starting... who is your backup? And our offense will not be as good with that lineup.
I look for Cal to go back to his comfort zone with a 7 man rotation. Ulis, Briscoe, Mulder, Matthews at the 1,2,3 and Poythress, Lee, and Skal at the 4 and 5.
Starters:
Ulis
Briscoe
Mulder
Poythress
Skal
Bench:
Matthews
Lee
Hawkins and Wilis will get some minutes. But the bulk will belong to the top 7.
Starters:
Ulis
Briscoe
Mulder
Poythress
Skal
Bench:
Matthews
Lee
Hawkins and Wilis will get some minutes. But the bulk will belong to the top 7.
There's no way Poythress doesn't start at the 4.. Unless he's not 100%
Ulis Briscoe-Hawkins
Briscoe Mulder-Hawkins
Matthews Willis? or Mulder
Poythress Lee
Skal Lee
