Now that the roster is set - Lineups...

[Cat Ballou]

Now that we know who is going to be on the team what 3 lineups do you guys think we are going to see on the floor most often this year? (And I'm leaving out Wynyard here on assumption he may redshirt). Cal is going to have a LOT of flexibility with this roster. My guesses -

Starters/3-guard, small lineup

Ulis
Briscoe
Murray
Poy
Skal

Go BIG Lineup

Matthews
Murray
Poy
Skal
Humphries

Go Fast/Up-Tempo Lineup

Ulis
Briscoe
Murray
Lee
Skal

 

[nickhorvathsuxazz]

Assuming Poy's healthy:

Primary line-up
1. ulis
2. briscoe
3. murray
4. poy
5. skal

Go big:
1. briscoe
2. murray
3. poy
4. lee
5. skal
<this line-up would have to be used very sparingly, as it plays most of our frontline at one time>

Small ball 1: Small ball 2
1. briscoe 1. tyler
2. mulder 2. mulder
3. murray 3. murray
4. matthews 4. poy
5. poy 5. lee

 

[nickhorvathsuxazz]

oops...formatting issue
Small 2 line-up:
1. tyler
2. mulder
3. murray
4. poy
5. lee

 

[Blue Decade]

Now that we know who is going to be on the team what 3 lineups do you guys think we are going to see on the floor most often this year? (And I'm leaving out Wynyard here on assumption he may redshirt). Cal is going to have a LOT of flexibility with this roster. My guesses -

Starters/3-guard, small lineup

Ulis
Briscoe
Murray
Poy
Skal

Go BIG Lineup

Matthews
Murray
Poy
Skal
Humphries

Go Fast/Up-Tempo Lineup

Ulis
Briscoe
Murray
Lee
Skal

If Poythress is healthy, the 3 guard lineup you listed at the beginning is our starting lineup. The other 2 lineups you listed do not exist. Unlike last year, this will not be a platoon team. Coach will substitute as the situation requires.

 

[Bigblueforever]

If Poythress is healthy, the 3 guard lineup you listed at the beginning is our starting lineup. The other 2 lineups you listed do not exist. Unlike last year, this will not be a platoon team. Coach will substitute as the situation requires.

Agree

 

[Aike]

I've been under the assumption all summer that the lineup will be Skal/Poy/Murray/Ulis/Briscoe - assuming Poy is healthy.

The more I think about it, it wouldn't shock me for either Matthews or Mulder to start. It really depends on what Cal sees when those 3 guards start practicing together.

I still think the first lineup is most likely, but 2 pretty good guards came off the bench last year with good results. Any way you look at it, it's a nice problem to have.

 

[bucsrule8872]

Guard rotation:
G Ulis
G Briscoe
G Murray
G Mulder (or Matthews)

Forward rotation:
F Poythress
F Labissiere
F Lee
F Humphries

The starters are somewhat irrelevant. Cal will rotate those 8 in and out. Might get down to 7 by tourney time. But those 8 should form the main rotation.