Q12543 wrote:RHJ was the best PF on the roster the second we signed him. It would be insane not to keep him.
Yep, no question. He should start too.
Agreed.
I think it's sad that the Wolves realistic starting PFs our best ones are the cheapest. RHJ > Layman > Hernangomez.
Also don't think Okogie should start with RHJ
I would start Dlo/Beasley/Culver/RHJ/ Towns
Bench of Rubio/ Okogie/ Edwards/ Layman/ Davis
Kekgeek - I agree with all your points. However, I have to believe that Rosas doesn't share our view of the best PFs on the roster. He traded for H-Gomez last February and recently chose to pay him $7M per year for at least two years because he really wanted him.
Based on the massive sample size of two games, I might go with this starting lineup:
DLO
Culver
Layman
RHJ
KAT
The shooting is iffy outside of KAT and DLO, but it feels the most balanced of any starting lineup we could put out there. We can't keep giving up 35+ points in the 1st quarter!
Of course, Rosas could never get his head around having a small forward like Layman actually play the small forward position.
Q12543 wrote:Based on the massive sample size of two games, I might go with this starting lineup:
DLO
Culver
Layman
RHJ
KAT
The shooting is iffy outside of KAT and DLO, but it feels the most balanced of any starting lineup we could put out there. We can't keep giving up 35+ points in the 1st quarter!
Of course, Rosas could never get his head around having a small forward like Layman actually play the small forward position.
I am all for that lineup, either that or swapping Beasley for Layman
I'm with most of you here favoring RHJ as the starting 4, so I'm pleased to hear Ryan say he wants him paired with KAT as much as possible. He's tough, long (7'2" wingspan) and fast, and unlike many on our roster, has actually proven to be a solid NBA defender. He's a poor shooter, but he also seems like the kind of guy Ricky can get some easy looks for.
The other three starters I really need to see are KAT, D-Lo and Ricky...I don't know why Ryan would want to pound a square peg (D-Lo) into a round hole at PG when he already has an NBA-proven veteran PG on the roster. I have great hopes for D-Lo offensively this year if he's paired with Rubio.
I'm undecided between Culver and Edwards to start at the 3, but I expect both will get ample minutes there this season. I like Edwards' swagger (as opposed to Culver, whom I like a lot, but seemed to lack confidence last year), so I'm leaning toward him as my starting SF. But he's going to prove himself worthy of starting, because I also expect Culver to be much improved this season.
Minnesota's going to get shit on tonight. All I want to see are encouraging signs from Culver, Edwards, and perhaps Nowell if given minutes. Hopefully, Towns can get in some kind of rhythm shooting the ball. Maybe Beasley won't suck. And will the team defense be better?
