I know that Clyde was the best player in the draft, but I am able to improve my bench depth dramatically by makin the deal, and for me Reggie fits my team really well as his ability to shoot the 3 really spreads open the floor for Gervin to offense.
Mookie/Lowry
Miller
Gervin/McGinnis
Hawkins
Ibaka/Laimbeer
I just realized as I was reading that - wow, Reggie Miller and George Gervin, that must be the skinniest SG-SF partnership ever!
And Connie Hawkins at PF! Oh boy, that is a whole lot of skinny. I don't know if that means anything or not. But it would certainly be fun to see them playing together.
I look at your team and I see so many combinations / lineups of players and it is so difficult to see which are the best ones. Your team has a flat(ish) talent level. More so than anyone else I reckon.
I was wondering about:
PG: Mookie, Lowry
SG: Reggie Miller, Gervin
SF: Connie Hawkins
PF: George McGinnis
C: Bill Laimbeer, Ibaka
I was wondering about McGinnis as a starter to get some more muscle in there. Get some rebounding and physicality. I really like the idea of McGinnis next to Laimbeer also.
But I don't know.
This team could lineup in so many different ways and maintain a similar standard. Gervin could start or come off the bench. Same with Reggie. Same with Connie Hawkins. Or McGinnis. Mookie and Lowry are of a similar talent level at PG. Laimbeer (physicality) and Ibaka (quickness) provide different things but offer similarities in defense / floor spacing. So many different lineup choices.
This an interesting team. Difficult to figure the best plan of attack but also adjustable to many different styles / opponents.
You could also go smaller again
PG: Blaylock
SG: Reggie Miller
SF: Gervin
PF: Connie Hawkins
C: George McGinnis
Give guys who can all handle & push the ball. Uptempo run and gun basketball. Even faster and more aggressive than your team's regular uptempo b'ball.