My rotation. Due to the lack of an elite perimeter scorer for Washington Westbrook will see more time at PG and Rip Hamilton will as a result get more minutes then DJ Augustine. I think this puts a ton of pressure on Washington's guards. Rip will play 28 mpg. That's adequate time for him to use his conditioning to run either Billiups, Smith, Williams, Nelson, or Curry through a myriad of screens that will eventually lead to some high percentage shots. None of those guys contain the discipline needed to adequately cover Rip. On the other end we will have to live with Hamilton's defense. We would much rather any of Washinton's guards shoot jumpers then feed their big mean inside. Curry is the only guard who shoots at an efficient rate and Hamilton would never guard him. Only Westbrook and Augustine will.
Ron Artest will draw the responsibility of defending Gerald Wallace. Artest has done well against Wallace in the past. He has both the strength and tenacity to matchup with Gerald. As a SF I think Wallace lack of a jumpshot hurts this team. Boston will allow Wallace to shoot threes. He won't be completely wide open but he will be given enough space so that a jumpshot looks much more enticing then an entry pass into the post. Artest will play around 25 mpg.
Now some people want to say Artest fell off. After 2010-11 Hollinger wrote this about Artest.
World Peace can still defend, posting the best defensive plus-minus on the Lakers at
minus-4.66 points per 100 possessions, according to basketballvalue.com, and surrendering just a 13.9 PER to opposing small forwards, according to 82games.com. Synergy rated him second only to LeBron James among small forwards, and he led his position in steals per minute.
Artest was second only to James in 2011. This next season we had the lockout. Artest struggled like many players with not having a training camp. He also played the entire season with a pinched nerve in his back. A pinched nerve is no joke and since he is healthy Artest will defend more like he did in 2011 then 2012.
World Peace said his invisibility came from a nerve problem in a leg that is just now clearing. He said he had to give offensive players too many angles, because he was incapable of facing them squarely.
http://www.ocregister.com/articles/peace-343117-world-lakers.htmlJackson will come off the bench for both Artest and Hamilton. He will be the primary defender on Wallace when Artest isn't.
Jackson will be given the green light to exploit his size against either Williams or Curry if they guard him. When Billups is in we will do pick and pop with Westbrook (much like you see with Pierce and Rondo) to get the switch. Jackson's offensive role will be much like it was in San Antonio. He will be the fourth option on offense when he is in.
After Jackson got settled in with the Spurs and accustomed to playing comfortably in that environment he shined in his new role. During their long playoff run he shot the ball incredibly well from three and from the field. He still shot the ball a fair amount of times, but his looks were normally very clean and open. Like in SA he is playing a role that his game and ability can presently accommodate. No longer is he asked to shoulder the scoring load, like in Charlotte and Milwaukee, as at best he is typically a fourth option when on the court.
One of Gasol and Griffin will always be on the court. Each player will play anywhere from 38-40 mpg. At their ages I believe they can handle the workload. Russell Will also play this level of minutes, but he will always be closer to 40 mpg.
Westbtook (38)\ Augustine (10)
Hamilton (31) \ Jackson (15) Westbrook (2)
Artest (24) \ Jackson (13) \ Green (11)
Griffin (38) \ Artest (6) \ Robinson or Erden (4)
Gasol (38) \ Gray (7) \ Erden (3)Basically the amount of time any of my backup bigs play will depend on match ups. Robinson only plays if Blair does. Artest will play some four if Griffin is not at the 4 when either Wallace or Beasley is playing PF. Erden and Gray will see time when either one of Gasol or Griffin is out and two of Hawes, Pau, or Gortat are playing for Washington.
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