What's your depth chart this year?

[lightspeed5]

the team is so bad, i hope we try to use our worst players in the rotation

if you think we're contenders, youre delusional.

[aporel#18]

I still hope Danny can make one or two trades before the start of the season, but it seems lees likely as offseason goes.

They need to know the players, they need to showcase some of them and develop some of them, so it's not going to be that easy.

Sully is supposed to be our best PF, but he'll probably start the season behind Bass and Humphries. Olynyk is a rookie, as Fav, and Fab will be in Maine with the Rock Lobsters. Then, in the backcourt, too many SGs and only one and a half PG. Nice. To start the season:

Rondo(30)/Bradley(10)/Pressey(
Bradley(15)/Lee(20)/Crawford(/Brooks(5)
Green(35)/Wallace(13)/Bogans(inactive)
Bass(20)/Wallace(10)/Olynyk(10)/Sully(
Humphries(25)/Olynyk(10)/Fav(10)/Sully(3)/Fab(D-League)

Then, I expect/hope Bass, Humphries and Crawford can be moved, maybe Lee, too, opening minutes for Sully, Olynyk, Bradley, Brooks and whoever is headed to the Celtics in those trades.

[sofutomygaha]

Dr. Doo-

 I think that your first lineup, Olynyk-Sullinger-Green-Bradley-Rondo is definitely the core that we would like to have playing together and developing, so that's a great choice. BUT, I think Olynyk and Sullinger will develop equally well at this stage coming off of the bench, and we stand to benefit a great deal if we can restore/maintain the value of Humphries and Wallace. Therefore, I think that it's in our best interest, based on match-ups, to be playing one of these two lineups:

Rondo-Bradley-Green-Humphries-center
Rondo-Bradley-Wallace-Green-center

...and that center slot could be Hombre, KO, or Sullinger depending on health and who's holding it down the best. It's anyone's guess who that will be.

  I'd love it, though, if we start seeing your lineup in the second half of the season after Humphries is traded.

[ScoobyDoo]

Yeah Sofu (I "have" to abbreviate your tag bro),

I have to say that I agree with you on both points, that is:

1. If I weren't worried/motivated to move Wallace and Humphries and to a lesser degree Bass and Lee(Bass has only one more year after this so he's easy to move next year if not this, and Lee, while a bit pricey, is workable for me as part of my 8-9 man rotation if we had to keep him) I would seriously consider:

Olynyk / Sully / Green / Bradley / Rondo

In today's game that might be a very effective lineup against a lot of teams. While Olynyk doesn't have great lateral quickness, his end to end speed is elite for a seven footer. Sully would be the trailer. But Green, Olynyk, Bradley and Rondo is just tremendous speed at four positions.

I'd have concerns about the rebounding and interior D, but due to the combined intelligence and fundamentals of Olynyk and Sullinger they might actually surprise us on both counts.

To your second point about wanting to move the vets. I think you're correct and this will probably override the very short term focus on the young guys - with the goal of tryign to move Humphries, Wallace, bass and maybe Lee by the deadline. That being said, here's how I break those players down if I'm GM.

1. Brandon Bass:

I think the league really understands Bass' game at this point. You can bring him off the bench and if a t4eam wants a veteran PF for a playoff run or just as part of their rotation, I think they'll move him. If not, he's an expiring next year and easily moved or he comes off the cap... so I move him down as a "priority" to move.

2. Courtney Lee:

He's a bit expensive but not exorbitantly so and he does play tough D, gets our on the break and his offense "should" be better than it currently is. I could live with him as part of my 8-9 man rotation. Also, he has two more years after this season so the time it might be easier to move him may be next year at the trade deadline. He could be valuable to a bubble contender this year though. I might move him if something appealing is presented, but he's not a major "priority" this season.

3. Kris Humphries:

Similarly, I think the league is pretty well aware of what his game can be in the right situation. Second, as an expiring he should be very easy to move by the trade deadline if we want to. I wouldn't move him for the sake of just moving him. There might be more value in simply letting his contract expire and gaining that cap space. Still, I might be able to maximize a trade at the deadline if Humphries is once again a double double machine by the trade deadline. That could make him particularly attractive to a team looking for more depth in the front court for a playoff run. I therefore look to showcase him.

4. Gerald Wallace:

Here's the tough one.  I actually like Wallace Ok. He's  had a few down years but he plays "hard", is a decent defender and can run the floor well. if he's on he could also help to keep you mediocre. He has two years after this season at $9 million +/-, which makes him difficult to move. He is my biggest priority to move as quickly as possible.

So I need to showcase Humphries and Wallace, Wallace the most...

Going big:

Olynyk / Melo or Faverani
Hump
Green
Wallace
Rondo

Going small:

Hmup
Green
Wallace
Bradley
Rondo
 
The problem I see with Wallace and because Green is here is that the best way to showcase him would be at the three. If you play him at the four or the two he's in a mismatch.

Ultimately, my final decision is this.

Olynyk / Fav or Melo
Jeff Green (Temporarily, for the "cause"
Wallace
Bradley
Rondo
Kris Humphries: Sixth man - comes off the bench and tears it up against the second units of other teams, pair him a lot with Rondo so Rondo can feed him.

If we are so lucky to move Wallace, you move Green back to his natural position, the SF slot, after the trade deadline if Wallace has been moved.

Question: What if oyu showcase Wallace and he does well but you still can't get a team to bite on his contract? At some point, you might just have to eat it for two years and trade him as an expiring in year three from now. Or, by then, you might be able to sign him as a grizzled vet back up presence for Green at a much more reasonable price.

Bottom line though, between this year and next we'll have roughly $27 to $30 million coming off the books by the end of next season between Humphries, Bogans, Bass, Crawford. So unless the right deal presents itself, I can live with Wallace's contract if I have to.