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8 Man Rotation

Im not sure going to an 8 man rotation isnt the best thing to do, especially for bigger games.  As much as id like to see the young guys get pt and step up, the reality is that this season probaly wont be the one where they take the leap and become a contributor no matter how many times they get 10-15 minutes a game.  In my mind, theres the big 3, and then daniels, blatche, haywood, stevenson, and songaila and then a huge drop off after that.  The rest are too raw (young, mcguire, o-pec) or just largely ineffective (mason, and everyone else).  Butler could spend time at the 2 and be stronger than the man guarding him and gilbert could slide to the 2 when daniels came in to let gilbert score but not dominate the ball.  Stevenson is not a big time player but i think he can be a good role player, as long as hes not exposed too long, playing less minutes but using his energy and defense in spurts might hurt his numbers but help how effective he actually is.  Songaila, blatche, haywood, and jamison can handle the 4-5 spots fairly well.  Songaila and blatche would be hurting at C, but its not like most other teams are better off with whoever they have starting there as it is.  Just no songaila and jamison at the same time, jeff van gundy's head would explode if he was forced to watch that.  Butler, jamison, and even blatche and songaila could handle the work at the 3.  We'd be able to come with quality players all the time while also having the flexibility to go big or small.  We'd still be lacking a strong defensive player on the perimeter lots of the time, but with haywood and blatche blocking shots like they are, just playing with some discipline would go a long way.  Now, i wouldnt recommend doing this every game because jamison and arenas both need rest because of injury and wear issues, and i think itd gas everyong come playoff time, but in games against better teams i think this would be the way to go.  

The questin is whether we really want to try to win as many games as we can this year, or if the team is looking to the next year and wants to wet the toes of the young guys.  Personally, i feel you'll never be able to win a championship with gilbert arenas and/or with jamison (not nearly enough defense out of the both and arenas is not a "floor general" much less a leader), but you can win alot of games and have alot of fun.  Thatd be enough for me.  

*edit* shit i didnt read prada's last post before i wrote this, i said some of the same things he said. Great minds think alike or something.

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