Originally Posted by ballocks

two experiments that are not working with our current lineup:

1) two pg's. we can't afford to sit one while the other plays if our other options are so limited. we may have to sacrifice our depth at this position in order to improve another... unless we can figure out a way to play them together. that shouldn't be as complicated as we've made it seem but these two look worse every game. like they're not learning anything together. microcosm for the entire team, imo.

2) bargnani and bosh down low. i emphasize "with our current lineup" when i say this. if we're going to be consistently successful with the perimeter men we currently have, we probably need a playmaker/eraser down low. bosh is not him. bargnani is. just kidding. the point is that this team is probably not that bad inside on defense, it's just that they can't hold the fort when our guards get exposed so often (pretty much every set). the solution here is as simple but for some reason impossible, to me, as jose and tj together: andrea on the three. wouldn't necessarily need a new 5 either- just use rasho. none of those guys are playmakers either but something tells me that: a) three 7ft'ers are inherently tough to score on; b) bargnani is a natural three, anyway. instead of forcing him to learn how to defend the paint and swat flies, perhaps it'd be easier for him to learn how to guard players who have a tremendous lateral quicks advantage.

we don't have to address both issues, maybe solving one would be enough. but that'd be a crazy starting lineup that i wouldn't mind seeing, if only to witness change for the sake of change:

jose
tj
bargnani
bosh
rasho

be entertaining to see it play out. and if it doesn't work, i think we need to move a point and/or get a big- but if we get a big, where does that leave b&b? maybe we'd be looking at three 7ft'ers regardless, which is the path i think we've always been on.

peace