Originally Posted by
COYS
Of course, why wouldn't you play five Grant Hill's if you could? Ok, maybe you need one true three point threat on the court, but seriously, I could live with 5 6-9 guys with insane athleticism, basketball IQ, court vision, ball-handling ability, and rebounding ability who are capable of averaging 20ppg apiece and who all stay for four years and lead Duke to four more titles. How's that cloning experiment going again?
Seriously, though, I can see a big lineup working well if Kyle is the nominal "2" as long as Mason, Zoubs, Miles and Kelly are effective at help defense and protecting the rim. Zoubs isn't the fastest on defensive rotations, but he's tall enough to alter shots. Both Mason and Miles should be able to move quickly enough to help out if one of the perimeter defenders is beaten. We'll see if Kelly can get up to game speed quickly enough. However, if these guys can rotate well enough and provide enough of a shot blocking presence, a lineup like this could work. I'd actually be slightly more concerned on the offensive end. Kyle would be restricted to the perimeter because there wouldn't be any driving lanes with our bigs clogging the lane. Unless our bigs develop quality go-to moves in the post, I'm not sure that the spacing at the offensive end would favor our strengths.