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PostPosted: Thu Aug 13, 2020 10:53 am    Post subject: 9th Man in Playoff Rotation

Vogel said before the bubble that he wants to establish a 9-Man Playoff Rotation. Watching this last game of the seeding and it doesn't look like Vogel has an established 9th man yet with all these different experimentation.

We all know the 8 players already established for the rotation:

1. LeBron
2. Davis
3. Kuzma
4. Green
5. Caruso
6. Dwight
7. McGee
8. Pope

Who should be that prominent 9th man?

- Waiters?
- Morris?
- Dudley?
- Cook?
- Smith?
- Tucker?
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PostPosted: Thu Aug 13, 2020 11:04 am    Post subject:

Waiters.
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PostPosted: Thu Aug 13, 2020 11:07 am    Post subject:

Probably waiters but I think we go 10 man deep in the early rounds of the playoffs with Morris getting minutes as well. We also picked up Smith who has playoff experience so he should be getting minutes in the later rounds and one of Mcgee or Howard will get minutes reduced in the later rounds.
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PostPosted: Thu Aug 13, 2020 11:08 am    Post subject:

Don’t forget Rondo, coach loves Rondo. He’ll make an exception and play a 10 man rotation once Rondo comes back.
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PostPosted: Thu Aug 13, 2020 11:28 am    Post subject:

Waiters if we only go 9 deep.
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PostPosted: Thu Aug 13, 2020 11:30 am    Post subject:

Morris
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PostPosted: Thu Aug 13, 2020 11:42 am    Post subject:

Kick mcgee out and play Morris.
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PostPosted: Thu Aug 13, 2020 11:48 am    Post subject: Re: 9th Man in Playoff Rotation

Lonzo-Lite wrote:
Vogel said before the bubble that he wants to establish a 9-Man Playoff Rotation. Watching this last game of the seeding and it doesn't look like Vogel has an established 9th man yet with all these different experimentation.

We all know the 8 players already established for the rotation:

1. LeBron
2. Davis
3. Kuzma
4. Green
5. Caruso
6. Dwight
7. McGee
8. Pope

Who should be that prominent 9th man?

- Waiters?
- Morris?
- Dudley?
- Cook?
- Smith?
- Tucker?



Waiters is likely to be in the rotation because you need a backup point guard.

But I don't know that 9 players is carved in stone.
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PostPosted: Thu Aug 13, 2020 11:56 am    Post subject:

I think that last spot get occupied by committee.. Rondo, Morris, and Waiters. Potentially Cook here and there.
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PostPosted: Thu Aug 13, 2020 12:06 pm    Post subject:

Lakers should be playing Dwight over McGee IMO....

Dwight does everything McGee does but is a much more impactful rebounder...

If McGee was great at perimeter D for example I would stick with him but he is no better than Dwight...

If we are sold on a big Lineup Dwight should be starter...

I understand ego and McGee has been here longer and has played well... But we are trying to win and we need to have best players out there.
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PostPosted: Thu Aug 13, 2020 1:17 pm    Post subject:

Waiters or Morris depending on the matchup
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PostPosted: Thu Aug 13, 2020 4:16 pm    Post subject:

Waiters and Morris, If they over achieve, Howard and McGee minutes will drop.
I don't expect a 9 man rotation with this team in the bubble.
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PostPosted: Thu Aug 13, 2020 4:20 pm    Post subject:

danzag wrote:
Waiters or Morris depending on the matchup



agree
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PostPosted: Thu Aug 13, 2020 4:29 pm    Post subject:

If they play both bigs it’ll definitely be a 9 man rotation. Javale and Dwight can only play Center. So that means if you only do an 8 man rotation, there will only be two subs for the other four spots: Kuz and Caruso. Don’t think that’s enough.

Waiters will definitely be 9th man and he’ll get playoff mins. The question is if you swap him for Rondo when he’s back.
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PostPosted: Thu Aug 13, 2020 4:34 pm    Post subject:

The thing with Waiters is dude can come in and drop buckets in a quick span. But if you leave him in their to long it can get bad quick as well. But like some have said between him and Morris depending on matchups. I still prefer playing Waiters over Rondo though but Vogel seems to be high on Rondo so will see.
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PostPosted: Thu Aug 13, 2020 7:35 pm    Post subject:

8 is deep enough
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PostPosted: Thu Aug 13, 2020 9:19 pm    Post subject:

danzag wrote:
Waiters or Morris depending on the matchup


This for the most part. Depends on how they play Kuz, if they play the big 3 with a guard and a center then maybe Morris cracks the sub group. Waiters has been too good of a spark. You have to have a perimeter threat for the 10 non-LBJ minutes, especially if KCP plays more with LBJ.
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PostPosted: Thu Aug 13, 2020 9:21 pm    Post subject:

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PostPosted: Thu Aug 13, 2020 9:55 pm    Post subject:

defense wrote:
8 is deep enough


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