Rotation without Hali?

[LongTimePacerFan]

Nembhard
Benn
Nesmith
Siakam
Turner

TJM
Shep
Obi
Bradley


The bench suddenly looks alarmingly thin. You're basically relying on TJ ball to be the entire offense for the bench.

Conversely, you could start Shep or Obi and keep Benn as a bench scorer.

[Cubs231721]

I'm starting Mathurin. I want two of Siakam/Nembhard/TJ/Mathurin on the floor all times.

[712Jefferson]

Rick just turned on the Ben Sheppard bat signal.

[LongTimePacerFan]

I'm starting Mathurin. I want two of Siakam/Nembhard/TJ/Mathurin on the floor all times.

It's the TJ, Nembhard, Shep, Obi, Bradley bench lineup that terrifies me.

[Slick Pinkham]

We miss Jarace, badly. The bench ball handling in that lineup is all on TJ. It might make sense to flip-flop Shep and Benn, as you suggested.

I'm thinking to start TJ and Nembhard both, though, but sub out TJ sooner so that they can stagger minutes afterwards.

I worry about 1st Q turnovers with Benn being a ball handler.

[LongTimePacerFan]

We miss Jarace, badly. The bench ball handling in that lineup is all on TJ. It might make sense to flip-flop Shep and Benn, as you suggested.

I'm thinking to start TJ and Nembhard both, though, but sub out TJ sooner so that they can stagger minutes afterwards.

I worry about 1st Q turnovers with Benn being a ball handler.

I don't think it happens, but if I'm Rick, I'm going big and starting Obi. Don't mess with TJ, Benn, and Shep in their bench roles. Obviously, everyone probably just has to play more minutes.

[712Jefferson]

In all seriousness, the primary defensive goal for game 6 should be figuring out a way to slow Jalen Williams. The guy has been absolutely shredding us this series (especially the past three games): 17, 19, 26, 27 and 40 points respectively. Whatever lineup combination most helps us slow him down is the one that we should be rolling out on Thursday with or without Tyrese. Shai is going to get his regardless but we just can't have Jalen looking like prime LeBron attacking the rim and have any expectation of winning another game.

[BornReady]

I don't think it happens, but if I'm Rick, I'm going big and starting Obi. Don't mess with TJ, Benn, and Shep in their bench roles. Obviously, everyone probably just has to play more minutes.

You know, I thought about this, but I think if we go big, they would also go big, and we'd probably be playing into their strengths. (I'm guessing you mean Nembhard, Nesmith, Siakam, Obi, Myles?)

[dal9]

Furby at PG

[LongTimePacerFan]

You know, I thought about this, but I think if we go big, they would also go big, and we'd probably be playing into their strengths. (I'm guessing you mean Nembhard, Nesmith, Siakam, Obi, Myles?)

Yeah. If they go big, I would expect Siakam and Obi to feast.

[jrwannabe]

Furby at PG

Though not PG, SG or SF not a terrible idea to keep the bench unit together as much as possible. Of course I'm not pushing him four as many minutes as Hali. But 12 minutes is acceptable.

Really sucks we can't use QJ.

[Slick Pinkham]

If we have to, subtract Hali's 34 minutes...

give 12 more to TJ
give 8 more to Obi
give 8 more to Mathurin
give 6 more to Sheppard

Hope nobody gets in foul trouble

Go to Pascal throughout.

If Hali is at 50% I would prefer to have him rest and get better with 3 more days rest, IF we have a game 7. Big risk to even get there, but if he plays and aggravates the injury then that might cause long-term problems

[PR07]

To me, it's Nembhard, Mathurin, Nesmith, Siakam, Turner

6th Man: McConnell.

Ben Sheppard would get a lot more minutes.

I agree the loss of Walker has been felt rotationally and will even more so if Hali is out. Would've liked to have seen him last game against Williams defensively to slow him down, and even off the bench in the frontcourt, going small, especially with how much Turner has struggled this series.

[MillerTime]

I hope we see Nembhard, Mathurin, Nesmith, Siakam, Turner line up

but if Hali is healthy, he will get the nod

if he’s nursing an injury, I’d sit him. I don’t want to see the Hali we saw in game 5

[croz24]

Conversations most definitely need to occur if our 2nd consecutive season is ended with Hali unable to play...