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Post by popeman on Aug 3, 2015 15:48:00 GMT -8
I'm kinda confused with the starting lineup(particularly the back court). I know for sure Pope/Shep/Spencer will START no matter what.
Dammit, too bad Zabo transferred, he would've been a starter and gotten major minutes.... He was the only pured PG on the team.
here are some possiblities
Williams/Kell/Shep/Pope/Spencer sounds like a viable option. Problem is, the this lineup lacks shooting outside of Kell/Pope
Another possibility (defensive)
Kell/Dakarai/Shep/Pope/Spencer
Another possible starting lineup
Hemsley/Kell/Shep/Pope/Spencer (this would make sense since hemsley/kell are natural shooting guards, which will help SDSU's outside shots)
thoughts?
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Post by aztec92 on Aug 3, 2015 16:00:52 GMT -8
I think it will be Hemsley/Kell/Shep/Pope/Spencer
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Post by standiego on Aug 3, 2015 16:13:15 GMT -8
JH was recruited to come in and be the PG . He will make mistakes but also be able to do a wide variety of things that will help every other team mate . Williams should provide back up . Front line PSS: Pope , Shepard , Spencer should be strong with the DAZ ( Dakari, Angelo and Zylan ) group as back ups . Kell with Allen at SG The coaches recruit very athletic players , adjust the offense so we are using their athleticism on offense as well as defense . . Malik can handle the outside if needed or that is why Kell was brought here, to score either jump shot , lay up , draw foul shot or maybe once in a while a long ball, just score the ball. Last natural 3 point shooter we had was Tapley. So Rebound , get into transition , run and attack the basket .
Defense should be very athletic , with all 9 guys . A zone here or there would also be very effective - especially letting Spencer staying home in the middle .
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Post by aztecttcas on Aug 3, 2015 16:59:13 GMT -8
I'm kinda confused with the starting lineup(particularly the back court). I know for sure Pope/Shep/Spencer will START no matter what. Dammit, too bad Zabo transferred, he would've been a starter and gotten major minutes.... He was the only pured PG on the team. here are some possiblities Williams/Kell/Shep/Pope/Spencer sounds like a viable option. Problem is, the this lineup lacks shooting outside of Kell/Pope Another possibility (defensive) Kell/Dakarai/Shep/Pope/Spencer Another possible starting lineup Hemsley/Kell/Shep/Pope/Spencer (this would make sense since hemsley/kell are natural shooting guards, which will help SDSU's outside shots) thoughts? Zabo wouldn't have been the starter, sorry. Otherwise he wouldn't have transferred. Hemsley will be an upgrade at PG even despite his mistakes as a freshman. If Kell and Pope hit shots, that'll make any PG better.
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Post by smoothcat on Aug 3, 2015 17:28:55 GMT -8
I agree that Hemsley is far more likely to start than Williams.
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Post by Ambivalent_Fan on Aug 3, 2015 17:33:16 GMT -8
I think that Coach Fisher will use the whole team change like last year (at least in the beginning)
Starters:
Spencer Shepard Pope Kell Hemsley
2nd team (at the first media TO) - 16 min mark
Chol Cheatham Shepard Allen Williams
1st Team (at the 2nd media TO) - 12 min mark
Spencer Shepard Pope Kell Hemsley
Sub out Shepard at 10 min mark - Cheatham or Allen in
2nd Team (3rd Media TO) 8 min mark
Chol Cheatham Shepard Allen Williams
1st Team (4th Media TO) 4 min mark
Spencer Shepard Pope Kell Hemsley
Repeat in the second half...
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Post by drshotblock on Aug 3, 2015 17:36:27 GMT -8
I think it will be:
Hemlsey Kell Shep Pope Spencer
I would not be shocked to see DA and/or ZC and/or Chol starting some games.
The great thing is that at each position, we don't lose much.
Williams can run the 1 DA can play 3-4 Chol can play 4-5 Zylan can play 3-4
With the loss of Shriggz, the only slightly weak spot is the 2.
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Post by smoothcat on Aug 3, 2015 17:45:39 GMT -8
With the loss of Shriggz, the only slightly weak spot is the 2. Maybe a guy like Parker U'u or Niksha Federico steps up and pulls an Aqeel Quinn for us this season in Shrigs absence?
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Post by sdsuballer on Aug 3, 2015 18:07:11 GMT -8
Prior to the major injury it was going to be:
PG Trey Kell SG Matt Shrigs SF Pope PF Shepard (One of the horns in the offense) C Spencer
Now coach Fisher will be force to play the freshmen.. I still think Trey will be the point guard at the beginning of the season and will eventually slide over to the SG.
The bench will be short this year. Chol, Z, and DA. If Williams is playing we are going to have some problems.
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Post by AztecBill on Aug 3, 2015 18:24:03 GMT -8
Prior to the major injury it was going to be: PG Trey Kell SG Matt Shrigs SF Pope PF Shepard (One of the horns in the offense) C Spencer Now coach Fisher will be force to play the freshmen.. I still think Trey will be the point guard at the beginning of the season and will eventually slide over to the SG. The bench will be short this year. Chol, Z, and DA. If Williams is playing we are going to have some problems. Williams may be at the end of the bench this season but he will get time and will surprise you. Hemsley will be the best point guard the Aztecs have had in a long time.
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Post by sdsuballer on Aug 3, 2015 19:48:42 GMT -8
Prior to the major injury it was going to be: PG Trey Kell SG Matt Shrigs SF Pope PF Shepard (One of the horns in the offense) C Spencer Now coach Fisher will be force to play the freshmen.. I still think Trey will be the point guard at the beginning of the season and will eventually slide over to the SG. The bench will be short this year. Chol, Z, and DA. If Williams is playing we are going to have some problems. Williams may be at the end of the bench this season but he will get time and will surprise you. Hemsley will be the best point guard the Aztecs have had in a long time. Ive seen Williams play since high school. He is a good defender but his offense hasn't translated to D1 level. The issue is Coach Fisher can't have Williams and Spencer together because the offense would go stagnant. Lately Coach Fisher runs a lot of high post screen and rolls with his PG. Just imagine the disaster it would create with Spencer and Williams running some type of screen and roll. Both defenders would Ice the pick by dropping back in the key and allowing them to shoot from beyond the free-throw line. The other issue with Williams is he has been injury prone (back injuries). Williams hasn't been in playing shape since leaving his high school team. (Just my take and I am hoping he proves me wrong) I know Coach Fisher doesn't like running other types of offense but its only a dream type of scenario. if you use a 5 out motion offense with this small line up it would work? Small Line up: PG Hemsley SG Kell SF Shepard PF Z Chetham PF/C Pope Or big line up on special occasions w/ some type of double post offense: PG Kell SG Pope SF Shepard PF Chol C Spencer
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Post by Ambivalent_Fan on Aug 3, 2015 20:55:44 GMT -8
Can you imagine a lineup of Spencer (6'10") - C, Chol (6'9") - PF, Cheatham (6'8") - SF, Pope (6'10") - SG, and Shepard (6'8") running the point?...there's a matchup hell for some team...
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Post by chris92065 on Aug 3, 2015 21:30:00 GMT -8
Jimmy not a bad idea if chol and spencer had better o skills
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Post by aztech on Aug 3, 2015 22:34:02 GMT -8
Can you imagine a lineup of Spencer (6'10") - C, Chol (6'9") - PF, Cheatham (6'8") - SF, Pope (6'10") - SG, and Shepard (6'8") running the point?...there's a matchup hell for some team... Provided the opponents don't play up tempo.
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Post by Gundo on Aug 3, 2015 23:37:55 GMT -8
I'm kinda confused with the starting lineup(particularly the back court). I know for sure Pope/Shep/Spencer will START no matter what. Dammit, too bad Zabo transferred, he would've been a starter and gotten major minutes.... He was the only pured PG on the team. here are some possiblities Williams/Kell/Shep/Pope/Spencer sounds like a viable option. Problem is, the this lineup lacks shooting outside of Kell/Pope Another possibility (defensive) Kell/Dakarai/Shep/Pope/Spencer Another possible starting lineup Hemsley/Kell/Shep/Pope/Spencer (this would make sense since hemsley/kell are natural shooting guards, which will help SDSU's outside shots) thoughts? Coach has already said that Hemsley would be playing 25 minutes a game and has great court vision, plays D and can score. That sounds like a starter to me.
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Post by fisherville on Aug 4, 2015 1:17:06 GMT -8
Prior to the major injury it was going to be: PG Trey Kell SG Matt Shrigs SF Pope PF Shepard (One of the horns in the offense) C Spencer Now coach Fisher will be force to play the freshmen.. I still think Trey will be the point guard at the beginning of the season and will eventually slide over to the SG. The bench will be short this year. Chol, Z, and DA. If Williams is playing we are going to have some problems. No it wasn't, Hemsley was recruited to be the starting pg. Shrigley was never going to start, and Kell was never starting at pg this year.
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Post by hoobs on Aug 4, 2015 6:47:58 GMT -8
The starting lineup will be unchanged from before Matt got injured:
PG: Hemsley SG: Kell SF: Pope SF/PF: Shepard C: Spencer
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Post by aztecttcas on Aug 4, 2015 7:25:20 GMT -8
The starting lineup will be unchanged from before Matt got injured: PG: Hemsley SG: Kell SF: Pope SF/PF: Shepard C: Spencer This lineup would be my vote, too. Makes too much sense. You got size and speed and hopefully shooting. I can see Shep really doing well in the post and as our new glue guy. He's a great passer and showed signs that he can take it to the rack and dunk on people instead of the finger roll. Pope is still an unknown but great potential. Got a lot of faith in Kell. Hemsley I know nothing about except what we've seen on youtube. And if Spencer can just hit free throws, we are in business my friends.
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Post by Ambivalent_Fan on Aug 4, 2015 8:03:21 GMT -8
The starting lineup will be unchanged from before Matt got injured: PG: Hemsley SG: Kell SF: Pope SF/PF: Shepard C: Spencer I agree that this is the current starting lineup...but I disagree with you about the pre-injury lineup...Kell would have started the season at PG and Matt would have started at SG...JH still has a learning curve with respect to the college game and the coaches would have brought him on a slower pace rather than throwing him into the deep end of the pool. We have some tough games early in the season and don't have the luxury of on-the-job learning (that is reserved for the cupcakes also on the schedule)... ...but that is a moot point as Coach Fisher is now forced to go the way of the Freshman due to Matt's injury
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Post by standiego on Aug 4, 2015 8:21:40 GMT -8
Stop the on the job training at PG . The experiments with Shepard, Kell , AQ and JJ did not work. It also took away from the purpose Kell was brought in to score at SG and limited Zabo's time at PG so he left. So putting Shepard there again or even Kell do not work. Our PG play last year was dismal at best . Very few assists , transition play was lacking, did not improve the play of others, poor court vision.Let JH and Williams battle for the job ,or bring back Zabo . Having the tall line up does NOT make us a better team . Shepard back at PG ? Spencer and Chol in at the same time ? Pope at SG with Shepard at PG?. Sure seems as though we could have numerous turn overs . JH needs as much PT as possible
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