Rotation Proposal

[Wilfredo Ledezma]

I'm at work and just thought of this...give me your feedback...

I think Theo Ratliff needs to be placed into the starting lineup, and bump Dyess back to the bench. Before, Dyess used to have a role, he used to be our "scoring off the bench", now that he's been placed into the starting 5, he really doesn't have a role anymore. He's the 5th option when he's on the floor, and can't seem to get into any sort of a groove. He's even gone on record saying he likes coming off the bench better. Plus you can limit the "wear & tear" on those knees...Dyess has no business playing 30+ minutes, as much as I love his defense.

Put Ratliff in the starting 5, move Dyess back to the bench, and have him and Maxiell spell Theo & Sheed. Obviously, this will cut into Amir's minutes, but lets face it, other than the 1st round of the playoffs, Flip isn't going to trust Amir as much as we'd like him too.

Theo's still got some game left, and is still a defensive presence. Let him pound Dwight Howard in the Semis, and have him go to work on Perk or KG (probably Perk) in the ECF...

Proposed
10 man rotation...

C- Ratliff/Dyess
PF- Sheed/Max
SF- Tay/Jarvis
SG- RIp/Dixon
PG- Mr. Big Shot/Stuckey

I love AA & Amir, and they will be able to get oodles of minutes towards the end of the reg. season, but in the playoffs (at least after the 1st round), it wouldn't shock me to not see them play


thoughts?