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?

[Hermy]

Dyess' role has changed to rebounder, which he is doing great at. I hate the minutes, but we have no guys who can work the defensive glass.

Also Dyess said he will not return to the bench, he now wants to start.

[Wilfredo Ledezma]

Dyess' role has changed to rebounder, which he is doing great at. I hate the minutes, but we have no guys who can work the defensive glass.

Also Dyess said he will not return to the bench, he now wants to start.

I agree he's done well at rebounding, but his role has been relinquished to doing all the dirty work. He's never been a defensive stopper. He gets in early foul trouble in 2 out of every 5 games. Let him come off the bench and score. He will get plenty of minutes, just allow him to have the opportunity to get his offensive game going...

And as for wanting to be a starter, I highly doubt he would be upset going back to the bench. McDyess is a good attitude player...

[yargs]

Dyess' role has changed to rebounder, which he is doing great at. I hate the minutes, but we have no guys who can work the defensive glass.

Also Dyess said he will not return to the bench, he now wants to start.

Holy shit, Ledezma and I are thinking the same.

As for Dyess he needs to do what's best for the team. Screw him. For years here in detroit he'd say he couldn't work out during the off season because of his knee and then coast during the first half before finally trying in the second half. Fast forward to Fall 2007 where he's now a starter and all of a sudden he's capable of playing more minutes and at a relatively high level to begin the year.

So what's the truth, antonio? Is your knee keeping you from preparing for the season or did you really just have a problem coming off the bench?

But hermy is right, this team really doesn't have anyone else that can rebound like mcdyess.....or is he really just the beneficiary of playing alongside Rasheed Wallace who is a great man-up defender which allows his fellow bigs to crash the boards? Jason Maxiell started alongside rasheed earlier this year and finished with 14 boards. And yes, I love using 1 game samples.

[Wilfredo Ledezma]

Is McDyess really a "great" rebounder??? Yesterday I saw Kendrick Perkins pretty much own him on the boards...

McDyess can't get offensive boards, and he gets in early foul trouble. Let Theo do it, if Theo gets in foul trouble, it won't matter, b/c he's not going to finish the games anyway...Theo can rebound better than Dyess IMO, and, I think most importantly, Theo starting would keep Dyess fresher...ANtonio doesn't need to be playing 30+ minutes, we gave him a 3 year deal last summer, and he's going to be out of gas by mid-season next year...

I don't take Dyess workout regime or character into question, the guy just wants a ring, I find it hard to believe he would make a fuss about going back to the bench...I think he would welcome it...

[Hermy]

Is McDyess really a "great" rebounder??? Yesterday I saw Kendrick Perkins pretty much own him on the boards...

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Perkins was on everybody. Put that on Dyess if you will. He's top 25 in rebounds and rebounds per minute with a lot of 10 mpgs in there above him. He has filled the hole well.

And if you think theo is a better rebounder than dyess..../thread.

[Wilfredo Ledezma]

how many over the back fouls does Dyess get trying to grab down a rebound over an opposing center whos got 2 inches on him?? at least 2 a game...

[Hermy]

Who cares if he's in foul trouble when we want to limit his minutes?

[WTFchris]

I've said from the beginnning I'd rather have Max starting and Dyess off the bench. Everybody thought I was nuts.

[Wilfredo Ledezma]

Max disappears when he plays too many minutes... He's never going to be a starter in this league...