We can’t overreact to one game or even a couple of games. It’s about trends.
Moving forward IN THE SHORT TERM, assuming Paul is healthy enough to start, here’s how I see the rotation:
1 - Paul
2 - Cam
3 - Caleb
4 - Mag
5- Cliff
First guard/wing off the bench - Simpson
First “4” off the bench - Hyatt
First “5” off the bench - Reiber OR Woolfolk (depending on matchups)
Defensive specialist at guard/wing (only as needed) - Miller
It’s basically an 8-man rotation, with the eighth man being the Reiber/Woolf two-headed backup center, so really a 9-man rotation.
I’m not willing to give up on Cam as a starter yet. He’s getting pretty good looks, so, for now, I’m attributing his difficulties to a shooting slump rather than lack of ability against tougher competition.
But, with Simpson’s coming out party, Cam should be on a shorter leash. If he’s hitting shots like we think he can, he gets more playing time. If he continues to struggle, we’ll then I’m considering inserting Simpson into the starting lineup.
At the 4, we have a large enough sample size from Mag and Hyatt to realize that they should basically split time and then we go with whoever is playing better in individual games to dictate who gets more playing time in the 2nd half.
There will also be bigger opponents where we will need to play Reiber or Woolf together with Cliff.
Moving forward IN THE SHORT TERM, assuming Paul is healthy enough to start, here’s how I see the rotation:
1 - Paul
2 - Cam
3 - Caleb
4 - Mag
5- Cliff
First guard/wing off the bench - Simpson
First “4” off the bench - Hyatt
First “5” off the bench - Reiber OR Woolfolk (depending on matchups)
Defensive specialist at guard/wing (only as needed) - Miller
It’s basically an 8-man rotation, with the eighth man being the Reiber/Woolf two-headed backup center, so really a 9-man rotation.
I’m not willing to give up on Cam as a starter yet. He’s getting pretty good looks, so, for now, I’m attributing his difficulties to a shooting slump rather than lack of ability against tougher competition.
But, with Simpson’s coming out party, Cam should be on a shorter leash. If he’s hitting shots like we think he can, he gets more playing time. If he continues to struggle, we’ll then I’m considering inserting Simpson into the starting lineup.
At the 4, we have a large enough sample size from Mag and Hyatt to realize that they should basically split time and then we go with whoever is playing better in individual games to dictate who gets more playing time in the 2nd half.
There will also be bigger opponents where we will need to play Reiber or Woolf together with Cliff.
