(01-02-2022, 10:45 PM)mavsluvr Wrote: Kidd says that the team is taking a look at the Luka-Brunson starting lineup now, so we should see more of the tandem at least for a while and possibly for the season.
Biggest news of the night.
It's not surprising at all that Brunson is getting moved to the starting lineup, as he's clearly a starting-caliber player and one of our top-3. I understand that it may require some adjustments for how the lineup operates because of how Luka is so ball-dominant, but the time to figure that out is now.
As a very early sample, I really liked Kidd's rotation with those two guys. They both started the game, but Luka was the first guy to rest and they largely alternated on/off before closing the half together again. That seems like just the right balance to me to play the best players at the most important times while also letting each guy run the show for a while. It did raise an interesting new lineup twist with the couple of minutes with neither guy, though. While the team did surprisingly well, if they could add Dragic I think they'd be set.
The next step will be to figure out the rest of the starting lineup that best compliments those two. I think Brunson/Luka/DFS/____ /KP is the recipe, and it comes down to who fills that 5th spot. Powell? Maxi? THJ? Bullock? Personally I want to see Bullock get some extended run to focus on the wing defense to balance the offensive-minded backcourt. But I also would love to be a fly on the wall for any trade discussions right now to find that last piece.
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