re: Marcus Thornton with the best point guard in the game.

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LeBron plays the 3. But that's the only knock on Thornton is he isn't 6'5+ he's 6'3.5. Not too short to play the 2 but on the extreme end of just acceptable. Ben Gordon is quite the starter at the 2 and is maybe 6'2. Obviously the problem lies in defense, which Thornton really improved upon last year.

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Good point. West and Williams for the Cavs also come to mind.

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If Thornton can play tough defense he should definitely start. We know he can score. Butler would be better as a backup.

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There is a good chance he is a better defender then all the starters except CP. They are trash on defense. And yes Butler would be better served coming off the bench. Also, someone mentioned that he will not have the green light like at LSU. That is obvious but I think he can put up 10-15 points a game as a rookie. That would be huge.