Predict your opening night starting lineup

Murray
McCollum
Jones
Murphy
Williamson

You think they traded for Murray to come off the bench?

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Murray McCollum Jones Murphy Williamson

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I second this. I think CJ starts, at least to open the season, and think Murray, Herb and Zion have to start. That leaves one spot, nominally a C, which I think goes to Trey.

Ingram still plays starter minutes as the sixth man.

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it’s what is the starting lineup I predict

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Question still stands... you seriously think they have Murray coming off the bench?

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Question still stands... you seriously think they have Murray coming off the bench?

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unfortunately yes.
Murray should be an unquestionable starter. That's why you brought him here.


You're not benching BI or Zion. Those are out of the question.
I really think Herb is out of the question as well b/c someone has to guard the opposing teams best player, and you're not going to ask any of those other guys to do that.

You have to pick 2 of CJ, Herb, Trey, Murray.

Willie isn't bringing CJ off the bench b/c he's the old guy and has earned a starting spot.


I'd pick Murray and Herb, Willie will pick CJ and Herb. That's just my opinion. Griff may make him start Murray, and then Willie has to decide between Herb and CJ, and I think he'd pick CJ even though Herb is the obvious answer. There's too much earn/respect/veteran bullshite that goes on in the NBA.

It's the 5 best guys. Period. If you ain't one of the 5 then you can either accept your role off the bench, be better and be one of the best 5, or you can bitch about it and ask for a trade.

IMO the 2 guaranteed starters are Zion and DJ, third most likely to have a guaranteed spot would be Herb.

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IMO the 2 guaranteed starters are Zion and DJ, third most likely to have a guaranteed spot would be Herb.

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Don't be an idiot.
BI is not coming off the bench, and it would be just as stupid to do that as it would to bring Murray off the bench, even if you are still looking to trade him.

Murray/BI/Zion should be the no brainers, and really Herb should as well. I just don't have faith in Willie to do the obvious thing here. I just have a really hard time believing he'd bring CJ off the bench.

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Don't be an idiot. BI is not coming off the bench

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Hey frickstick, look above that post, I had BI in the starting lineup but I don’t think he’s as much of a lock as Zion, DJ, and Herb. They have acknowledged that BI doesn’t fit with Zion, hence why they have been trying to trade him. Why would be be a lock if he doesn’t fit with our best player?

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Hey frickstick, look above that post, I had BI in the starting lineup but I don’t think he’s as much of a lock as Zion, DJ, and Herb.

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Relax tough guy. Sorry i didn't put your two seperate posts together to see that.

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They have acknowledged that BI doesn’t fit with Zion, hence why they have been trying to trade him.

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They haven't acknowledged that, and that's not why they are trying to trade him.

and it doesn't matter if you think that, under no circumstance would BI not start, just like under no circumstance would Zion not start. BI might not be a max player, but everyone agrees he's a near max player. You don't bring a guy you would pay 4/$180M off the bench. Don't be an idiot.