New Bench Dilemna (cc: Reaves / Beasley)

[Megaton]

[Lonzo-Lite]

So far...

Reaves starting = starters will build up a good lead, bench comes in and loses the lead

Reaves off the bench = starters will keep the game even, bench comes in and builds a lead
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[Megaton]

[GOODRICH25]

Once Bamba is back we actually have

Russell/Schröder
Reaves/Brown
James/Hachimura
Vanderbilt/Gabriel
Davis/Bamba

A 10 man rotation without Beasley. Id still throw him and Walker in for a few minutes to see if they can get it going, then bench them rest of the game if its an off night
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[Lakeshow23_]

Just cut Beas and Lonnie from the rotation and have two of Lebron/AD/Reaves/DLO on the floor at all times. Maybe pair Lebron/Reaves and AD/DLO to each play with the bench guys.

[J.C. Smith]

Reaves is fine as a starter. But Ham needs to improve his rotations. You need one of Reaves or DLO out there with the second unit.

His rotations are really frustrating me. First half the second unit got killed. What does he do in the second half? He takes everybody out except AD (who was shooting free throws) all at once. If he wants to start Reaves, give him or DLO an early rest, and then bring them back in when the other guy goes out to run the second unit.

[LakerSD]

Reaves should be the unquestioned starter.

You can stagger DLO, Lebron, AD, Reaves with the bench guys.

Beasley is just like Duncan Robinson, Hield and all those guys. When their shot isn’t falling, you just bench them.

[defense]

I don't mind Beasley starting with Lebron, Davis and Russell as long as Reaves plays 30 minutes plus.

A balanced roster is good for stability

[Dr. Laker]

[Jordan-esque]

LeBron, Dlo, Reaves - having 3 playmakers on the floor seems a bit much but it clearly works!

Ham should always have 2 playmakers on the floor always, so when he finally subs Schröder in, one of LeBron, Dlo, or Reaves should stay on the floor. His platoon subs last night was what threw away the lead.
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[hydrohead]

Reaves needs to max his minutes with the starters: it’s our best 5. These guys have hardly played together and we are talking about finding ways to reduced their combined minutes?
Walker give you some playmaking ability with the second unit, and that seems to be another concern.
I’ve seen the Beas movie before. Somehow I’m wishing for a different ending.

[BILBJH]

They might be letting Reaves start in the same way the Dodgers let Urias pitch on opening day.

When you are trying to get someone to sign, if you can do something that doesn't hurt the team too much, you might as well do it.

[LakersRGolden]

Start Reaves
Bench 1: AD / WG/ RUI /DLO/DS
Bench 2: WG/LBJ / RUI OR VANDO/ TBJ / DS

[BandwagonLBJhopper]

Put me in the start and sub early camp.

Will Ham do that? He at one point had Lebron, AD, and D Lo all on the bench at the same time which is absurd, so I wouldn’t hold my breath

[LakerSanity]

1. Start Reaves - getting off to a good start is a big deal in every game.

2. Always have at least two of DLO, Lebron, AD and Reaves on the court of the same time.

3. Until Beasley prooves he can start making shots, play Walker instead (unless the specific matchup really dictates playing Beasley)

4. Once Bamba comes back, Bamba's/Rui's/Wenyen's minutes will depend on the matchup each game and/or who is better performing.
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[Lonzo-Lite]

Lakers don’t really have a ball handler coming off the bench now, Schröder is not it, he’s a scorer.
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[tox]

Do Schroder and LeBron play well together?