Potential Starting Line up and Rotation 2019-2020

#427
#427
Cuonzo is somewhere preaching toughness while simultaneously being the biggest pussy in the history of basketball coaching. The guy can't take criticism and he is in the wrong profession for someone that can't. He is probably already looking for a place to run and hide from the Missouri fans. His three years is up.
 
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#428
Cuonzo left MO State, TN, and California after 3 years at each stop. The last 2 instead of waiting to be fired. This is his 4th year at Missouri. He's overstayed his welcome there and he'll regret not running away again after 3.
 
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Thunder Good-Oil said:
Cuonzo left MO State, TN, and California after 3 years at each stop. The last 2 instead of waiting to be fired. This is his 4th year at Missouri. He's overstayed his welcome there and he'll regret not running away again after 3.
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Pretty sure this is his 3rd year
 
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RyanWalkerPGH said:
Turner
Bowden
James
Fulkerson
Kent

Probably only see Pons, Burns, Johnson, and potentially Plavsic play meaningful minutes off the bench. Bowden, Turner, and James are gonna have to play 30+ mins most nights.
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I think the backcourt is probably a no-brainer with Turner/James/Bowden. The frontcourt is the obvious question mark.

My question is, who is considered a 4 and who is a 5? For example would Fulkerson play as the 4 with Plavsic as the 5? Or is Fulk only a 5? That said I THINK Fulk is probably a 4 or 5, Kent a 4 or 5, Plavsic is a 5, Pons a 4, and ORN a 4. That said, I'll go with:

Starting Lineup:
Turner
James
Bowden
ORN
Fulkerson

Bench (in order of minutes):
Plavsic
Pons
Johnson
Kent
Gaines
Pember
 
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GregAmsler said:
I think the backcourt is probably a no-brainer with Turner/James/Bowden. The frontcourt is the obvious question mark.

My question is, who is considered a 4 and who is a 5? For example would Fulkerson play as the 4 with Plavsic as the 5? Or is Fulk only a 5? That said I THINK Fulk is probably a 4 or 5, Kent a 4 or 5, Plavsic is a 5, Pons a 4, and ORN a 4. That said, I'll go with:

Starting Lineup:
Turner
James
Bowden
ORN
Fulkerson

Bench (in order of minutes):
Plavsic
Pons
Johnson
Kent
Gaines
Pember
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Starters: James, Turner, Bowden, Pons, Fulky. Bench:(minutes down) ORN (very likely to start by seasons end), Plavsic, Johnson, Gaines, Kent, Pember(Could redshirt)
 
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Roustabout said:
Sorry, but you’re wrong. With Bone, Grant, Admiral and Turner he wasn’t asked to do much at all on offense. There were clear defensive issues where Barnes yanked him and then cut his minutes.
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This is true. He began having key defensive lapses, and that is why Barnes sat him down.
 
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Thunder Good-Oil said:
Cuonzo left MO State, TN, and California after 3 years at each stop. The last 2 instead of waiting to be fired. This is his 4th year at Missouri. He's overstayed his welcome there and he'll regret not running away again after 3.
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True. I think he's a good guy, but his coaching leaves a lot to be desired. My guess is that every 3-4 years he will continue to run.
 
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GregAmsler said:
I think the backcourt is probably a no-brainer with Turner/James/Bowden. The frontcourt is the obvious question mark.

My question is, who is considered a 4 and who is a 5? For example would Fulkerson play as the 4 with Plavsic as the 5? Or is Fulk only a 5? That said I THINK Fulk is probably a 4 or 5, Kent a 4 or 5, Plavsic is a 5, Pons a 4, and ORN a 4. That said, I'll go with:

Starting Lineup:
Turner
James
Bowden
ORN
Fulkerson

Bench (in order of minutes):
Plavsic
Pons
Johnson
Kent
Gaines
Pember
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IMO switch Pons and ORN and you’ve got it...I think we’re going to play small all year and rely heavily on our outside game
 
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As for the current team, Rick Barnes said at SEC Media Day that he expected Josiah James to return to practice on Thursday. There’s no huge concern, as James has been nursing a groin strain that the staff is being careful with, but they need to get him on the floor soon if he’s going to be effective early in the season. Jalen Johnson has taken advantage of James’ absence to get a lot of run on the first team and he’s having a nice preseason. During last Friday’s open practice, Johnson shot the ball as well as I’ve ever seen him, draining at least five 3-pointers (by my unofficial count) during full court 5-on-5 work.
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There’s still no word on Uros Plavsic’s NCAA appeal, which is starting to be a bit of a cause for frustration. Interestingly, and I was surprised to hear it, someone told me this week that John Fulkerson would start in the post regardless of how Plavsic’s eligibility issue played out.
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-VQ
 
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Kyle Boone had some interesting comments on Josiah James on CBS’s b-ball website:

5. Who is the most underrated potential one-and-done?
By underrated, I'm going to use the paramaters of any true freshman who 247Sports rated as a sub-top-20 prospect. Using that, my vote is ... drumroll please ... Josiah-Jordan James. The 6-5 point guard will be thrust into a starting role right away at Tennessee, and I'm not so sure he won't be one of the best at the position in the SEC this season. You might feel like he's playing in slow motion when you watch him, but he methodically picks apart teams and has an innate feel for the game that separates him from many others. When you couple that with his 6-6 frame, it's easy to project him having a short stint in college.
 
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Rrcox1951 said:
Kyle Boone had some interesting comments on Josiah James on CBS’s b-ball website:

5. Who is the most underrated potential one-and-done?
By underrated, I'm going to use the paramaters of any true freshman who 247Sports rated as a sub-top-20 prospect. Using that, my vote is ... drumroll please ... Josiah-Jordan James. The 6-5 point guard will be thrust into a starting role right away at Tennessee, and I'm not so sure he won't be one of the best at the position in the SEC this season. You might feel like he's playing in slow motion when you watch him, but he methodically picks apart teams and has an innate feel for the game that separates him from many others. When you couple that with his 6-6 frame, it's easy to project him having a short stint in college.
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thunder5 said:
Is the plan for him to our PG? That would allow Turner and Bowden to play their more natural positions and only run point when James needs a break...that’s ideal IMO if James is ready for it
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Unless he's slow picking it up, he might be Turner's backup at PG from day one. Bowden ran some PG last year but didn't look real comfortable or natural with it. Other than those 3 it might have to be the walk-on or advancing the ball by committee if Turner/James/Bowden aren't available. I don't know if the emergency PG is Jalen Johnson, Yves Pons, Jacob Fleschman, or even Gaines.

IMO James will be starting by mid-season and most likely as the PG on offense. Turner still likely draws the defensive assignment in the opposing PG.
 
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Thunder Good-Oil said:
Unless he's slow picking it up, he might be Turner's backup at PG from day one. Bowden ran some PG last year but didn't look real comfortable or natural with it. Other than those 3 it might have to be the walk-on or advancing the ball by committee if Turner/James/Bowden aren't available. I don't know if the emergency PG is Jalen Johnson, Yves Pons, Jacob Fleschman, or even Gaines.

IMO James will be starting by mid-season and most likely as the PG on offense. Turner still likely draws the defensive assignment in the opposing PG.
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If healthy James will start Game 1
 
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bleedingTNorange said:
My guess is at SF, but could be PG.

sounds like Turner, Bowden, James, Pons, Fulky are the likely starters
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I agree. With Pons most likely to lose his spot (to O(R)N or Plavsic) at some point. Johnson would make a good 6th man if he's elevated his game close to the potential that the coaches described about 3 years ago.
 
#449
#449
We really need Plavsic to be cleared to play

Opening night starters: Turner, Bowden, Josiah, Pons and Fulk

After 10 games: ON will have replaced Pons as the starter at the 4, imo.

I expect those 6, JJ and Kent to be the main rotation. I'm a big fan of Olivier and expect him to be an all-SEC Freshmen, along with Josiah. U gotta think Gaines and Pember will have the opportunity to play their way into the rotation, as Kent and Pons could play their way out of it
 
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