Analysis Spurs rotations and depth chart

[DTW]

IMO, this limits Harper’s effectiveness. He has less time with the ball in his hands this way. I think they should stagger those minutes until Fox leaves. You’re basically taking away the team advantage that the Spurs would otherwise have with 48 minutes of deadly PG play.

There has to be a fair bit of overlap to get both Fox and Harper the minutes they deserve and to keep them content.

Easier to control it if Harper comes off the bench obviously, but either way it will happen.

 

[OK Computer]

There has to be a fair bit of overlap to get both Fox and Harper the minutes they deserve and to keep them content.

Easier to control it if Harper comes off the bench obviously, but either way it will happen.

Oh I mean, yeah I agree, if there’s overlap while also making sure one of them is on the floor at all times, cool.

 

[STAT88]

I said this during the off season, it wouldn’t take long for Harper to show he’s a level above Castle as a prospect/player. That’s not a knock on Castle, thats a testament to how good Harper is and how lucky the Spurs got.

Spurs should roll with Fox and Castle as backcourt starters for now and have Harper come off the bench. But won’t be long before Harper is so good he has to start, and that means either moving Castle to the bench or to the 3 spot which can work but might also cause some issues with spacing and being a bit undersized when guarding some 3’s in the league (Luka, J-Dub, Durant, Butler, Cam Johnson, Kawhi).

 

[BacktoBasics]

IMO, this limits Harper’s effectiveness. He has less time with the ball in his hands this way. I think they should stagger those minutes until Fox leaves. You’re basically taking away the team advantage that the Spurs would otherwise have with 48 minutes of deadly PG play.

Yeah, Harper really showed the benefits of his on ball play. Too early but his play off the bench is arguably 6th man of year talk if he keeps it up. Moving Vassell to the bench when Fox returns could work well for that backcourt.

 

[DAF86]

Who gets benched once Fox gets back? I would bench Barnes, but Mitch will probably bench Champagnie.

Who gets out of the rotation with Sochan and Olynyk coming back too? Tough decisions coming.

I would go:

Fox /Harper
Castle / Keldon
Vassell /
Champ /
Wemby / Kornet

The two bench forward spots divided among Sochan, Barnes and Olynyk depending on who performs better.

 

[MacNeacail]

I still think Fox / Castle / Harper all need to split the minutes at PG/SG (32 minutes each). Keep 2 on the floor at all times. I don't know what that does to Vassell because he and Keldon are both playing better than I expected so far (that's a low bar)

 

[bozhemoi]

I still think Fox / Castle / Harper all need to split the minutes at PG/SG (32 minutes each). Keep 2 on the floor at all times. I don't know what that does to Vassell because he and Keldon are both playing better than I expected so far (that's a low bar)

My guess is that it'll be Fox-Castle-Vassell-Barnes-Wembanyama when Fox comes back. They'll adjust if there's not enough rebounding or interior defense.

 

[bozhemoi]

Looking forward to having both Kornet and Olynyk back.

 

[timtonymanu]

If only Vassell was a couple inches taller. Truthfully, you bench Barnes but the Spurs would be too small. As good as Harper is and should be starting, I think they keep him on the bench to not mess up the flow since bringing back Fox will lead to more adjustments. Best chance for Sochan to prove his worth since Barnes isn't reliable all the time and the starting 4 spot is there for the taking.

Fox/Castle/Vassell/Barnes/Wemby
Harper/Champ/Keldon/Sochan/Luke

Won't be surprised if we ever have a closing lineup of Fox/Harper/Castle/Vassell/Wemby depending on the matchup.