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[QUOTE="bendm, post: 4306933, member: 9151"]
even though AJ isn't a traditional stretch 4 there is still plenty of benefit to starting games with a small ball lineup with him playing at the "4." no more slow starts on offense and digging ourselves into an early hole for one.

it would be nothing like last year when we had to play two Cs together because AJ is an infinitely better passer and ball handler than whaley. if a defender is sagging off AJ on the perimeter he can either take the open shot or beat them with his passing e.g. dump it into sanogo, hit cutters in the lane, or just swing the ball around the arc. we've seen him throw skip passes to the opposite corner to shift the D. either way, with four Gs the passing around the perimeter will be crispy and the ball wont stop moving until sanogo gets it under the basket.

when AJ gets a defensive rebound he can either bring the ball up the floor himself with a slower defender trying to stay in front him or hit guys with an outlet. we will really be able to speed things up compared to last year.
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