Hawks will still have 8-man rotation

[TheNorthCydeRises]

Starters:

Bibby

JJ

Marvin

Smoove

Horford

Bench:

Chill

Law

Zaza

with Mario, Solo, and maybe Salim getting spot minutes, but not guaranteed to get time every night.

Sub patterns assume no one is in foul trouble in the 1st half.

1st quarter TIMED 6 minute mark substutution:

Bibby

JJ

Chill ( in for Marvin )

Smoove

Horford

1st quarter TIMED 3 minute mark substitutions:

Law ( in for Bibby )

JJ

Chill

Marvin ( in for Smoove )

Horford

( Note: Woody likes to give JJ a break right before a quarter ends, so this is the time where Mario MIGHT get into a game. If he does, it will be at less than 2 minutes to go in the 1st quarter )

Start of 2nd quarter TIMED substitutions:

Law

Chill

Marvin

Smoove ( in for JJ )

Zaza ( in for Horford )

2nd quarter SEMI-TIMED 8 - 9 minute mark substitutions:

Law

JJ ( in for Chill )

Marvin

Smoove

Zaza

2nd quarter SEMI-TIMED 6 - 7 minute mark substitutions:

Bibby ( in for Law )

JJ

Chill ( in for Marvin )

Horford ( in for Smoove )

Zaza

2nd quarter SEMI-TIMED 3 minute mark substitutions:

Bibby

JJ ( once again, this a spot where Mario could play with under 2 to go )

Marvin ( in for Chill )

Smoove

Horford

( Mario, Solo, and Law will be used for foul trouble substitutions )

Projected 1st half minutes:

Bibby: 15 minutes

JJ: 21 minutes

Marvin: 18 minutes

Smoove: 18 minutes

Horford: 18 minutes

Chill: 12 minutes

Law: 9 minutes

Zaza: 9 minutes

In a perfect allocation of minutes, you'd like to see our bench give JJ more rest, so that he only have to play 18 or so minutes in the 1st half. That can only be achieved by Law or Chill playing more . . or by the fringe guys like Mario or Salim stepping up in the 3 or so minutes they might get.

I'd personally like to see a Bibby - Salim - JJ lineup for a small stretch, just to see if we can stretch the defense out a little.

1st half minutes aren't necessarily reflective of how the rotation will go in the 2nd half. In the 4th, Woody may elect to keep Chill in more than Marvn, if he's playing better that night.

It'll be interesting to see who Woody trusts, now that his favorite toy ( Lue ) is gone.

[swolehawk2]

Boy we sure could use a vet big.

[TheNorthCydeRises]

Or any big for that matter.

Zaza is going to have to step his game up big time now. On those nights in which both Smoove and Al are in foul truble, he's going to have to give us solid minutes. I'd be shocked to see Woody all of a sudden trusting Solo for 10+ minutes a game.

[Packfill]

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Starters:

Bibby

JJ

Marvin

Smoove

Horford

Bench:

Chill

Law

Zaza

with Mario, Solo, and maybe Salim getting spot minutes, but not guaranteed to get time every night.

Sub patterns assume no one is in foul trouble in the 1st half.

1st quarter TIMED 6 minute mark substutution:

Bibby

JJ

Chill ( in for Marvin )

Smoove

Horford

1st quarter TIMED 3 minute mark substitutions:

Law ( in for Bibby )

JJ

Chill

Marvin ( in for Smoove )

Horford

( Note: Woody likes to give JJ a break right before a quarter ends, so this is the time where Mario MIGHT get into a game. If he does, it will be at less than 2 minutes to go in the 1st quarter )

Start of 2nd quarter TIMED substitutions:

Law

Chill

Marvin

Smoove ( in for JJ )

Zaza ( in for Horford )

2nd quarter SEMI-TIMED 8 - 9 minute mark substitutions:

Law

JJ ( in for Chill )

Marvin

Smoove

Zaza

2nd quarter SEMI-TIMED 6 - 7 minute mark substitutions:

Bibby ( in for Law )

JJ

Chill ( in for Marvin )

Horford ( in for Smoove )

Zaza

2nd quarter SEMI-TIMED 3 minute mark substitutions:

Bibby

JJ ( once again, this a spot where Mario could play with under 2 to go )

Marvin ( in for Chill )

Smoove

Horford

( Mario, Solo, and Law will be used for foul trouble substitutions )

Projected 1st half minutes:

Bibby: 15 minutes

JJ: 21 minutes

Marvin: 18 minutes

Smoove: 18 minutes

Horford: 18 minutes

Chill: 12 minutes

Law: 9 minutes

Zaza: 9 minutes

In a perfect allocation of minutes, you'd like to see our bench give JJ more rest, so that he only have to play 18 or so minutes in the 1st half. That can only be achieved by Law or Chill playing more . . or by the fringe guys like Mario or Salim stepping up in the 3 or so minutes they might get.

I'd personally like to see a Bibby - Salim - JJ lineup for a small stretch, just to see if we can stretch the defense out a little.

1st half minutes aren't necessarily reflective of how the rotation will go in the 2nd half. In the 4th, Woody may elect to keep Chill in more than Marvn, if he's playing better that night.

It'll be interesting to see who Woody trusts, now that his favorite toy ( Lue ) is gone.

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I think the 8 man rotation is pretty obvious given what is left on the roster. I think Bibby should play 35 minutes a night, Law plays the balance of the point guard minutes. Hopefully, with another legit veteran starter, JJ's minutes can go down to something in the 37-38 minute per game range. Smoove, Marvin and Chill probably play around the same minutes as before and Horford may need to play a few more minutes.