I think you will find that Farley will be starting point guard which will leave him with some responsibility.

Nash will be the fall guy....... this week!

Starting Nash would have to violate that whole "if you can't seize your opportunity, we've got to look elsewhere" thing wouldn't it?

Relegating Mastro to the bench now would be somewhat stupid, given that he has actually played well the last four games. I also don't see how he has been shown any loyalty thus far.

Starting Timmons does make them tougher. Starting Sutton makes them better defensively. Maybe a trip to the bench is what Willie needs? Starting Timmons at the 4, moving Horvath to the 5, and Coops to 6th man might work.

Alternatively, they could all play the same number of minutes as last week, with Horvath taking 20 shots instead of 10.

I'd like to see Dodman get a run (not starting).

If they are going to change the line up i wouldnt mind seeing either PG Maher, SG Copeland SF Farley, PF Majstro, C Horvath, probably a bit week on the inside and on the boards but if they can all fire from the offensive end i think perth would have trouble stopping that line up from the perimeter.

I also dont mind the suggestion on giving Farley the 'PG role and some added responsibility and get him to create for others but attack himself when he is open, and that would allow Maher to slide to the SG spot which i reckon could be of advantage, i also dont mind the move of starting Timmons instead of coops or majstro, it will be interesting to see what changes phil does make, hope he actually does make some and that they work and give us something to build on for the future.

speaking of changes what chances do people give Farley, Copeland and Nash retaining there spots next year??? I personally hope they keep Farley, aslong as he finishes the season strongly, Copeland is doing well but if we are able to retain Hill, which i hope we are, i dont see a spot for Copeland as Hill is the future, and if they are going to experiment with Farley at SF (i think he would be a little undersized but isnt any smaller than Wethers who also has played SF) and he can do well there i woldnt mind seeing Hill start the SG spot next year, and Nash i think they will make the tough decision and let him go there, or if they keep him because of his contract i would only keep him as a back up to play 15mins a game at the most, unless he shows some great improvement in form

"All" will be conveyed in that smile at the end of the huddle.

PG - Sutton
SG - Maher
SF - Mastro
PF - Timmons
C - Horvath

Gives us Willie off the bench so that we have a couple of scoring options coming off the Bench, plus defenders in Nash & Cooper. Most times it looks like we have no idea where our next points will be coming from with the subs in (except maybe Copeland)

Good rebounding line-up for one thing.

What were the matchups in the pre-season game?

Pg Sutton
Sg Maher
Sf Farley
Pf Mastro
C Horvath

I think Cooper might perform better of the bench. He's very much a confidence player and with less responsibility he may feel more comfortable, and provide that defensive spark of the bench.

Not a great rebounding line up but with Mastro and Sutton in there that looks much more respectable from a defensive point of view. Also if Sutton and Maher were asked to help out on the boards they could chip in five or so each.

Well I'd drop Nash for one. I think he does a lot of arm waving but, nothing else. Willy and Horvath have practically carried the team for most of the year, and I would not like to see either spot put in jeopardy. I also think the problem of "please don't shoot too often" quoted by Boti Nagy (Advertiser Thursday Dec 28) , (unless you're Brett Maher of course) is a major problem. There also seems to be cliques appearing in the team with some players not passing to others, especially those who are likely to wrack up a reasonable score.
It will be interesting to see...

Dodman starting?? i wouldnt mind seeing him given some minutes but i would be very suprised to see him start, if he does i hope he does well it will be interesting to see how he goes

Dodman starting is surely a joke. I'm a big rap for him but to start would be throwing him in the deep end and setting him up to fail.
If Jordy starts it's him that will be the fall guy ("There you go, I give a young player a start and he lets me down")

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Can't take anything from that pre-season game, Perth played all of its players and gave them all equal minutes. I seem to recall that Steve Leven played about 20-25 minutes that game as well.

That said, the Sixers looked the best I have seen them all season in that game with areas of improvement to work on. That was one hell of a false hope start to the season, because we haven't looked anything like repeating that sort of team performance since.

from my limited knowledge..if Willie has been carrying the team..it does explain the current situation :)

Why would you run a highly paid import off the bench!!??

He needs to get off his butt and EARN the big bucks he's paid EVERY week. Import players are IMPACT players.

AND you can't "carry the team" if you have a week off every now and then because you're having a big SULK.

Yep, when it comes down to it Smyth will really be scaping the bottom of the barrel to make any sort of meaningful changes with this list. Other than not play Nashy and Farley their usual minutes, and hope Horvath doesn't get into foul trouble, not really much more can be done. And that does not guarantee any sort of improvement that will show on the floor...

Starting timmons is a great idea NOT. Thats the most stupid thing ive heard of. He struggles to keep up with the pace as it is. hes too unfit and slow and another waste of time and money for the 36ers. We are better off without him, id rather see dodman out there making mistakes but learning personally.

Sutton is one of the better defensive players start with him along side maher and see what happens.

Sutton is too timid with his shooting but that will come with more match time. investing time into a player like sutton now will ultimatly better the team.

GIVE HIM A CHANCE

Plus he is probably the best looking sixer in the squad