I ain’t read the article yet, but if we started Batum, wouldn’t that mean Roy is the SG, Blake the PG, and LMA and Oden the bigs, and thus Rudy was coming off the bench still?

Is Rudy the co-PG with Roy, as some of us hoped would be possible?

Man, if Batum is good enough to START on a GOOD team, that just ain’t fair for the rest of the world— forget the NBA, we’re going after the whole damn WORLD.

I can’t allow myself to think that is possible, even if I am waaay on the side of Batum being a good player someday. Batum’s definitely got the tools and athleticism and seemingly the BBIQ to be a PERFECT role player, but now?! I’d go crazy if he was just a rotation player at this stage. If he is ahead of that, it ain’t fair.

If Batum is good enough to start (which I’d be shocked if true), I’d still imagine Rudy comes off the bench to be the main dude on the 2nd unit, and if Batum ain’t ready (which would be just fine of course) and Outlaw still should come off the bench, I could see going out with a 3 guard lineup to start the games (Blake-Rudy-Roy).

I don’t see non-injury-forced situation that has Rudy and Batum sharing the same starting lineup, but like I said… man. That would be crazy if it worked.

Mortimer

and thats bonkers.

Is that great an idea but as a charter member of the Batman bandwagon I love what Joel is puting down.

She told me she went to the game yesterday, but was too cool for school for sit with this fool.

players are oftentimes either good or bad at defense from the get-go.

For example, Kevin Durant is a god-awful, hideous defender and, in all likelihood, will be utterly abysmal on that end of the court for his entire career. Nicolas Batum, on the other hand, is entering his rookie year in the league this season as a defensive stalwart; that positive trait of his should continue to exist throughout the next decade.