ahunte1 wrote:
Hoping he got some good news!
This is not a novel thought, but on the train this morning, I was thinking about our lineups, and it hit me again how much stronger Lucas will make our rotations. You're basically swapping him in for Bruno, and possibly giving Townes and Custer small breathers, too.
Our four guard and three guard lineups are both a lot better because of his rebounding (and shooting, if he can find the stroke).
Custer, Townes, Kaifes, Lucas, Krutwig/Frank
Custer, Townes, Lucas, Uguak, Krutwig/Frank
Like everybody else here, I'd love to see Custer, Townes, Lucas, Negron, Krutwig together.
By the way, it would be a strange coincidence if Lucas came back tomorrow vs. Evansville. His first game after the initial injury was at Evansville. We were terrible that game, in case anybody forgot.
I love that four guard lineup. It is the most similar to last year when we had four guys on the court who can hit 3's (assuming Custer finds his stroke). Townes and Lucas both have shown the ability to drive which can create some serious spacing problems for opponents with Custer, Kaifes and Lucas/Townes sitting outside for a kickout pass.