Hey, I didn't say it would be optimal. One of Greene or Kier are going to be guarding the opposing team's best 1-3 anyway. We also didn't run a traditional point guard in 2011 (Long, Smith, Hancock -- and don't tell me either Long or Smith were traditional point guards. We all know the only reason why that worked is because Hancock had balls that dragged on the floor) and did just fine (I know, I know, different era, different coach), but when you run a motion offense, who starts the offense (which has been Kier a lot over the last two years anyway) doesn't matter nearly as much.
If Miller comes in around 210+, I'll buy him at the 4, but he was pushed around defensively way too much last season for me to pencil him in there. He seems to want to be a wing, which is what he played in high school, and think that's where we should want him playing. Mar seems much better suited to being that stretch 4 and he has played a lot better when he's next to Calixte. If he comes out playing like trash like he did to start last season, he probably should be riding the bench (we "should" have enough depth at the 3 and 4 that we don't need a bad player taking up minutes there).
I agree with you I want to see AJ as our 4, but given our current roster I don't see that happening (at least as a permanent gig), wouldn't mind seeing him backing up both Calixte and whoever starts there and getting at least 20 mpg if he can put it together).
If Hartwell or Xavier starts, either Mar or Greene are going to get squeezed out of the starting lineup, I think, and I just don't know where Paulsen's head is at there. We will find out.
The dark horse we keep leaving off all our starting lineups is Boyd. I still like him as our 6th man who can come in for several different players, but you never know.
