Sunday, April 16, 2017

Projecting Northwestern Basketball's 2017-18 Starting Lineup

Option #1
PG: Bryant McIntosh
SG: Scottie Lindsey
SF: Vic Law
PF: Aaron Falzon
C: Dererk Pardon
This is the most likely option, with Falzon replacing Sanjay Lumpkin at power forward being the only change from this past season.

Option #2
PG: Bryant McIntosh
SG: Isiah Brown
SF: Scottie Lindsey
PF: Vic Law
C: Dererk Pardon
This is an interesting option. With this lineup, Northwestern would have their two best scorers on the floor at the same time (Brown and Lindsey), but McIntosh and Brown never seemed to play well together last season, so that dynamic would have to improve for this lineup to work.

Option #3
PG: Bryant McIntosh
SG: Scottie Lindsey
SF: Vic Law
PF: Rapolas Ivanauskas
C: Dererk Pardon
This is very similar to the first option, with Ivanauskas replacing Falzon at power forward. I prefer the first option over this one, though, because Falzon and Ivanauskas are very similar players and Falzon has a whole season of playing in the Big Ten under his belt, so I would prefer Falzon start. 

Option #4
PG: Bryant McIntosh
SG: Scottie Lindsey
SF: Vic Law
PF: Dererk Pardon
C: Barret Benson
This lineup will almost certainly never happen, but it's an interesting thought. Pardon is a little undersized for a center, so moving him to power and having Benson at center would help Northwestern match up size wise. Pardon; however, didn't have any trouble at center this past season, so this move is really unnecessary. 

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