Do we have a set starting line up?

[adUTleander]

Are we going with...

PG Justin Mason
SG AJ
SF Damion James
PF Gary Johnson
C Conner Atchley

Maybe AJ and Justin switch spots.

or

PG Dougus Balby (sp?)
G AJ
G Justin Mason
PF Damion James
C Conner Atchley

It will be interesting to see if Balby can in actual game situations, because he seems like the only true point guard on the team. I dont like AJ at the point at all, and Mason would be formidable, but i like him at off guard as well. If Balby could be a true point guard for us the sky is the limit with this team.

 

[That's Right]

I'm not dsure we can have Doj, J-Mase, and AJ on the court at the same time too much this season in certain situations against teams with bigger perimieter players. If we have a big lead and are shooting lights out, I can see this trio playing together more, but if have trouble defending bigger perimeter players at times we need J-mase and Damion out there to offset teams with bigger guards/perimiter players.

 

[bierce]

I'm hearing Abrams, Atchley, James, Johnson, Mason to start initially. From what has been reported or rumored or hinted or not about practices and scrimmages, Ward seems likely to get more playing time than Balbay early on.

But things should be in flux for a while.

 

[Speedway]

Starting lineup for Stetson:

3 A.J. Abrams G 5' 11" 161 Sr.-3L Round Rock, Texas (McNeil)
24 Justin Mason G 6' 2" 194 Jr.-2L Amarillo, Texas (Palo Duro)
32 Connor Atchley F/C 6' 10" 228 Sr.-3L Clear Lake, Texas (Clear Lake)
1 Gary Johnson F 6' 6" 233 So.-1L Houston, Texas (Aldine)
5 Damion James G/F 6' 7" 222 Jr.-2L Nacogdoches, Texas (Nacogdoches)

Second team:

4 Dogus Balbay G 6' 0" 176 So.-SQ Istanbul, Turkey (Brewster Academy [N.H.])
50 Varez Ward G 6' 2" 190 Fr.-HS Montgomery, Ala. (The Patterson School [N.C.])
34 Dexter Pittman C 6' 10" 298 Jr.-2L Rosenberg, Texas (Terry)
20 Alexis Wangmene F/C 6' 7" 241 So.-1L Maroua, Cameroon (Blair Academy [N.J.])
53 Clint Chapman F/C 6' 10" 235 So.-1L Canby, Ore. (Canby)

others on the bench:

23 Harrison Smith G 6' 2" 195 Jr.-2L Houston, Texas (Jones)
21 Matt Hill F/C 6' 10" 241 So.-1L Lincoln, Neb. (Southeast)

Balbay, Pittman and Ward will be first off the bench depending on fouls and matchups.

 

[MGriff27]

Balbay isn't playing tonight.

 

[bierce]

Yeah, when I said there are indications Ward is likely to play more than Balbay."early on," I meant in non-conference games, not the Stetson game. Balbay has to serve the one game suspension.