
NBA players pulling out of Worlds
Start Mahersy , Farley , Nash , PF import , and Wheeler . Get Hill in early for Nashy and run small for a couple mins then lanard can spell brett or willie , bring in mastro and go from there depending on match ups. This allows solid d from the outset and it also allows some punch from the pine . Too many times there are combinations on the floor that just do not work with players trying what they should not . It is fine to play loose but when you have two electrifying scorers get them the ball in the appropriate positions and in the flow . No offence to these boys but nashy , jake and oscar could not create an omelette from scratch let alone a decent scoring oppurtunity . As far as minutes there are 240 to go around on ave they should be roughly.
Maher 37 1-2
Farley 37 2-3
Hill 24 1-2
Copeland 20 2-3
Masjtrovich 25 3-4
Nash 20 3-4
PF import 30+ ???
Wheeler 25 5
Cooper 16 4-5
Scraps whatever
With more rotations and a mindset of intensity on defence at all times , yeah you to willie 2 minutes of hustle when you feel up to it farley would be a good start .
In saying this i think phil and the boys have done a stellar job under somewhat straining cicrcumstances .

Spain..you know you've got an outstanding team when you lose one of the World's best centers and you can still replace him with a center who averaged 13 and 9 in the NBA this season. (Marc Gasol)
I think it's a good move..a few injuries for Pau this year is a bit of an indication that his body needs a rest. Also will give Marc more exposure to international basketball and have long term benefits in his development
