I think Lubin (or Claud) at the 5 and Wash at the 4. We need size and can't win against most teams with 4 guards.
I really don't think the right type of player is on the roster. They can certainly start 2 traditional bigs and see how it goes. I'm not completely against it because nothing else has worked for the starting 5. But none of the 3 traditional bigs are legitimate rim protectors. You hear it during every broadcast. When a team doesn't have a rim protector, the other team needs to attack the basket. Well UNC has 0 rim protectors so the rim will always be vulnerable. Realistically, Seth is UNC's best rim protector, lol.
The other issue is if you go 2 traditional bigs, can either of them stay out of foul trouble long enough to adequately give you legitimate minutes with 2 bigs together. All of the bigs are averaging over 5 fouls committed per 40 minutes. So that obviously needs to reduce significantly or else they'll go to the bench for extended minutes and get out of rhythm.
I don't quite understand Hubert going to the bench so early with new starting lineups. Don't you need those 5 to have a few possessions to get acclimated in game situations together? Idk, I thought it was weird and defeated the purpose of the lineup changes the last couple of games.
If it were me, I would probably start Cadeau, Jackson, Trimble, Withers, and flip a coin between Washington and Lubin... Probably Lubin slightly. But benching RJ realistically isn't going to happen. I view RJ and Jackson as really similar players. Jackson is bigger and more explosive and RJ is more experienced. But that gives you more size in the backcourt, gives you more athleticism in the backcourt, and you still have a late clock 1-on-1 player who can get his own when crap hits the fan. I don't think you would have that with a Cadeau/Trimble/Powell backcourt.
Washington simply has to simply play better. People may think he's playing out of position. And while that might be fair, he still needs to knock down the practice 3s he's getting. While I'm not a fan of how the coach is setting up the offense, the players have left a looooot of points on the floor so far this season. Lots of open 3s being missed, lots of layups being missed, some untimely misses on front ends of 1-and-1s... I think the reality is it's a collective clusterf*** of a season so far. Hubert definitely misread his roster but RJ is playing the worst basketball of his starting career. Washington hasn't made a single 3 yet and Cadeau has been better but has shown the same inconsistencies that he showed last year. This is a top down problem from the coach at the top to the last man on the roster.
