Sloan pretty much confirmed the obvious: C.J. Miles is going to start and Andrei Kirilenko is going...

Sloan pretty much confirmed the obvious: C.J. Miles is going to start and Andrei Kirilenko is going to come off the bench for opening night.

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Thanks Ben

I was about to post the same thing. Do you sleep at all or do you just browse SBN sites all night? This was posted at about 3 a.m. your time.

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by Basketball John on Oct 19, 2008 11:11 AM MDT reply actions

I keep odd hours sometimes.

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by Evan Dunlap on Oct 19, 2008 9:26 PM MDT up reply actions

join the club

I, for one, am happy to see new content late at night/early early morning.

I'll make it.

by Shums on Oct 19, 2008 11:19 PM MDT up reply actions

But this surprises me

I thought KK would get the nod given his pre-season play. I guess Jerry wants that offense coming off the bench.

So here’s your opening night starters in light of Deron’s injury,

Price
Brewer
Miles
Boozer
Memo

I don’t know how I feel about that yet.

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by Basketball John on Oct 19, 2008 11:12 AM MDT reply actions

I'm scared

I have no idea why CJ is starting, but it’s not a good thing, based on the preseason.

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by UtesFan89 on Oct 19, 2008 11:22 AM MDT up reply actions

CJ deserves a little more time...

to prove he is worth the starting lineup. Sloan said he needs to see what CJ does in the regular season. And more importantly, I think he likes the idea of having Korver come off the bench to add some fire to what has been a lackluster bench in the past.

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by clarkpojo on Oct 19, 2008 3:33 PM MDT up reply actions

I thought that's why AK was going to the bench.

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by UtesFan89 on Oct 19, 2008 4:52 PM MDT up reply actions

I think it is really important to have a great bench.

I think strengthening the bench and balancing starters and the bench has worked really well for the Spurs in recent years and I like the idea of having Korver and Kirilenko come off the bench.

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by clarkpojo on Oct 19, 2008 3:30 PM MDT up reply actions

I agree...

based on 2 things.
1- CJ doesn’t totally blow it as a starter
2- Deron is playing.

Deron out and CJ starting really decimates the starting 5.

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Playing For Pride. Pirates, Utes, Panthers, and more...
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by UtesFan89 on Oct 19, 2008 4:53 PM MDT up reply actions

Luckily we have a soft schedule to start the season.

We have a Carmelo-less Nuggets team the first game and I think Price will play well against Iverson and then we have two games against the Clippers and then home games against Portland and OKC. So the Portland game is the only one that shouldn’t be a guaranteed victory.

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by clarkpojo on Oct 19, 2008 3:32 PM MDT up reply actions