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Ranking the Potential Pelicans Starting Lineups

By Seth Nefsky

LOS ANGELES, CA - MARCH 6: Head Coach Alvin Gentry of the New Orleans Pelicans speaks to Anthony Davis
LOS ANGELES, CA - MARCH 6: Head Coach Alvin Gentry of the New Orleans Pelicans speaks to Anthony Davis /
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OAKLAND, CA – May 1: Anthony Davis #23 and Solomon Hill #44 and Jrue Holiday #11 of the New Orleans Pelicans look on during Game Two of Round Two of the 2018 NBA Playoffs against the Golden State Warriors on May 1, 2018 at ORACLE Arena in Oakland, California. Mandatory Copyright Notice: Copyright 2018 NBAE (Photo by Andrew D. Bernstein/NBAE via Getty Images)
OAKLAND, CA – May 1: Anthony Davis #23 and Solomon Hill #44 and Jrue Holiday #11 of the New Orleans Pelicans look on during Game Two of Round Two of the 2018 NBA Playoffs against the Golden State Warriors on May 1, 2018 at ORACLE Arena in Oakland, California. Mandatory Copyright Notice: Copyright 2018 NBAE (Photo by Andrew D. Bernstein/NBAE via Getty Images) /

2. PG: Jrue Holiday, SG: E’Twaun Moore, SF: Solomon Hill, PF: Nikola Mirotic, C: Anthony Davis

Let’s get one thing straight: no matter who is on the floor with Jrue Holiday, Jrue Holiday is a point guard. He spends a lot of time with the ball in his hands, quarterbacks many pick and rolls, and produces a solid 24.3% assist percentage. That sounds like a point guard to me.

Therefore, starting Holiday without another point guard does not mean that he will be playing a very different role from last season, especially because he played 42.8% of his minutes last season without another point guard, and outscored opponents by 6.8 points per 100 possessions in those lineups.

This lineup should also be the Pels best defensive lineup, as with Solomon Hill on the floor, E’Twaun Moore would spend more time defending shooting guards, and Holiday, Hill, Mirotic and Davis are all very good defenders.

Furthermore, the foursome of Jrue Holiday, E’Twaun Moore, Solomon Hill and Anthony Davis proved to be particularly strong in 2016-2017, outscoring opponents by 6.5 points per 100 possessions.

The only downside of this starting lineup would be the pylon-ic offensive game of Solomon Hill. Though he is a willing three-point shooter, he lacks the ability to be an actual offensive threat.

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