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Dream on.
Kapono will be a starter if he keeps up this shooting. But Posey is the player that will be the SF in the 4th, assuming he can make his way out of Riley's doghouse. And its very unlikely he is going to continue at this pace, even with Shaq coming back. Odds are by the end of the season Kapono will be back to 10-15 mpg.
I don't know about that. I don't know if he stays over 50% beyond the arch (unlikely), but he will remain high percentage and he's on more than just a streak. He's an efficient jumpshooter, period. This is coming from a guy who called him "worthless" back in November.
When Posey & Shaq get back, what I see is less PT for Gary Payton. Wade will probably play a bit more PG with Kapono seeing more time at SG than he is right now. And, of course.. more than likely we'll see Jason Williams miss about 5-10 more games before the season is over.
1- Williams/Payton
2- Wade/Kapono
3- Wright/Posey
4- Haslem/Walker
5- Shaq/Mourning
That's what our line-up will truly look like, but you'll see Dorell at SG a bit, Kapono at SF, Wade at PG, etc. - I agree about the 4th quarter line-up though. I think that eventually, this group would work best in the 4th (w/Riley back):
1- Wade
2- Kapono/Wright (depending on who is playing better, really)
3- Posey
4- Haslem
5- Shaq/Zo (depending on foul trouble & hack-a-Shaq)
Riley has never really been all that "sold" on J-Will in the 4th Q, situations aside.