Considering the lousy starts the team has had this year (obviously including OU), a lineup shakeup wouldn't be too difficult to justify.
First off, I think moving Arch back on the ball to initiate offense as our primary 1 starts it.
He's been there for 3 years, and senior year, he could be back to stirring the drink.
Bring the Brunson off the bench to spell Arch, and slide Arch over for 10 minutes to play off the ball so they get their minutes, but start Arch, with Brunson off the bench.
Start Booth at the off guard. Give Booth the opportunity to put it on the deck and create, and look for his shot.
Start Bridges instead of KJ. With Booth and Bridges starting, I believe that we step up a notch defensively, and from a rebounding perspective, it may be a gain also. With KJ's lack of scoring early, I believe we may actually have a net gain offensively also.
Bringing KJ off the bench will give him a different feel for his role, and could serve to ignite his game. (credit to Kittlesfan who I believe also proposed this).
Keep in mind, this is a proposal to run this lineup to start. Often times, we've dug a hole early, which can make it difficult to gain control of the game, with the team playing catchup, and not running it's offense effectively, settling for early shots, and more 3s.
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