Magic to feature new starting lineup for awhile?

1: The Magic have the most depth at PG, SG, SF (especially with Bass injured) so it made sense to bump Hedo down
2: There’s been little reason to believe that Malik is healthy enough to play any minutes and someone has to play behind Howard and that’d be a lot of minutes for Anderson if he was still starting; in other words, who plays the 4 and 5 when Anderson and Howard both need to rest
3: What happens when Anderson and Howard both pick up early fouls (similar to issue in 2)
4: Hedo has to play some 4 so he might as well start when he’ll have Dwight on the floor to help out on D

First, in regards to the ‘normal’ lineup, I agree that it could be a lot of minutes for Hedo and Anderson. Especially considering Hedo’s back issues, I’d say pair back his minutes in both positions, and have him be more of a spot up stretch-4 when he’s playing PF. Since the Magic are currently struggling defensively, I think Q should get some time to try and help in that department (as well as get some min. to try and get his shot back/going). They still have Q, J-Rich, and Clark to play at the 3 spot.

As for the ‘big’ lineup, the whole point would be to overwhelm the floor with size, which having JJ at SG and J-Rich at SF simply would not do. Hedo can ball-handle like a PG, so he does that. J-Rich is the starting SG already, so there you go. While Clark may seem oversized for the position, he is actually a ‘natural’ 3 (like Hedo). Then you have Anderson playing his natural 4 spot, and Howard obviously in the paint. You get the size, while still having everyone play in positions that are comfortable to them – really dangerous. The question would be whether Hedo, J-Rich, plus Clark would prove too much of a defensive liability…if you trade out Q-Rich for J-Rich, then it limits it to just Hedo and Clark while reducing the potential offense some.

I don’t know if it would work…but I’d love to see that lineup out there for some minutes, just to see how it does.

However, it’s worth noting that he’s obviously better than Allen and Clark hasn’t yet proved himself. Maybe now is the time for Clark to step up and show he’s worth having in the rotation?

SVG has hinted at possible lineup changes anyway, now’s a good time to try some out.
No problem with Hedo at the 4. His performance would likely mirror Shard’s this year at the 4. Besides, in the 4 out, 1 in offense, positional designations outside of C are pretty meaningless.
On the rebounding front, the Magic have the 3rd highest rebounding margin in the league at +3.5 so taking a small hit at rebounding isn’t a big deal.