Although he didn't seem all that committed to naming his starting five, Collins did say: "I really don't have what I would call a first five but I think [tonight] I'll start, unless something dramatic happens, Jrue [Holiday] and 'Dre [Andre Iguodala] and [Jason] Kapono and Spencer [Hawes] and Elton [Brand]. That's the group we've sort of been going with. Kapono brings an element to that group that we need and that's making shots, and we feel like coming off the bench we have guys who will blend well with the others."
That bench will include Lou Williams, who has been the team's best player in the preseason, as the first guard off the bench, and center/forward Marreese Speights, from who Collins will get scoring but will need some defensive contribution also.
Rookie Evan Turner will not be in the starting lineup, which might disappoint many Sixers fans considering he was the second overall pick in the draft. But Turner understands that this is a learning process and not starting now, or getting huge minutes, might not be the norm in the future.
