I don't like the idea of not starting Marion.
With DeShawn and Sasha/Peja starting, the defense becomes weaker at the 3. The rebounding upfront is severely damaged (all three are poor rebounders). And the backcourt consist solely of spot up shooters. Kidd, DeShawn, Peja/Sasha (although Sasha can penetrate a little) provide next to nothing off the dribble or around the basket. With Marion you at least have dive cuts, occasional post-ups, etc.
A starting 5 of that is just going to be 3 guys standing behind the perimeter.
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