OKC is an interesting matchup for the Kings.
Starting Lawson and Collison seems foolish but going back to Cousins/Koufos makes some sense if OKC is still starting Sabonis/Adams.
But personally I'd still really like to see Collison, Temple, Gay, Casspi, Cousins.
It would give the Kings much better spacing, be solid defensively and not have them getting killed in the boards. Plus Casspi would pull Sabonis away from the basket to either avoid or punish double teams on Cousins.
I think this would be my starting lineup as well (or replacing Collison with Afflalo). I think Casspi would be a great fit in the starting lineup with his excellent 3pt shooting. Unfortunately, it doesn't appear that Joerger will/wants to play Casspi, so we're likely to see Barnes instead of Casspi in the starting lineup.
If Gay & Temple keep shooting the 3 ball at a similar rate that they have done this season, you could potentially have five 40% 3pt shooters to choose from as your starters around Cousins (Collison, Temple, Afflalo, Gay, & Casspi). How sweet would that spacing be?!
The good news is that Lawson has shot 47% from the floor and 50% from three the last 5 games. Hopefully, this is a sign that his shot is coming back. He won't be as unplayable if he can at least hit an open jumper.
If I was Joerger, I think this is what I would like to see the rotation shape up to be:
9-Man Rotation
PG - Collison (32 min) / Lawson (16 min)
SG - Temple (20 min) / Afflalo (28 min)
SF - Gay (34 min) / Temple (8 min) / Barnes (6 min)
PF - Casspi (28 min) / Barnes (20 min)
C - Cousins (36 min) / Koufos (12 min)
9-Man Minute Distribution
Cousins - 36 min
Gay - 34 min
Collison - 32 min
Temple - 28 min
Afflalo - 28 min
Casspi - 28 min
Barnes - 26 min
Lawson - 16 min
Koufos - 12 min