09-13-2022, 04:08 PM
(09-09-2022, 02:16 PM)mvossman Wrote: I like Dinwiddie in a 5 out offense where he has more room to get to the rim. When McGee is out there I would rather have Bullock than Dinwiddie because the offense is going to be centered around Luka/McGee P&R and I like his spacing and defense. A McGee/Wood/Dorian/Bullock/Luka lineup would have Luka running P&R with 3 guys who shoot over 38% from 3. Wood will add a little diversity on offense, and we have 3 high level defenders to cover for Luka and Wood.So, this pretty much says what I said with the exception of ignoring what I said about Wood showing the ability to spell Luka on the court. If Wood starts and can’t spell Luka, that sounds like a pretty simple defensive strategy to shut down our offense. This is why I said what I said. If he isn’t good enough to do that SD has to start, IMO. I like Bullock’s D, but it can’t come at such a large cost. Especially since the caveat is that Wood has shown to be a good switchable defender.
If Wood actually becomes a true anchor, then you move McGee to the bench and run 5 out from the beginning, but I think that is unlikely.
It’s taken me a while to respond cause the post looked slightly off from what I said but I couldn’t put my finger on it. I would for sure rather have SD come off the bench, even if there was a lesser player/ball handler starting in front of him. I think the best there is to do that currently on the roster is Frank (after his Eurobasket success, maybe Dorsey?). However, the actual best option is on a few other teams’ rosters currently.