(05-19-2022, 02:35 PM)KillerLeft Wrote: Sure, that was part of it, but they ALSO figured out what PHX was trying to do in terms of helping Ayton after switches and rearranged sets/actions to make that plan impossible.
You're very focused on the 5-5 matchup, but I honestly don't think that's the chief concern. That isn't intended as a defense of Powell, I'm just saying that the goal relative to Looney is to make him pay with Luka and/or Brunson.
To be clear, I'm not hyper focused on 5 out. I think we could be just fine with a mobile rim runner The problem is Powell is making it much easier for opposing centers to hang in the paint for rim protection, but he is getting dominated on the other end, especially on the boards. I feel like we either need a Maxi like player (and make 5 out our standard offense), or a mobile rim runner who is a better rebounder and rim protector than Powell. The list of guys who fit one or the other of these lists is actually quite long (I started a list in another thread, but it would be well over 30 players).