10-28-2021, 03:41 PM
(10-28-2021, 02:09 PM)MaxiThreeba Wrote: Been out of the loop so maybe it has been discussed (maybe at length); but why not use KP as your 6th man?
You could roll out a lineup of Luka-THJ-Bullock-DFS/Maxi-Powell/WCS/Moses (Really wish I was typing Holmes there).
2nd unit would be JB, KP and Maxi/DFS as your three heaviest minute guys. Then mixing and matching with Powell/WCS/Moses, Sterling, Green, Franky, Burke.
Let Luka play with shooters and a roll man. You can alternate DFS and Maxi in the starting lineup depending on who the opponent is.
Let KP be the feature guy of the second unit along with JB.
You would still have some Luka/KP overlap minutes but the second unit could potentially be a nightmare for opponents to match. Gives you plenty of options to close out games with some mixture of Luka, KP, THJ, Bullock, DFS, JB, Maxi and one of the centers if needed.
I don't know if KP can handle it but at this point I don't really care.
Wow, I have actually never heard that speculated on. I doubt that they could sell that to KP, but the idea got me thinking about their options for making that the de facto situation if they wanted. It would probably involving dropping his minutes to 25-30 mpg, and perhaps making situational decisions about whether he is on the floor in the closing lineups. I could actually see that happening if KP doesn't perform as hoped.