(07-04-2022, 04:05 AM)Branduil Wrote: 5v5 set offense? LOL not with Simmons in the lineup. You'll be playing 4v5 every time. Also I hope no one else on the team likes driving in the paint or they can enjoy Simmons' man just standing there waiting for them.
That's a bit black&white too me. Will Simmons stretch the floor in a 5-out setup? No. However, we just played a quite successful season with non-shooter, non-ballhandler Dwight Powell in the lineup playing significant minutes. I bet Simmons can do everything DP did in a set offence and much more as he can actually handle the ball and pass.
The more i think about it, a lineup of Luka/Bullock/DFS/Simmons/Wood might really work well. Five 6-6 to 6-10 mobile, switchable defenders with 3 great to good ones (maybe even 4 if Wood unlocks this part of his game). On offense, you have a great transition facilitator/scorer with Simmons and the best set play facilitator/scorer in the league with Luka. Simmons can play center if Luka has the ball as Wood can stretch the floor but as he's able to facilitate from the post really well, the team play does not stop once the center touches the ball like with Powell or KP.
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