12-14-2022, 05:05 PM
(12-14-2022, 04:42 PM)mvossman Wrote: I am pro Collins for Wood for many reasons, but most of them stem from BBIQ. I think he will make better defense decisions than Wood which will allow him more time on the court from a Kidd standpoint.
I think Collins is more likely to get court time as a single big due to defensive decision making.
I think Collins is more mobile than Wood and is a much better defensive PF.
I think the Collins/Maxi fit is maybe even better than Wood/Maxi fit.
I'm not a huge fan of Collins/Powell, but he has played most of his minutes with another big clogging the paint, so we can probably survive at least some minutes there.
I don't see Wood sticking and this team needs talent, so I am willing to take on Collin's contract rather than nothing.
I like all of this. I'll add that no one said anything about Collins needing to "prove it" to anyone and there haven't been career-long whispers about effort and BBIQ related to Collins. He's an easy win if it is just Wood and filler. I like him much better than Kuzma and he's more age appropriate than Bojan.
Interesting exercise. If you were to combine Atlanta and Dallas based on EPM, here is your lineup:
Ball Handlers: Luka (100), Trae (92), Dinwiddie (89)
Wings: Murray (83), DFS (73), Green (68)
Bigs: Capela (85), Collins (73), Powell (69)
The only other players rated 60 or higher are Okongwu and THJ. If there is a way to swing one of those top 9 from their roster to ours without giving up someone else in the top nine (or Maxi or Hardy/picks), I think you have to do it. Like I said earlier, I like the idea of trying to move some LT money to Atlanta by expanding the deal. But even Wood/Bullock for Collins is fine with me.