03-26-2024, 11:12 AM
(This post was last modified: 03-26-2024, 11:24 AM by dirkfansince1998.)
(03-26-2024, 10:41 AM)mvossman Wrote: He has been great since starting. That seems to be a trend this entire season. Our starting centers play well, but the bench center tends to struggle. Even Powell looked good for most of his 8 starts. The only exception to this rule has been the PJ/Maxi small ball lineups, which have been great.
Net rating
Doncic/Gafford +9.0
Irving/Gafford -0.1
Doncic/Lively +6.5
Irving/Lively +3.6
Irving/Powell +9.2
Doncic/Powell +0.5
Irving/Kleber +9.4
Doncic/Kleber +7.4
Matches the eyetest. Rim running bigs are at their best when they play next to Luka. Spam high pick and roll on offense and get easy lob/dunk/layup attempts. Powell isn't as athletic as he used to be but he had some great games where he was used as a high post playmaker. Better fit next to an off ball threat like Kyrie.
Kleber is the unicorn. Probably not fair to include him because he is the only big that plays in twin tower lineups. Not always the primary screener on offense. Rim protector on defense.
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