04-06-2024, 10:04 AM
(04-04-2024, 09:52 PM)KillerLeft Wrote: Sucks for the Mavs that their best interior defender won’t be able to play for a while, but the silver lining is that all of a sudden that pick swap for Gafford makes a lot more sense. I sure am glad they have him right about now, and to be honest, I don’t think they were going to be able to play both centers very much in the playoffs, anyway. Really think Kleber is going to finish games.This is where my focus will be when we get to the playoffs. Will Gafford (or Lively) be played off the court? Before the year i would have said yes it is likely. At this point I’m not sure.
I do believe that if we are able to effectively use both we will make a long run. It’s so devastating for other teams when we can take total control of the paint.
The times that bigs really get played off the floor historically has been against the elite small ball teams like the Warriors or Mavs from 2 years ago. Potentially the clippers this year. Last nights game Gafford destroyed them. I don’t see how any plan from GS could have played him off the court. It takes almost perfect play from small ball to win these days