EXTENSION: Gobert signs 5yr/$205M w/ UTA | DAL "significant interest" if available

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KP's perimeter defense will be even more exposed if he's playing the 4 next to a true center.

I think you missed (or didn't read) my point on this:

Perimeter D is exposed when there is no back-up to help if you get beat. If KP gets beat on the perimeter, then guess who is waiting? Rudy "DPOY" Gobert. When you have someone behind you defending the rim it allows you to play the perimeter in a way that is more successful for team D. 


The Mavs would also have all sorts of zone option with KP+Gobert and we know that RC has had GREAT success with zone defenses in the past.

I appreciate what Gobert brings as a rim protector, but that doesn't mean you can have a lineup full of turnstiles and rely on him to erase every mistake. He'll get into foul trouble quickly, and that much dribble penetration is still going to generate tons of opportunities for the offense. 

I can just imagine KP getting abused in the PNR every game like Lillard did to him in the bubble. Maybe he wouldn't have gone off for 61 with Gobert at the rim, but I still don't think it would have been pretty.