11-28-2019, 10:54 PM
Most traditional NBA 12-man teams were composed of:
1) 5 players who were "bigs (centers and/or power forwards),"
2) 2 players who were rangy wings (one to start at the three and another to come off the bench), and
3) 5 guards (a starting PG, a starting SG, and three guards off the bench).
Of course, in the Golden State five-out era, you play one big, if that. The Mavs seem to have taken that approach, on a certain level. Yeah, they start KP and (ugh!) Powell, or sometimes KP and Maxi, but they handled their offseason in such a way as to only have four true "bigs" on the entire 17-man (including two-ways) roster - KP, Powell, and Maxi, with Boban as a frequent DNP, situational guy. They view the undersized/underpowered DFS as a frequent power forward, or even treating Luka as the power forward.
Once again, not 4 out of 12! 4 out of 17! Does any other roster in the entire NBA look like that?
Thing is, to make things worse, the Golden State/Draymond-as-five era is ending. KP, Maxi, Douche Pouch (I mean, Diamond Powell), and situational Bobi are far from enough.
I will issue the "edict" right now - if the Mavs do not acquire a fifth big by the TDL, then this team will not win a playoff series. Get that weak ish outta here.
1) 5 players who were "bigs (centers and/or power forwards),"
2) 2 players who were rangy wings (one to start at the three and another to come off the bench), and
3) 5 guards (a starting PG, a starting SG, and three guards off the bench).
Of course, in the Golden State five-out era, you play one big, if that. The Mavs seem to have taken that approach, on a certain level. Yeah, they start KP and (ugh!) Powell, or sometimes KP and Maxi, but they handled their offseason in such a way as to only have four true "bigs" on the entire 17-man (including two-ways) roster - KP, Powell, and Maxi, with Boban as a frequent DNP, situational guy. They view the undersized/underpowered DFS as a frequent power forward, or even treating Luka as the power forward.
Once again, not 4 out of 12! 4 out of 17! Does any other roster in the entire NBA look like that?
Thing is, to make things worse, the Golden State/Draymond-as-five era is ending. KP, Maxi, Douche Pouch (I mean, Diamond Powell), and situational Bobi are far from enough.
I will issue the "edict" right now - if the Mavs do not acquire a fifth big by the TDL, then this team will not win a playoff series. Get that weak ish outta here.