(10-31-2022, 02:00 PM)dynamicalVoid Wrote: How are you using Simmons here and in what lineup?
No one guards this guy...its 4vs5. Are you using him on second unit against other teams bench?
Are Mavs all the sudden going to start using slashing(Green can do that)...Luka drive, collapse defense, Simmons trails for the easy slash bucket?
Simmons looks stiff out there...possible lingering back issue...possible just needs to remove some rust.
That contract if it doesnt work out.
He is your starting 5. If Simmons came here, I would do the following rotation to put shooters around Luka/Simmons and watch the fun on BOTH sides of the ball:
Luka/Din
Bull/Hardy
DFS/Green
Wood/Maxi
Simmons/McGee/Powell
And then we would RUN in transition, and if its not there, pull it out and let Luka orchestrate. Simmons is a unique player, but he is ELITE. If the cost were THJ/Bertans (and their contracts which run the same length), I wouldn't hesitate for a second. I could see where we would use Din/Simmons at times as the 1/2 in the second team with Green/Maxi/(McGee or Powell) and have a big versatile lineup. Our team would be BIG, skilled, defensive, and have playmakers all over the place at different positions. Very tough to guard, and on defense, VERY versatile! I love it!
That said, this is a pipe dream as we aren't getting gifted Simmons for THJ/Bertans. I could imagine that package getting RW though (with sweeteners) - which I would still do.
Luka/RW
Din/Hardy
Bull/Green
DFS/Wood
McGee/Maxi/Powell
I still like this lineup better than THJ/Bertans, but not nearly as much as with Simmons. Just for reference, Hardy doesn't play much in either of these lineups as almost all guard minutes go to Luka/Din/Bull in lineup 1 and Luka/Din/RW in lineup 2.