01-23-2023, 05:05 PM
(01-23-2023, 04:52 PM)StrandedOnBeauboisHill Wrote: I am also very curious about this. If you can't guard on the perimeter then you aren't a great option at center in 2023.
How many centers can actually do this though? I've been on board with the no lumbering bigs idea for a while, but I think it's become a bit of a meme at this point. Most teams don't have a unicorn center who can switch everything. Maxi is the closest thing the Mavs have and we've already seen that he can't do it by himself.
I don't think they can afford to take a unicorn or nothing approach. Playing some drop coverage (which they already do) or hedging screens (which they need to do more) isn't the end of the world. I even saw Bam playing drop against Dallas the other day.