02-08-2024, 02:37 PM
(02-08-2024, 02:33 PM)michaeltex Wrote: Question for the better informed posters...
Does the acqusition of Gafford (6' 10") and Washington (6' 7") do enough to address the length issue that has plagued DAL this year. Will then now be big enough to match up with MIN, DEN, PHX and OKC? Especially if Maxi is fully recovered from whatever was wrong to start the season?
It gives them little more flexibility in how to play big, sure. The biggest change, size wise, is probably just that you’re going to see 48 minutes of center play most nights. I would imagine Dallas will out rebound most teams‘ bench units, at least.
In terms of their best lineup, I don’t think it changes their size all that much. It might make them a little bigger than the reality of what they have been, but essentially they have just become as big as they would have been had Grant Williams been the starting and closing player they expected.
You’re looking at Lively, Luka, Kyrie and some combo of Washington, Green, Exum and DJJ closing games.