12-05-2024, 10:53 AM
(12-04-2024, 04:49 PM)F Gump Wrote: It's observations like this ^ that confuse the understanding of Kidd's preferences, because it omits a key part of the context.
In that game, Lively was injured and did not play. Neither did Naji. Nor Klay. So the lineup was a scramble as others had to fill in those C and SF minutes.
For that reason, Kidd used Kleber as a backup at C and SF as well as PF. Without wading through pbp, probably ...
Gafford 27 Powell 15 Maxi 6
PJW 37 Maxi 11
Grimes 36 Maxi 10 OMax 3
And that is the perfect role for Maxi. 3rd Center that plays with injuries to the top 2 or when Kidd goes to a 5-out lineup. And backup 4 when Naji is out. In this case he filled both roles with Lively and Naji out, which is why he played 27 minutes. I'll be interested to see what it looks like with the top 10 healthy.