08-05-2026, 10:01 PM
(08-05-2026, 08:46 PM)mvossman Wrote: If Lively ever gets truly healthy you are going to want him on the court at least mid 20s a game. If Morez lives up to potential you are going to want him on the court over 30. These numbers will be higher during the playoffs. They will need to be able to spend at least 10 minutes on the court together to get full value. Not to mention, any ability Morez develops to make him more effective on the court with Lively will be just as useful when he is playing the 5.
Sure, sure...but...all I'm saying is if that 5 isn't a little emboldened compared to the 4 next to Johnson's name on some dry erase board somewhere...on a team that will apparently have Flagg, PJW, Aldama, Marshall, Risacher AND Biberovic all fighting for (and deserving) forward minutes...
IF they really think Johnson is a 4 (I don't), then they were sooooooo stupid not to draft Burries. 98% of the draw of Johnson is that he can defend on the perimeter FROM THE CENTER POSITION, enabling you to move away from drop coverage and switch in more situations without going small. That's the entire point of taking the guy top 10 and if they don't see it that way then I flat out hate the pick.
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