11-28-2020, 01:59 PM
(This post was last modified: 11-28-2020, 02:04 PM by KillerLeft.)
(11-28-2020, 01:51 PM)fifteenth Wrote: When he plays with Maxi or Johnson he's the center for sure. Maxi and James will be like big wings in those lineups. With DP, you could still call KP the center, but maybe it's a little more ambiguous since DP will be the roll man and isn't great at guarding the perimeter. But KP will still be the rim protector. The only time KP is obviously the 4 is when he plays with Boban, but that's rare.
I may be doing too much here to make this semantics. Is it ever a "1 big" lineup when he plays with Maxi or Johnson, since those guys can cover big wings? I definitely think he'll play with those two.
The biggest question, I think, is what happens with DP, his health and his fit with KP. Will we see a return of a heavy dose of DP/Maxi? Will KP/DP work so well that it becomes a staple? Can't wait to find out.
yeah, if you want to get mired down in the semantics of it all, I believe that when KP plays with Powell, KP is the 4 on offense and the 5 on defense.
but again, I don’t think it really matters. You can send Porzingis out there to play the 2, if you want to, but the other team is still going to target him in the pick and roll game. There is no lineup where he can be hidden from that. As long as he is a maverick, he will always be the slowest player they have on the court (Except Boban, who is clearly not a player who can be played with KP).
Another reason I like KP on the floor without Powell a little better is that I have a hard time feeling like it’s smart to pay a max contract to a guy who is literally just spacing the floor. In that role Porzingis might be the absolute best in the business, and we did just see Bertans get PAID to do that (gives us an idea of what to expect on Kleber’s next deal, tbh) but idk...I just have higher hopes for KP. I want him more involved in the offense than that, personally. At least, as a default.