(01-08-2021, 08:06 AM)DanSchwartzman Wrote:
It should be safe to assume Maxi could start with KP also. But the history we have (the data from last season) says Powell/KP was the better pairing. The main reason we'll probably see Powell/KP given a chance at some point is it is easier to construct rotations if you split up the outside shooting ability of KP and Maxi to where one is always on the floor. You certainly could start out with KP and Maxi and that is very likely to be the finishing lineup many nights. But starting Maxi makes the rotation pairings more difficult if you assume they want to avoid Powell/WCS playing together.
I don't understand why the conversation skips KP + WCS.
Your observation is that "Powell > Maxi" when paired with KP. He's apparently a better fit, due to the way the skills align.
Powell's decline in ability due to injury has made "WCS > Powell" at doing what Powell does. The difference in results is significant - plus minus differential is stunning.
So it feels like KP + WCS would be the best KP lineup of all of them, and perhaps by quite a lot.