10-31-2019, 10:25 AM
(This post was last modified: 10-31-2019, 10:32 AM by StepBackJay.)
(10-31-2019, 09:52 AM)HanspardsShowerVoice Wrote:(10-31-2019, 03:06 AM)Sigma4Life Wrote: I don’t get this obsession with Adams, this is 2019, not 2005. If he’s on the floor then he clogs the paint on offense. I rather have Maxi and his contract over Adams. Plus THJ seems to have turned a corner with his efficiency. This is a wing league, we’d be fools to trade two wings for a dinosaur center.
Pretty sure most of it comes down to he looks really cool. He's like the new Birdman. Otherwise he's just another big stiff with a ridiculous contract.
Adams is a good player. Mavs defense would be incredibly stingy with him out there. I like Powell, but I don't see him as a starting center on a contender. Adams can get all the easy buckets Powell gets plus he plays great defense and gets boards. Adams is still only 26. If you could get him for Powell/Lee that would give OKC big cap savings and a good player in return. Adams on this team would not need to log big minutes, you could keep him fresh at 25-30 mpg a night.
Also having 1 guy who can't shoot does not much up the offense. You do not play that guy 48 minutes. GSW and Houston do not play a death smallball lineup 48 minutes a night. Mavs could still close with a small lineup if they want to. DAJ did cause spacing problems but I think Mavs played him too much and Mavs have much better talent to surround a traditional 5 for 25-30 minutes a night.
My starting lineup would be:
Curry
DFS
Luka
KP
Adams
In crunch time you can swap our Adams for DFS or Maxi if you want to run small.