ROSTER TALK: Mavs favs for Vogel if no HC job exists. Kyrie handshake deal?

[mvossman]

I think Green is 9th at best.  If the starting lineup is McGee, Wood, DFS, SD and Luka, then Maxi Bullock and Hardaway would be 6-8.  Unfortunately Green doesn't have enough PG skills to run the second unit.  I guess Luka and SD can play 12 minutes together to start halves and split the other 36.  But we still need some injury protection if nothing else.

I've been an advocate of signing another big and Wood getting some burn at the four and even I don't see McGee/Powell getting 30 minutes.  McGee took Powell's job.  Powell is now competing with Wood and Maxi and DFS for 'big' minutes and is arguably the worst defender among that group and definitely the worst 3 point shooter.  WE WILL PLAY 5-OUT.  It just won't be 100% of the time.  The ability to play both ways IS A GOOD THING.

I'm not against McGee as a replacement for Powell as he is fits the situational center role way better, but the best way to play both ways is when you can do it with the same group of 5 on the court.  That is the greatest advantage of Wood offensively, that with him on the court and nobody clogging the lane, he can P&R and P&P or simply space the floor for a very versatile offense.  With McGee or Powell on the floor you are locked into playing P&R with them (they can't do anything else) and relegating Wood to the perimeter.  I would greatly prefer for most of Woods minutes on the floor to be played without one of those guys for that offensive versatility.  That is why I like the Maxi/Wood pairing, because Maxi unlocks Wood's offensive versatility and helps to cover up some of his defensive issues.