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

[soog]

I think you're right on the money that THJ is a wing. I think some (including you, I thought) believe the Mavs would prefer a different wing. I don't for a second consider Kleber a wing, either. He's a 4/5. 

What you've got way wrong, I think, is the inclusion of Ntilikina and Green as ball-handlers. If that's part of the plan they might not make the playoffs.

I think the problem with this exercise is that JKidd runs 4 out or 5 out, so is someone a 4 or a 5 if they are standing on the perimeter all game? Yes and no.

And do we define a player by where they sit on offense or who they guard on defense?

I would argue that it doesn't really matter if THJ or Maxi are defined as wings. What does matter is your second point of of ball-handlers. This is much more clear and easier to define based on usage and it doesn't matter if the player is a point-guard, point-forward, or point-center.  

I think including Ntilikina as a 3rd ball-handler is appropriate even if it is far from ideal. I hope we don't see Green as a ballhandler. I think that would be very unfair to him and would not be putting him in a position to succeed. While I don't think including them precludes the Mavericks from making the playoffs, the lack of depth there may limit how far they go. To say they might not make playoffs severely underestimates the impact Luka has on the game.