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

[mvossman]

My challenge for everyone here is to really think about the following statement, which I don't expect everyone to accept as gospel, but which I, personally, believe is true:

One of the main reasons Porzingis didn't work here was because he was too slow and couldn't change direction fast enough in half-court defensive situations. 

Wood is probably more up to the task, physically, but he has major motor concerns and I have a deep-seeded fear that McGee is going to be a statue out there.

The solution with KP was drop coverage and tons of it. I hope everyone is ready for another healthy dose of that this season. I just thought the basketball people in Dallas were more enlightened, so I can't help but to find all of this quite depressing.

I would argue the biggest reasons KP didn't work here were his limited availability, chemistry issues, and unwillingness to P&R while pushing for stupid post ups. 

KP was ok defensively last season.  He did require drop coverage, but the numbers don't really point him to being some catastrophic impact on defense:

The team defensive rating was better when he was on the court than off
The team was top 5 defense when he was on it, and middle of the pack after the trade
The team was middle of the pack defense in the playoffs

McGee will require drop coverage as well, but he has been significantly better on defense the last couple of seasons than KP.  He is a much better rim protector, rebounder and post defender.  I would be willing to bet for minutes that Maxi is not on the court, the defense will be better with McGee than without.