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

[mvossman]

That´s not really the full picture. Over the entire season KP´s impact was barely positive. The defensive rating peaked when KP was out. Was great in the first games after the trade. Went downhill in the last month.
More about fatigue and injury problems. Maxi with his usual nagging back/achilles injuries. DFS and Bullock looking tired. Luka coasting.

And it´s not like McGee had outstanding defensive impact numbers. In 9 out of his 10 last seasons the team defense was better without him on the floor. He was a net negative on defense. I am not sure if he is any better than KP. Would argue that he is worse. And as most of you know I really wasn´t high on KPs defense.

On/off numbers are tricky to assess.  For the last couple of seasons when McGee was not on the court it was likely AD or Ayton.  I used it in KP case because the whole argument was that he was tanking the defense (he was not).  I'm not arguing that KP was a great or necessary defender.  What I am arguing more than anything is that we clearly lacked depth at the center position after the trade (something I think even you can agree with as the team clear ran down) and needed to add rotational depth.

A big difference between KP and McGee is that we had to play one (when he could play) 30+ minutes a game.  The other is completely optional.  There are times when he will be effective and time that he wont.  We are not in any way locked into playing him a certain amount of minutes, especially in the playoffs.  I really do think he will help with the wear and tear on the big position.