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

[dirkfansince1998]

Frankly, I think the Mavs have a way better handle on this issue.

You want to have the ideal big-man roster for GS in June. But, The Mavs are intent on having a group that will (a) survive 110 games, and (b) be effective against 29 teams, not just 1.

You can argue that being able to handle GS then will make you good enough against the rest - but you'd be wrong. All big man groups and team strengths to play against are not alike. For example, if you can't get past Towns-Gobert in playoffs, you might not even get to GS. Or GS might not get past them, and then the hurdle is not GS but someone else. And MINN's a completely different animal to deal with, requiring quite a different big-man roster. I'm not saying the Mavs chosen plan does ALL of that, but it's a helluva lot more flexible than what you wanted them to settle for.

Don´t know why this is a GS centric take. Take a look at the bigs the Mavs beat in last years playoff run. Gobert and Ayton (McGee, Biyombo). You don´t need a dinosaur to match them. The opposite. You aren´t going to beat the best bigs in the game if you are trying to play their game.
That was the great thing about the Mavs approach last season. For the first time in years they dictated matchups. Forcing others teams to make adjustments.

When the Suns tried McGee the Mavs didn´t counter with their own slow and traditional big. They went even smaller and gave Bertans some spot minutes at center. When Gobert was grabbing 5+ off rebounds per game they didn´t panic and continued with their game plan. Knowing that the open looks from three in 5-out lineups with Maxi on the floor would more than make up for it over the entire series.

I absolutely agree with @"KillerLeft" take on the Warriors series. The Mavs didn´t lose because their bigs outmuscled the Mavs. It started with them not being able to defend the perimeter. Forcing them to overplay the perimeter. Exposing the paint.

We are once again in a situation where the Mavs are trying to compensate for the lack of talent (only having one player that fits the need of a modern NBA defense, Maxi). Something that we have seen before. Specialists for spot minutes instead of true flexibility (players that allow the Mavs to dictate matchups).