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

[mvossman]

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).

I assume by only one player that fits modern NBA defense you meant one big, right?  Out of curiosity, was there anyone reasonably available this offseason given our meager assets that meets that description?