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

[KillerLeft]

I fully believe that he is just being utilized incorrectly because of their current roster construction.  His second year in the league he was playing 47% of his minutes at the 5 and this year he has played 2%.  The emergence of Okongwu (who btw is slowing turning into the player everyone thought Jonathan Issac would become) has made it basically impossible for him to find minutes there where he can be a very dynamic rim runner and pick and roll partner to Trae.  He also held his own defensively against the likes of Embiid during his solo minutes at center during that ECF run so it really just feels like the roster changes have kind of iced him out of his best role as opposed to him playing himself out of that role.  

Interesting. 

My take was based on the idea that since Wood can't get time at the 5, Collins would be a better fit with Powell or Kleber or even *gulp* McGee. 

But, it seems like you think Collins' down year is due to him also not being able to play the 5. I don't watch ATL enough to know, but if you're correct then he'd probably be just as out of place here as he is in ATL. Same situation, basically. 

And, if either player is going to have us sitting around depressed, wishing Kidd would get him matched up with opposing bigs rather than forwards, then I suppose I'll retract my "I'd do it without hesitation" take and hold onto Wood. I think he's the more rare talent of the two, and if Wood's time here (so far) is any indication of how Collins would fit I'm not sure I want to be on the hook for that contract.