01-23-2023, 02:32 PM
(01-23-2023, 01:16 PM)vfromlmf Wrote: Interesting comments last week from Jeff Van Gundy about the Mavs roster.
He noted "legitimate positional size" as something that's very hard to find and teams are looking for.
He likes the Dallas backcourt and noted Luka, Dinwiddie, THJ and Green as guys who won't get played off the floor. Notice he said backcourt.
He said Dallas needs to continue to work on their front court. They need playmaking/talent and size on the wing/forward and center positions.
Dallas currently has Dorian, THJ, Bullock and Green on the wing and only DFS has "legit positional size," likewise Kleber, Powell and Wood are all undersized at center.
As we approach the trade deadline names like Quickley are interesting but I tend to agree with JVG. Dallas needs size, not a Brunson replacement.
For a team that wants to play a switch everything defense, I'm not sure bigger centers is the answer. We could use more size at the PF position (especially with Maxi out) but we are also hurting on both point of attack defense and playmaking and Quickley would help with both.