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

[Ghost of Podkolzin]

Might have something to do with the list of best players you just posted. Not a single plus defender. I would adjust your statement and say that you build around your best player. In a best case scenario around your two best players. Rest of the team has to fit next to them. If you have two guards that cannot defend you have to make sure that the rest of the team is close to all-defense level.

That's fantastic in a vacuum.  If Luka, Kyrie, and Wood aren't our top 3 players, name yours.  A case can be made for Green, but 6.4 shot attempts isn't exactly setting the world on fire offensively.

This roster is completely void of 2-way players.  FG%+ > 2% are McGee 6.3%, Green 3.5%, Bullock 2.2%.  None of those guys can be considered a 2-way player because their offense is so not there.

Now, as a starter you get better numbers on a few (greater than 5 starts): Green 8.9%, McGee 3.6%, Bullock 3.1%.

That said Kidd should have started Luka, Kyrie, Green, Bullock, and McGee...  with Wood getting at least 32mins as 6th man.

But yes.  This team needs a defensive stud PF and SF.