(12-17-2022, 05:32 AM)DanSchwartzgan Wrote: The last two games, Wood has not only come in as the solo-big, he hasn't had Dorian either. The next biggest guy on the floor has been Luka. We survived minutes with Luka, Wood, THJ, Reggie and Frank +3.
Then, when Luka sits and SD is the lone ball handler, Dorian is the four to Wood's five.
This is simply a version of Kidd using Luka at the 4, and in essence making him a point-forward. We put on the blinders of "Luka is a PG" while failing to remember that "point" doesn't necessarily have to be a guard. Kidd doesn't seem to be as constrained in his thinking.
Luka is bigger than DFS (same height, but broader), and a much better rebounder. Nothing lost in that regard to use Luka that way.
It's been my observation that Luka playing point-forward (while rarely if ever mentioned that way) been part of the mix all season, and last season too, as part of Kidd's attempt to exploit Luka's size/skill advantage in various ways. And if we take off the blinders of our preconceptions, it should not seem surprising that any non-Luka lineup with DFS at the 4 might see DFS being subbed out at the 4 and a BIGGER Luka used instead.