06-23-2023, 03:52 PM
(06-23-2023, 01:40 PM)Ghost of Podkolzin Wrote: That is a worse rebounding team than this year. If we play Luka with 2 guards, the 2 bigs have to be really good rebounders. Maxi is our only switching defender, but his rebounding is terrible, not to mention his availability.
Unless a Wood SNT is involved with deal for a defensive and rebounding big, we need his rebounding and him as a third scorer.
I do think Holmes and Lively CAN BE rebounding upgrades. Holmes was a top 20-25 rebounder in the entire NBA when he played regularly (ORB%, DRB%, and TRB%). I don't want to put too much stock in a Holmes comeback, but that dude has absolutely been through the ringer personally.
Looks like they ran a bunch of pick and roll with Holmes and Halliburton. They trade Halliburton for Sabonis, and Fox is also not much of a pick and roll guy (all per articles; I don't watch Kings games!). Then they hired Mike Brown who really doesn't run the pick and roll at all. So, Holmes no longer is a fit, and they didn't use him. When he did get minutes, his effort was not always there ("lost" and "disengaged" used frequently in articles).
So....I have zero expectations, but I don't think he's washed. If he gets anywhere close to what he was, man, that would be gravy. But, yes, we'll need one more C. I just hope it's not McGee or Powell, but Cuban loves Dwight Powell; there's no way Cuban can quit him.