12-12-2023, 10:38 AM
(12-12-2023, 10:21 AM)KillerLeft Wrote: Lively is the main reason I’d be scared of such a deal. Right now, everyone is making room for the 1-5 pick and roll and Lively is feasting. I’m just not sure his surprising rookie year will continue on this course if he suddenly has to learn how to play off of a featured big. And that’s why you trade for someone like Collins, to feature him. It would be Christian Wood all over again, in some ways.
So, the argument is Collins is too good? See, this is why we can't have nice things.
I just don't think of him as "featured", though his diverse skill set would be nice to have when one of the star guards is sitting. Half of Collins' 3's come from the corner (to about 1/4 of THJ's) and he shoots a better percent from there than THJ. So, I don't think he pinches Lively at all (and I know he rebounds and defends better than THJ).
You and I never agreed on the CWood as C or PF deal. I think the correct answer is probably neither. It didn't really work here trying Wood as the solo-big. LAL played him (when they were playing him) almost exclusively with either AD or Hayes. Now he's getting DNP's when Rui and Vandy are healthy. Collins is very clearly a PF who has shooting and rolling skills. You can play him next to Lively or Powell or Maxi and be just fine. I would not be a fan of Collins at the 5 from a defensive standpoint...which may be a place where our visions of this diverge.