03-22-2021, 10:36 PM
(03-22-2021, 10:23 PM)mvossman Wrote: I'm not entirely sure a starting lineup including KP/Collins/Luka is going to be good enough defensively to truly contend. For a team that was historically good offensively last year but struggled defensively, trading our best defensive player who fits perfectly with Luka and KP for an offense driven player with questionable fit may not be the best use of resources.
That "historically good offensively" status is not a birth right. In fact, it doesn't exist any more. Note that Powell was the starter when that was achieved. That version of Powell is no longer with us. Neither is Curry.
If we are going to use 19/20 data as a reason to avoid adding offensive talent, then there are other numbers to consider. One could also observe that the historically awful performance we saw in the clutch is a reason not to load up too much on defensive specialists who are limited offensively. Seems to me a guy who can roll, post up, hit a mid range and pick and pop a 3 might get us back to being historically good offensively and the added diversity to the offense would help with late game execution at the same time.