03-22-2021, 11:15 PM
(03-22-2021, 10:36 PM)DanSchwartzgan Wrote: 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.
There is no question Collins would improve the offense, although at the expense of marginalizing KP by operating in his space and taking some of his touches (in a very similar manner that Powell did). If our goal is to get back to the best offense in the league with an average defense then trading Maxi + assets for Collins might make sense. I'm just skeptical that is good enough to make us a contender. History kind of suggests that you need to have a top 10 defense to win a championship. Maybe we can break that trend, but I don't see it. There is a reason we start Maxi and DFS and traded for Richardson (and drafted Green and Bey). We need to improve defensively in order to become legit contenders, and that kind of trade goes in the wrong direction.