05-17-2024, 06:45 PM
(This post was last modified: 05-17-2024, 06:51 PM by dirkfansince1998.)
(05-17-2024, 06:18 PM)SleepingHero Wrote: I disagree that Stewart isn't a mobile perimeter defender. He's quite versatile defensively. Some examples:
1st play of the video he contains Millers drive.
2:24 onwards he discusses specifically his ability to stay in front of perimeter guards, but he shows a bunch of examples of him being able to hold his own in a bunch of scenarios.
Several cases of Stewart moving his feet on highly mobile guys here as well.
You may be onto something about finding a relatively bigger forward that can let PJ play small ball 5. Kleber's combination of size and mobility is rare. Hard to find a 1:1 replacement that makes sense. OMax could be that forward already though. At least I hope.
Just throwing out some interesting names (and also trying to find a way to get Thybulle on the Mavs).
I like Stewart and mentioned his name in the past but there is a big difference between a player that can move his feet when he gets switched onto a guard/wing and a player that gets on the floor and defends the toughest perimeter matchup. When Kleber was on the floor against the Clippers his primary matchup wasn't a forward or big.
Mavs used him as the primary option on Westbrook and Harden.
I still have high hopes for OMax. As far as size and frame go he is the perfect fit for that role. I also don't think that his first season was as bad as some posters make it out to be. He was a rookie on a team that had little room for player development minutes. His g-league performance was encouraging (especially when it comes to his 3-ball).
Really hope that next season the Mavs will be in a more comfortable position in the playoff race. Allowing them to go deeper into the bench in the regular season instead of having to tighten the rotation to avoid the play-in.