Is this just a game of semantics and sorting out the best labels?
The Mavs have a set of big players who have to play close to the basket on offense to have any impact. They have other big players who can shoot from the perimeter. And it's fairly easy to separate one group from the other. KP is clearly in the latter group.
It certainly makes sense that they would pair up an inside guy with an outside guy, when they allot minutes. That's how the roster is constructed, and how they have been using their players for years. When you have players, you have to figure out how they can get minutes they deserve. Even if you change the coach, it's the very same players with the very same skills.
Personally I'd rather see them change the mix -- I think they are held back by the choices they have made. But as long as this is the roster they have, it makes sense they'd use their players in a logical way.
The Mavs have a set of big players who have to play close to the basket on offense to have any impact. They have other big players who can shoot from the perimeter. And it's fairly easy to separate one group from the other. KP is clearly in the latter group.
It certainly makes sense that they would pair up an inside guy with an outside guy, when they allot minutes. That's how the roster is constructed, and how they have been using their players for years. When you have players, you have to figure out how they can get minutes they deserve. Even if you change the coach, it's the very same players with the very same skills.
Personally I'd rather see them change the mix -- I think they are held back by the choices they have made. But as long as this is the roster they have, it makes sense they'd use their players in a logical way.