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Despite his stats, it didn't feel like Powell was very effective, at least in crunch time. When he is the only big, he can't let Ayton get behind him toward the basket. He also has no business switching onto a wing at the 3pt line leaving Ayton guarded by someone much smaller. He just seemed out of place as the single big.

Agree. 


I don't think Powell has the physical tools to guard Ayton. For that matter, neither did anyone else.

It's hard to say that's on Powell -- he presumably wasn't the one who put himself in a position to fail. It might not even be on Kidd -- what is he supposed to do when KP needs a breather, Maxi is hurt, Luka is out, and he needs a big who can both score and protect the rim against a dominant inside scorer? Is it really his fault that there is no one on the roster who is up to the job? 

Hopefully, Maxi returns before too much longer. Short of that, I'm not sure there is a short-term fix for the issues you mention. Would be happy to be proved wrong.