04-10-2024, 04:31 PM
Thanks for the thoughtful post. I haven’t watched the Clips this year except the two games vs. the good guys. So maybe I don’t understand how they utilize the current roster. But I don’t see how their small lineup is capable of competing against what I assume you are calling our smalls (PJ/Maxi).
Batum was the key to that team previously. Who do they man the middle with now when Zubac sits? I know you don’t think Plumlee is an answer. Is Daniel Theis? He looks only slightly more mobile than their other bigs to me. At 6-5, PJ Tucker can’t do it. Can Kawhi? PG?
I get your point about the Mavs choosing to go small. But again, I assume you mean Maxi at center. That’s not small in my book. Maxi is 6-10/240. He’s a modern center, yes. But he isn’t small. And PJ is certainly not an undersized 4. Or do you mean you think the Mavs will play PJ at the 5?
Batum was the key to that team previously. Who do they man the middle with now when Zubac sits? I know you don’t think Plumlee is an answer. Is Daniel Theis? He looks only slightly more mobile than their other bigs to me. At 6-5, PJ Tucker can’t do it. Can Kawhi? PG?
I get your point about the Mavs choosing to go small. But again, I assume you mean Maxi at center. That’s not small in my book. Maxi is 6-10/240. He’s a modern center, yes. But he isn’t small. And PJ is certainly not an undersized 4. Or do you mean you think the Mavs will play PJ at the 5?
Pessimism doesn’t make you smart, just pessimistic.