07-25-2024, 09:07 AM
(07-25-2024, 12:32 AM)F Gump Wrote: I think you're missing badly on Kleber, both as to primary position and to the size (mpg) of the intended role. What I expect to see (barring injury) is:
DEPTH CHART
C Gafford-Lively
PF PJW-Maxi
SF Klay-Naji
SG Kyrie -Grimes
PG Luka -Exum/Dinwiddie
However, players slide between positions, so I think their priorities for minutes will look something like this when everyone is healthy:
CENTER DEFENSE - Gafford-Lively split 48 mpg
... Maxi-Powell get leftovers, if/when they exist, but these will be very few when everyone is healthy
OFFENSE (CREATORS) - Luka - Kyrie - Klay split 96 mpg (but also have 3 starting spots)
.... Exum/Dinwiddie get leftover minutes, when they exist, but these will be very few when everyone is healthy
WING DEFENSE - the remaining 96 mpg - and these are essentially PF/SF aka 3-and-D wing roles
PJW - gets the only remaining starting spot
Also with regular minutes - Maxi-Naji-Exum (and perhaps Grimes earns some)
I see lots of DNP-CD for Hardy, Powell, Omax, SD, Morris/Lawson. Too many ahead of them.
I disagree. Maxi's unique set of skills makes him very valuable as a small ball center. He is not nearly as valuable playing the 4, where his lack of offense is a bigger hit and his rim protection is less useful.
Any two of PJ/Luka/Naji will be plenty of size in the frontcourt, especially when you have a legit center backing them up. Most 4s in this league are really just big wings.
By having Naji play the backup 4 minutes, you open up a lot more minutes for the backlog at 1-3.
I love Maxi but he is the worst offensive player on the team. It does not make sense to have him in the top 8 when we have better players that can fit in the same spot. The exception being when we are going against 5 out teams in the playoffs that Gafford really struggles with. In that case, Maxi will take some/most of his minutes.