07-25-2024, 12:48 PM
(07-25-2024, 12:43 PM)SleepingHero Wrote: I think Klay is accustomed to guarding the larger guy. His size allows for that. I still think he can hold his own on the perimeter with quicker guys. I'm not saying he will be as effective as DJJ was in stopping the Fox's/Edwards of the league (who can really?) but I do think we can feel good having Klay there for stretches of time.
He'll probably have to do a bit of both, if it's to work out here for him, but where my head is with it right now, sight unseen, is that finding ways to work the rotation to get him defensive assignments like Luka's, to make things easier on him in a lateral-movement, fighting through screens sense, will simultaneously make his life more manageable while opening up time for quicker, younger POA guys like Grimes and Exum to play more in ways that can benefit the defense. Heck, even when Thompson is out there with Marshall, I'd want Marshall chasing those guys around the perimeter more.