02-03-2025, 12:33 PM
(02-03-2025, 12:21 PM)KillerLeft Wrote: Agreed, except...Mobley is not who Davis is anymore in terms of mobility, and we haven't actually seen the Cleveland thing in the playoffs yet.
I kind of doubt the OKC model is going to be attempted the way many fans assume. I think Hartenstein was brought in to be the backup 5, basically. I think that team is much, much too smart to try to play those guys together too much.
Minnesota is a fair comparison, I think, only it had a better chance of working on offense than this does because KAT was a great shooter. And, for the record, I never thought that was a good way to build the Wolves, not for one second. Never did I have even a modicum of fear over facing that team in a playoff series. This Dallas front line will prove equally ineffective in the games that matter, should the team even reach those games. Davis is a 5 in the NBA to me.
I do not quite understand what you mean by Mobley is not who Davis is anymore in terms of mobility. Davis may be bigger with a thicker frame, but Mobley is just 23 and has made huge strides this year. Atkinson has turned him loose within the offense, and his confidence has grown. He even allows him to bring the ball upcourt and initiate plays.