I love to read stuff like that from Kerr. I'd guess most fans, myself included, have no idea why he would say that. Kuminga is an uber athletic big wing who can light it up, Butler is a pass-first wing who can defend, Steph is an HOF point guard and Draymond is a HOF PF/C. Seems like you could throw any Joe Blow in that lineup and they'd win... There's just so much we as fans don't know.
I bring this up because Legler was on the DLLS Mavs podcast yesterday. I respect his opinion as a former player and analyst. He's a connected basketball expert. He had glowing things to say about Flagg but what jumped out at me was his comments about playing AD at the power forward. If AD demands to be a four, Legler said Flagg will be your starting SF. Full stop. But he also caveated that Flagg better work on his shooting because that's his weakest skill and AD + Lively/Gafford will create spacing issues. For anyone who watched last season, that's no surprise.
Legler also commented on player archetypes and how they're changing. He thinks Flagg can defend shooting guards these days because most of them are 3-point hunters. They're not typically the quick, shifty, beat you off the bounce slashers of yesteryear. These days, SGs hunt threes, which will make it easier for Flagg to match up. Point guards are a different story as defending them requires navigating multiple screens and switches, so you really need capable defenders all over the floor.
Legler's offensive archetypes were interesting. Summarized:
PG - shifty, can handle, work off screens, create problems for the defense, score
SG - space the floor as high volume 3pt shooters
SF - good shooter from 24ft, can attack the paint from 24ft, secondary creation (he noted Flagg probably isn't there yet as he needs to work on his shooting)
PF - Didn't say much about what a modern PF should do, but mentioned Flagg as a modern ideal. Maybe Banchero/Wager types. Seems 3/4s are similar. Small Wing / Big Wing.
C - screen, rim run, dunker spot
Obviously these roles vary by player skillset (Jokic breaks the C mold for example) but thought it was interesting nonetheless. It sounds like the Mavs may have a lot of work to do to if they want to build around Flagg and win without Kyrie.
I bring this up because Legler was on the DLLS Mavs podcast yesterday. I respect his opinion as a former player and analyst. He's a connected basketball expert. He had glowing things to say about Flagg but what jumped out at me was his comments about playing AD at the power forward. If AD demands to be a four, Legler said Flagg will be your starting SF. Full stop. But he also caveated that Flagg better work on his shooting because that's his weakest skill and AD + Lively/Gafford will create spacing issues. For anyone who watched last season, that's no surprise.
Legler also commented on player archetypes and how they're changing. He thinks Flagg can defend shooting guards these days because most of them are 3-point hunters. They're not typically the quick, shifty, beat you off the bounce slashers of yesteryear. These days, SGs hunt threes, which will make it easier for Flagg to match up. Point guards are a different story as defending them requires navigating multiple screens and switches, so you really need capable defenders all over the floor.
Legler's offensive archetypes were interesting. Summarized:
PG - shifty, can handle, work off screens, create problems for the defense, score
SG - space the floor as high volume 3pt shooters
SF - good shooter from 24ft, can attack the paint from 24ft, secondary creation (he noted Flagg probably isn't there yet as he needs to work on his shooting)
PF - Didn't say much about what a modern PF should do, but mentioned Flagg as a modern ideal. Maybe Banchero/Wager types. Seems 3/4s are similar. Small Wing / Big Wing.
C - screen, rim run, dunker spot
Obviously these roles vary by player skillset (Jokic breaks the C mold for example) but thought it was interesting nonetheless. It sounds like the Mavs may have a lot of work to do to if they want to build around Flagg and win without Kyrie.
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