(01-24-2021, 09:10 AM)DanSchwartzman Wrote: WCS has been abysmal the last two games. The light switch hasn't just been turned off, it was covered with sheet rock. When Powell had had games like this the board lost its ever-loving mind. Time and time again I made the point that it was incredibly unfair to judge Powell as a solo big. I will give Willie the same courtesy. Both of these guys will look better next to KP or Maxi. But let's be intellectually honest and point out that SAS and Houston have scored at will anytime Willie has been on the floor as a solo big. We've seen Willie next to KP and it was successful.
Yeah WCS was really bad this last game, and despite a good flurry at the beginning was not very good the game before either. By far his two worst games this year.
I think you are right to partially attribute it to being the lone big. I would personally argue that NONE of the Mavs bigs are good alone. KP is probably the best because his O is good as the lone big, but ALL of the Mavs bigs are terrible defensively when they play alone. The smaller RC has gone the worse the team has looked defensively. And without KP, bad offensively as well.