John Collins...Our Third Star

[DanSchwartzgan]

Collins can't be Kleber and Powell at the same time. Sure, he possesses those skills at all times, but each action has to have a primary focus, and your many fine posts pointing out how well the Luka/Powell pick and roll works with KP spacing (at least that's what I got from them) have left me feeling like that is the way to go, if this KP thing has any chance of working. 

It's nice to have one player capable of playing both roles, but if KP isn't about standing in the corner to open up the lane for others, then I don't see how any problem (if you're in the camp who believes there is one) gets solved. Either they do what you've been asking them to do, which I think is run Luka/Collins like they used to and currently are with Luka/Powell with KP providing space, and KP hates it, or they go back to the five-out thing and marginalize a lot of what I believe people like about Collins by putting him mostly in the Kleber role. 

 

Two thoughts...I think this line of thinking is too binary.  NBA offenses are more complex than that.

Second, I think the team would be worlds better if Powell could also do Maxi things and if Maxi could also do Powell things...no?  As it stands, no team covers Powell standing behind the 3 point line and no team expects Maxi to do anything but shoot a 3 and straight line dribble.  Imagine the possibilities if both could do everything the other can do.  Then add the stuff Collins can do that neither Powell nor Maxi can do.

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What adds disruptiveness to the mix is trying to do a deal requiring trade matching by both teams, as an avenue to keep THJ and the big MLE and the BAE, and work from above the cap.

Thankfully, that wasn't contemplated in my post.