06-15-2021, 05:18 PM
(06-15-2021, 03:02 PM)mvossman Wrote: Agree that this is not a Kemba situation, but I'm not convinced JC is the best we can get. He is an efficient offensive player, but he does not create for others and as far as I can tell he does not create for himself. Isn't that what we have been complaining about with KP? He is basically Maxi on the perimeter and Powell in the paint offensively, and he's not a particular upgrade on defense (he is a better rebounder). I realize this is an oversimplification and the versatility is useful, but I'm not sure a Powell on steroids is the best we can get. Honestly, if we were not taking KP into account and we are paying an asset and the max to get Collins, I would probably rather use that asset to trade for Adams, who is a better fit (because of his defense) with Luka and 10 Mil cheaper.
I kind of liked your thinking in the other thread that Dallas would go this path (Lonzo) or that path (JC). I might add Lowry to the conversation. This whole Bob V. thing puts added pressure to come up with a name guy. But, rather than comment on that post, I’d rather do it here.
Let’s forget what we have and what they cost and what we thinkwe know and just design the guy we want in the front court with Luka. Forget the unattainable names like Jokic, Embiid, Towns, Gobert, Giannis and Davis. Let’s define the archetype. I might have started my description for a team with Luka running the spread PnR with something like Powell in the PnR and Maxi in the corner? I mean, I’d like him to flash into the post occasionally and get a bucket. It wouldn’t kill me if he could ISO efficiently every now and then. But, I don’t need him doing that all the time. Just do the Powell thing well and the Maxi thing well. Give me that and some guys on the perimeter hitting 3’s and we are a top five O for the next 10 years.
The issue is that JC isn’t a perimeter defender, nor is he a shot blocker. He can hold his own as a paint defender, but he isn’t anchoring your D by any means. But, he’s not that different than Powell or the 2021 version of Maxi defensively and we were pretty good the last few months and that was with the crappy version of KP. I’m a huge fan of JC’s diverse offense and I think we just have to figure out the rim protection from somewhere else. Collins has been a net positive the last three years (and it is still a net game when all is said and done). And, he’s super efficient from just about everywhere. His TS% has averaged (AVERAGED) .638 over his four year career. My preference is trade matching if at all possible, but I’m in for the max here. I think we can find a way to make KP/JC work and if we can’t, we move on from KP.