08-17-2021, 10:28 AM
(08-17-2021, 10:19 AM)KillerLeft Wrote: Perfect. This should tell us quite a bit about where KP and the new Mavs additions are to start the season.
In theory, Porzingis is exactly the type of center who should negate Gobert on both ends of the court. Maybe negate is too strong, but he should be able to pull Gobert out of the paint on defense and on offense, he should be big, strong and quick enough to defend the various permutations of the pick and roll.
The last time I remember these teams matching up, only one of those two players looked like a max player. Just hanging and looking like he belongs on the court with Gobert would make me feel a lot better.
I think KP missed the last matchup. Jazz put Gobert on DFS. Worked in the first half but ended with a career high from DFS and a Mavs win. For me that game was the nail in the coffin for any lineup that involves bigs that cannot guard the perimeter.
Mavs won with a small lineup. Melli and Kleber starting (both played 30+ minutes) and Powell of the bench. In the previous games the Jazz rained 3s on the Mavs. Spammed high pick and roll with Gobert and just fired away. That did not work against a switchable front court.