2021-2022 ROSTER TALK: [ARCHIVED]

[KillerLeft]

Iztok nails it as always. Today's playoff basketball is about exploiting matchups and hunting weak defenders. You need 5 guys that can shoot AND defend to be able to win. This is why I totally agree with Cuban's comments about needing more players like Doe Doe more than anything. I'm not interested at all in any bigs that can't defend the switch, they'll just get played off the floor when it really matters. Unless you have Jokic or Embiid, you're better off investing big money into wings that can shoot and defend rather than a big. All you really need is a Javale McGee/Steven Adams type that can give you 15-20 minutes of toughness and rebounding in situations you need it.

I totally agree, and I think the wording is where the argument comes into play. 

If given the choice, you (I assume) would of course take a 6'9" guy who can do the stuff Finney-Smith does over a 6'4" guy. It's not the absence of "big" players that's required, it's the presence of certain skills from ALL players on the court. Obviously, you want some big options who qualify.