2021-2022 ROSTER TALK: [ARCHIVED]

[sterlingmallory]

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.

No you're exactly right, it's not that lack of size that's important, it's the presence of those necessary skills in all 5 guys that matters most. If you can find someone that has size AND those skills, obviously that's the ideal. It goes without saying that those guys are very hard to come by though. IMO, Myles Turner is the big that has enough of those skills to be viable in the playoffs and is actually potentially obtainable this offseason so he would be my first choice. It remains to be seen if we actually have the assets to get him though.

What it comes down to is we need to upgrade the minutes that were filled by Powell, Ntilikina, and Green this year in order to reduce the load on DFS, Bullock, and Maxi. HOW we go about doing that is what is up for debate. For me, unless we can get Turner, then I think the best bet would be to get another wing or two and then sign or trade for a cheap big to replace Powell as your 15-20 mpg token starter (our own version of Kevon Looney or Javale McGee basically).