2021-2022 ROSTER TALK: [ARCHIVED]

[Mavsfan12]

Good stuff

There are four other guys on the court during those times when Wood played PF or C (I’m focused mainly on 19/20 and 20/21 versus the lost year last year).  You have to dig into the lineup data to see who was playing alongside Wood as a PF and decide if that looks anything like who Wood would be playing next to here.  I’d submit what Detroit and Houston had is nothing like what Dallas has.

The other reason I think there will be another big next to Wood a good bit of the time is wear and tear.  KP rarely played solo big prior to the trade.  Running a Wood/DFS front court is just inviting injury and weariness when it matters.  We can still be committed to 5-out and not run it 100% of the time.  The O with Wood added is going to be extremely dynamic no matter which spot he plays.

This is about the closest thing to my thinking.  It is a long season and we are going to be hammered by the playoffs if we are running out a starting, big minute front court of DFS/Wood.  You can be committed to the 5-out without selling out to it.  I truly hope the Mavs bring in a solid 5 capable of being a top rotation player on this team in matchups that it is beneficial.  Apply when needed in heavier doses when necessary, and run with Wood when not.  I think it will be good for our chances to vie for HC in the playoffs, and going far in them.  I would absolutely go all in to find the right guy and I hope the Mavs do so.  That player will almost certainly need to come from a trade unless we end up getting a bargain that outplays their current value.  

It is a little tiresome to hear about bigs being played off the court in the playoffs.  The same can be true if you don't have them and get bullied by other teams' bigs!  You also have to make it through the grind of the regular season with a high seeding and not beat up.