(02-16-2022, 01:19 PM)ItsGoTime Wrote: Good points. I've never thought of MK as a C and he hasn't played C close enough to be considered a PF/C on at least BBRef. I also don't consider DFS to be a really good PF considering the minutes we would be putting him there if playing MK strictly as a C suggests. I think DFS is fine there depending on matchups, but to be considered almost strictly a PF (esp against the starters of the other team most of the time) makes it a more shaky proposition.
What we're doing with this team right now is going all in on the situational and not all game long team the LaC employs. There needs to be more than that one way to play the game IMO and a better option at C is the key to making that happen.
That´s why I think you go after the best young C available in the draft. We don´t need an Embiid or a Jokic. We need a situational center. Somebody that can come in, gives us sufficient rim protection and rebounding for 15-20 MPG. That is perfectly fine to spare the five man small defensive approach we are currently playing. Maybe over time that C becomes more, but if he provides that for 4-5 years on a rookie deal it´s already a massive win. I still can´t believe we didn´t get in on the cheap Gafford trade. That was such an obvious one. His numbers in limited minutes were off the charts, especially the +/- defensive numbers on a bad Chicago team.