06-24-2022, 03:26 PM
(06-24-2022, 03:15 PM)Dundalis Wrote: Same for Wood for the simple fact he's easily our best big.
If our defense suffers because he's on the court than is he our best big? We had no problem playing Maxi huge minutes in the playoffs despite Powell starting all year.
It's an interesting take and I guess I can understand why people would consider Brunson a liability but I certainly didn't see that last year. To say that Brunson was exploited on BOTH ends of the court during the playoffs though is definitely strange to me because it was clearly the best ball he's played his whole career and there's a very strong chance he's the only reason we got out of the first round. Just out of curiosity, did you think our defense wasn't good enough last year? Who is the ideal player you want next to Luka because it's not like Jrue Holidays grow on trees.
I'm with you that I hope Brunson's contract is reasonable but I disagree that Brunson's defense holds us back from being a true contender.