08-23-2022, 04:14 PM
(08-23-2022, 03:42 PM)mvossman Wrote: I see the big rotation playing out a little differently than you. I think when McGee is out there, he will be playing drop coverage and anchor. There is less reason to have Maxi or Wood out there with McGee defensively, and the McGee/Wood combo is not a great fit offensively. I see our frontcourt being McGee/Dorian roughly 15-20 minutes a game. I think Wood and Maxi are a great paring in the front court. They both can play a switching defense and week side block, Maxi can take on the defensive anchor role while Wood can help make up for Maxi limited rebounding. On offense Maxi wont be clogging the paint allowing Wood to display his full arsenal. I'm not saying Wood can't play the Powell role defensively for 5 or 10 minutes a game, but I think every minute he plays with Maxi will be better defensively.I think a lot of this big rotation is so up in the air based on Wood’s play that there is no telling for sure what will happen. My thoughts lean towards we are gonna be surprised how well Wood fits offensively and defensively and I think we’ll see that fit quite soon and that he will force himself into the starting lineup fairly quickly. I’m not, however, so locked into my own thoughts and hopes as to disregard the possibilities going the other way, or even just another way.
MLE money can't always get us Bullock. It also got us Powell. It also got us WCS, Brown and Burke a couple years ago. I don't think you can count on getting a Bullock every year with the MLE. I also think Maxi provides particular fit value on this team. Its not like we are all that off anyways. You have him at 7, I have him at his current 9, others have him at 11. That is probably the range of what he will get.
I could be wrong, but I interpreted that post as sarcasm.
One thing I will say, good players have played with bigs that operate in the low post all the time and find ways to get to the basket. It’s just weird to me to see the idea that Wood playing with McGee isn’t going to happen due to this clashing. That and Wood’s game with the few minutes a game that he might play with McGee (I don’t see McGee getting much more than 15 pg so with him starting with DFS, there’s not a lot of time left to play with anyone else, but you better believe Kidd will at least try out the pairing at some point) can be as a spacer and opportunist.