TDL Archived: The 2nd Rnd Pick Yankee Swap

[DanSchwartzgan]

I wonder if Wood ends up back in the starting lineup.  It seems like our best playoff lineup is probably:

Wood/Maxi/Luka/Green/Kyrie

I'm kind of at the point where I just don't care and am kind of tired of talking about it.  He's just a guy.  He's not worth a quarter of the time we've spent discussing him.  Neither he nor Powell are the long term answer as a starting center.  Until Maxi returns, even the decisions Kidd makes the next couple of weeks won't really matter.   

I think we have three bigs in Powell, Maxi and Wood...three wings in Green, Reggie and THJ and two ball handlers.  There is plenty of depth behind every position except ball handler.  My guess is that is the position where we add a buyout guy.  

I can see Wood playing the minutes where there is only one of Kyrie or Luka.  His offense is more useful when one of them is out.  That means Powell continues to start and if Maxi comes back healthy, he probably closes.  I kind of liked what Kidd did last night.  Start and finish halves with Powell.  Get a short burst each half from McGee and the rest of the time goes to Wood.   I think the more important question here isn't Wood vs. Powell.  It is what do you do with Maxi.  Does he play more with Powell or with Wood?  Does he start?  Does he get any solo-big minutes?  Who is the PF when he's out?  I feel like I've got a good sense of things at C.  I'm not nearly as confident at PF.