(12-13-2019, 01:21 PM)HanspardsShowerVoice Wrote: The most "Luka Friendly" lineup you can put on the floor is one big who can sit behind the arc that clears out a big from the paint (currently KP), and then another big who is a pick and roll partner who teams have to respect enough as a rim rummer that they can't just collapse on Luka when he drives (currently DP). If you're going to make KP the rim rummer, fine, but you got to replace Powell with another big who is a high level 3 point shooter who replaces KPs current role as the guy who spaces the floor by clearing out the big. But really, everyone's current role works really well for the team. The MBT did a really good job building a team around Luka. KP even without being a "rim rummer" will get a lot of dunks just by defenders being overly aggressive on him closing out behind the arc ... which is what happened last night when he posterized Drummond. It would be nice if you had a really high level switchable defender who could also provide DP's rim running ... there's like a handful of guys like that in the league, and we're talking like AD and Giannis.I still get what you're saying, I just think "got to" and "need" are too strong of words to describe this. Favors is not a good outside shooter, like Powell. He can set really good picks and rim run himself (albeit not right now as practiced or as high flying as DP, but he has done it). The point is to capitalize when the defense over commits one way or the other.
Putting Favors in one corner and KP in the other allows both to read the defense and capitalize on what they're being given, just like last night's game. Putting Favors in the pick setting spot at the top of the key allows him to rim run with Luka and do the exact same thing Powell is doing now.