(01-04-2020, 05:48 AM)omahen Wrote: Really? Who played that role on GSW? Who was it on Toronto? Who is the roll man on Milwaukee, Lakers, Clippers, Denver, Philly? Houston is actually one of the very few contenders with such a player. Contenders have their money in 3-D players or unicorns like Giannis or Jokic, roll man is a role player.
GSW ran a completely different offense. The Mavs and Rockets style is built around (4-1) pick & roll and a premier roll-man is critical. Not saying this is the only way to run an offense. But wouldn't you agree, big physical centers like Lopez, McGee, Howard, Zubac, Harrell, Jokic, Embiid all give the undersized Mavs fits?
(01-04-2020, 05:48 AM)omahen Wrote: We need secondary facilitator and more consistent shooters. At the moment, Barea is our best option as secondary facilitator, which is sad. Mavs shot 29 % threes against Clippers and 30 % against Lakers in that third game. Scored 99 and 95 points. Teams are focusing hard on Luka and others can't create - that is the problem.
Agree 100%
(01-04-2020, 09:01 AM)DanSchwartzman Wrote: Christian Wood is the much better fit for our system.
Duane Casey has made Wood his special project. I remember reading recently, Casey said if Wood gave consistent effort, he wouldn't be on his fifth team in five years.
You can see the kid has talent, but player rehab seems like a risky distraction for a team that's trying to make the playoffs while already managing a bunch of young players, who are still trying to establish themselves.
I think this is the biggest risk of a Drummond deal tbh. The coaching staff is already focused on re-programming Porzingis. Drummond's game would require the same sort of makeover. If Drummond is on board and motivated, the upside could be tremendous. But if Drummond decides he'd rather fill a boxscore with 20-20 it would be a disaster.