06-08-2021, 04:30 PM
(06-08-2021, 04:20 PM)StrandedOnBeauboisHill Wrote: KP cannot play PF on defense, plain and simple. Even when he is paired with Powell, they're essentially playing Powell at 4 on defense.
If you think that KP playing center and being our defensive anchor is not something he is doing well enough to win a championship then you need to move on and not overthink it. Playing him at the 4 will create even more issues and he will be an even bigger negative impact on that end of the floor.
I don't think it's as bad as you say. Really the key thing is KP needs to play next to a good defensive big. I am already on the record that KP needs to go and I am 99/1 sure he is gone. I also think its hard to judge every move by "will this win a championship" bc short of signing Kawhi there aren't a lot of moves that you can say will put you in true contention for a championship.
Until the Mavs really upgrade their perimeter defense I think you are cooked either way. If I have a choice of finding two elite wing defenders (DFS is not one which is also a problem) or running a 2 big system to pack the paint I think its easier in the short term to do the latter. Mavs already play a more conservative drop coverage to funnel things into the messy middle but KP at center isn't good enough on his own. I would rather have 2 bigs that really make it hard to get things inside and live with the fact that some nights you will get cooked from 3. That happens anyway a lot of nights anyway.
The Mavs sans KP could create a switchable defense but as long as KP is here that just isn't possible. So with that I do think you can live with a 2 big system and still win a lot of games.