06-08-2021, 04:50 PM
(06-08-2021, 04:39 PM)StrandedOnBeauboisHill Wrote: But we just tried a two big system and nothing about drop coverage even came into play because we had to run a zone...in the nba playoffs....in game 7....and gave up 70 points in a half all because KP simply can't play the 4 on defense.
We seem to be on the same page about KP leaving but adding a true center next to him makes thing much much worse defensively. He's already proven to be bad at the one thing he's supposed to be good at so I don't understand how asking him to do something we already know he's bad at would help anything at all.
I am not in love with this at all. This is why I believe KP is gone. If somehow Mavs can't move him for anything good I think 2 big system is the way to go (I have reversed course on this).
Last year I was all in on the Maxi/KP frontcourt but it didn't look good (especially when J Rich was starting).
**As an aside imagine how much better this same exact team would be if we hadn't wasted 99% of the season giving J Rich starter minutes. Mavs would have had a better seed and missed the Clips altogether. **
As far as game 7 goes we had multiple problems, including the fact that playing Boban at center is not something anybody wants to do. What if Steven Adams is in that spot instead of Boban? I am okay with KP running at center sometimes, but not full-time like he did for a good portion of the season. Ideally you go get Batum so that you can play either situation. Maxi clearly was hampered all year long which made problems worse defensively.
Anyways I know its counter intuitive but I think you try to move KP away from strength-type training back to more agility to make him more fluid on defense and he will be better next to a real center. I also like him better as a weak-side shot blocker better than the primary anchor under the basket. He gets in better shot-blocking position as the help, honestly.