12-30-2020, 01:26 PM
(This post was last modified: 12-30-2020, 01:28 PM by KillerLeft.)
(12-30-2020, 01:09 PM)SkenfromLMF Wrote: The weakest link right now is at the 4...
Replacing Hardaway with anything other than a starter at the 4 does nothing to address that conundrum. I would still upgrade with BPA but, I would still hold the 4 as the hole needing to be addressed.
My read is that the MBT wants Powell to be best case fix for this scenario and I don't think it is going to work. My hope for their read is that KP coming back would push everyone down a slot in the starting lineup and slide THJ to the bench. IF I understand Kamm's thinking this is why adding a PF/C is prerrable to adding more guards/wings.
One other aspect of this is that we keep hearing how devalued the C position is. Well one of the strategies of buying low is to sell your player with a sought after skill set high - THJ - and receive a player with a lesser valued set for a low cost.
My fear is that we will end up settling for a Harrison Barnes template as the new 4, or just DFS.
I believe that a relatively healthy KP at the 4 is an upgrade IF Richardson & DFS are the 2/3 starters and the 5 is better defensively than Powell.
I agree with most of the logic here. Same page.
The only difference is that I basically can’t conceive of a scenario in which KP is your SECOND slowest player and you’re a passable defensive team. For that reason, I think DEFENSIVELY, KP needs to play 5. If it’s a Powell/Gordon type at the 4 who can play the “center role” on offense, I’m cool with that, though I don’t think it’s the only way to go.