2020-2021 ROSTER TALK: Archived

[KillerLeft]

EDIT: Misread what you wrote. Hmmmm. Still, I think Turner and KP are so switchable downlow and on the perimeter they can both be an interchangeable 4/5. I don't know how well it'd work but theoretically it could.

Yes, it COULD work. The relative success of KP/WCS has proven that. 

I don't have a problem with building your roster in such a way that a super big option like that presents itself. I'd mark that in the "advantages" column. Flexibility is good. Where I take issue is building the roster in a way that the economics of how players are compensated makes you NEED that lineup to work. If Turner (or KP) was an MLE player and you could justify not closing with them when you didn't think the situation called for it, I'd be all about this hypothetical. But, since both are paid like stars, both expect to be out there. Even if one or both are super easy-going about their minutes and roles, that doesn't solve the problem, because the guy who's replacing them in the closing lineup is likely to be extremely underpaid. 

I just feel like the salaries matter, even beyond the obvious impact they have during the talent acquisition process. 

Having said all of the above, I actually think Turner might be a better player than KP, and I would've slapped someone who suggested that just two months ago. It's funny how perspective changes over time, so maybe I'm wrong about this.