02-28-2021, 09:03 AM
My counterpoint to Kamm and KL is that most of the championships we have seen for a very long time are teams with at least 2 top 10 / top 5 superstars that just can't be stopped in a 7 games series.
The Raptors, Mavericks-type championships are few and far between. The Spurs are the only team with sustained success over a long time playing team basketball but you could argue that a) they still had at least Superstar in Duncan and a very good big 3 as well as b) perhaps the best NBA coach of all time.
So all that to say I understand the point about having a defensive center. I like Wiseman for that reason. But then you have the Lakers where they don't need a center because AD plays center in crunch time, the Warriors who would play Draymond at center during crunch time have a lot of success.
I can see why the MBT are obsessed with collecting stars because its the proven model for winning a championship. Mavs have Luka which is a great start. We have all hoped that KP can be that second guy and then somehow land a third guy through FA or trade.
The Raptors, Mavericks-type championships are few and far between. The Spurs are the only team with sustained success over a long time playing team basketball but you could argue that a) they still had at least Superstar in Duncan and a very good big 3 as well as b) perhaps the best NBA coach of all time.
So all that to say I understand the point about having a defensive center. I like Wiseman for that reason. But then you have the Lakers where they don't need a center because AD plays center in crunch time, the Warriors who would play Draymond at center during crunch time have a lot of success.
I can see why the MBT are obsessed with collecting stars because its the proven model for winning a championship. Mavs have Luka which is a great start. We have all hoped that KP can be that second guy and then somehow land a third guy through FA or trade.