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Well...the current champions and still the best team in the league are wing/guard heavy. The previous ones had only 1 center, the backup was a wing or DeAndre Jordan. The ones before that had Draymond as backup 5. So there's actually pretty glaring evidence of the opposite you're arguing


Btw, I'm not anti AD at the 4. I have defended that for years and we should have that option. But people constantly forget that our title closeup team had AD at the 5 and Markieff or Kuzma at the 4. The 2 bigs get overblown. It only works against a few teams, one of them being the team that knocked us out of the PO twice in a row, as we've seen how they struggled against Cleveland and Minny.

But it's not salvaging this team. It is only useful as another option to have in our team and throw different challenges to opponents.

 

Because it's the players that you have, that makes your team special. It's not some kind of blueprint to winning a chip out there. Milwaukee won a chip with 3 guys 6-10, 6'11 in their core, Middleton is 6'8.

You are supposed to build around, your best guys period. We won a chip by going big. Haven't done anything of note, since going away from that

No. AD was our starting 4, Javale was the starting 5,and Dwight avg around 20 min a game. Sometimes you just be spouting off nonsense man.

We happened to play against some small ball teams in the bubble, so AD at 5 made sense. However we were also the best team in the NBA period, before Covid hit. Playing big.

Look at the rosters of our Championship teams. Bigs win

 

You're the one that makes stuff up. I said closeup team. We started big but finished with AD at the 5. We don't win that title without Markieff.

Howard didn't play against the Rockets and played 1 and 8 minutes against Miami. Played a grand total of 3 games over 20 minutes in the whole playoffs run.
McGee didn't play against Miami, played 2, 5 and 8min against Denver, and 0, 3, 7, 8 against Houston. Played a max 14 minutes in any playoff game that year.

Yes, we do need another center. Everyone on this board agrees and says the same. But it is for optionality and depth, to give us more options to mix and match, will never be our plan A and it never was.

This whole "bubble team repeat" is overblown every now and then. What we are missing the most is a KCP/Caruso to defend guards. And Rui to give us what Kieff/Kuz gave us, which he can't consistently. And a Bron with 7 months rest before the playoffs and 4 years younger.

 

What part of, we played small ball teams don't you get? Houston started a 6'7 Robert Covington at center dude. Miami was a small ball team, Denver had size so we played Dwight more. It's the matchups.

Kieff is 6'8, Kuz 6-10, Lebron is 6'9, Green 6'6, KCP and Caruso 6'5, then we had AD and two other bigs. We had a big team.

 

And what teams are you expecting to face in the road to the Finals? we need another center with AD against Denver and Minny, that's it.

Yes, we had a big team and we should have it. But you just listed 6 guys who are wings and guards, not centers. That's what made that team special. We need those big and good defender wings/guards more than anything else.

 

I have no idea dude, it's not garunteed that Minnesota or Denver do s*** in the playoffs. We might not play either one of them. Dallas made it to the Finals. Recent history suggests that they won't repeat that feat.

We won a chip, because AD and Lebron were dominant period. What helped them be dominant, was the mixture of size we had, on the wings and in the paint.

Your idea if how we are supposed to play is yours, I don't have to agree with it.

Two quality bigs elevates this team IMO. We already have size on the wings as is. I'm expecting Vando to be back in the playoffs, if not we could use a replacement, with size. I only care about maximizing my team. Make the other teams adjust to you.

 

Just in the previous post you said "it's the matchups". Now you're saying "I have no idea" and "make other teams adjust to you". Pick a line man...

It's a discussion, you're laying out your arguments and I'm laying out mine. You don't have to agree with me. Neither do I need to agree with you, it's a discussion, it's all good, we all want the same

 

Meh.. two different topics..
I said it was the matchups in the bubble specifically. You bring up only needing a big for Minnesota or Denver. I have no idea if we'd play either one of them. That doesn't deter my opinion, on picking up Vucevic and Valancunas at all. Again I think that would elevate my team period. Depending on the matchups, both might play a lot in whatever series.

I would go with Vucevic and AD, against everyone. Vucevic is more valuable to me than Valanciunas, and if he's the only big we picked up, I'm good with that.

Drilling down on that statement, Vucevic is my prime acquisition target period. Over any wing or guard. Is that clear enough for you now?

 

The LeBron/AD era is over.
Our brilliant FO will try to convince AD that they will get someone to pair him with this summer.
I would prefer that he doesn’t ask out this summer, but have zero confidence in our FO being able to convince him to stay.

 

It's not over yet, but the sands are dwindling in the hour glass.

 

Dude, it’s been over. Since the draft.

 

Jeanie needs to sell to the Guggenheim’s. Only way to fix this.

 

i thought this team was good as long as AD and lebron were playing at a high level?

 

You watched the game didn't you?

 

NO

 

Yeah well the Denver Nuggets" potential dynasty" are 11-9, should they just tear it all down, and go full rebuild mode too?

 

Portland is tanking hard lost to NBA worst team Utah by 42points.NBA should have some kind of fines