True especially the second part. West is undersized...Pachulia is game but does not contribute much other than the tough guy stuff...then there's....there's. Ya you're right. LOL! They will miss Bogut, Ezeli and Speichts more than they believe. Collins spoke of how their bench play will be something to monitor.
The lineup of death worked so well last year because they able to switch almost everything defensively, this year the line up of death is more of an offensive threat and they really didn't need that.
Their lack of depth is what interests me the most. We've seen this script before. I'm not certain they're a better team than they were last year on a consistent level, but talent generally still wins and we'll see how long it takes for them to figure out how to play with each other. There's a ton of juggling egos right now.
Warriors miss Bogut. He got hurt in game 5 and didn't return. That's why Cleveland won. Kyrie didn't fear taking it inside any more and the Warriors had to respect that, which opened up his outside shot. ZaZa either has to get better, fast, or they need to make a trade. Otherwise they just aren't gonna win it all. Still probably the best in the West, but I don't see them beating the Cavs.
the difference between bogut and zaza is huge. you can just go at them in the paint now. not sure how it gets solved this year. actually, finding bigs with bogut's skillset isn't easy. look at the market for marginal centers right now. they're still likely finals bound due to the crazy amount of talent on the squad, good coaching, and generally good attitudes top to bottom, but i'm not sure they're a lot better than their previous iterations. maybe not as good.
yeah, it was an overpay, but the rest of the market happenings made it look less crazy. despite the media bluster, legit bigs are still quite valuable, even as 20mpg type players. can't pass like bogut, and that hurts a bit. doesn't board like bogut, either. i said during the summer that if kd chose gs, i wanted barnes and bogut. still think that would have been pretty awesome.
There were supposedly other rumors yesterday that GS was considering or possibly thinking about it. They probably realize their bigs suck. Rumors though ....all of it. Believe it when I see it.
i'd be shocked if thompson were moved, and it seems like ALL of this is complete fabrication...but... if he were to be moved, parker/middleton is fair value. though gs needs a big, too.
Lots of Klay rumors going around lately. Heard one about a three way with Philly and Boston but yeah GSW desperately need a big
