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Shaolin Fantastic wrote: View PostEven though Powell is 6'4 with a 6'11 wingspan I still can't see him guarding 3s regularly. Wade and Wall have almost the same measurements and you wouldn't want either of them guarding SFs.
Inferring that the team is going to be worse off defensively with Powell starting over DMC is very silly.Last edited by Fully; Fri Jul 21, 2017, 09:54 PM.
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Fully wrote: View PostI think the same way basketball is being "position-less" on offence, there's a similar trend on the defensive end, although not as pronounced. As isolation basketball dies off and more and more offences move to a pace-and-space system, defensive players who can switch assignments fluidly, play help D and recover, and generally stay in front of their man are becoming more important than those who can just bang physically with the bigger wings of the league.
Inferring that the team is going to be worse off defensively with Powell starting over DMC is very silly.
I don't see what's silly about thinking it might not be a good idea to try to guard someone like Giannis or Durant with Powell.
I think starting Powell will be fine defensively when the 2-guard is the better of the two wings. In that case Powell would guard the 2 and DeMar would guard the 3. But in cases where the 3 is the best player and very big/long we're going to run into heightened versions of the issues we did when Ross started at the 3.
I mean people can just ignore that if they want, that's fine.Last edited by Shaolin Fantastic; Sat Jul 22, 2017, 03:54 AM.
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Shaolin Fantastic wrote: View PostI would agree with this if it wasn't for the fact that so many teams have a small forward as their best player.
I don't see what's silly about thinking it might not be a good idea to try to guard someone like Giannis or Durant with Powell.
I think starting Powell will be fine defensively when the 2-guard is the better of the two wings. In that case Powell would guard the 2 and DeMar would guard the 3. But in cases where the 3 is the best player and very big/long we're going to run into heightened versions of the issues we did when Ross started at the 3.
I mean people can just ignore that if they want, that's fine.
It's a concern, sure. But not one worth downgrading the starting lineup to fix.
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Shaolin Fantastic wrote: View PostI would agree with this if it wasn't for the fact that so many teams have a small forward as their best player.
I don't see what's silly about thinking it might not be a good idea to try to guard someone like Giannis or Durant with Powell.
But after the top 6 SF or so in the whole league, you get to the likes of Otto Porter who basically feasts on what his teammates provide for him.Two beer away from being two beers away.
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I'm not worried about Powell guarding Hayward at all. Physical measurements are helpful but, mentality is more important. Ross was soft and would back down from physicality. Powell is probably one of toughest players on the team. I could see Powelll bothering Hayward like he did Middleton.
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Shaolin Fantastic wrote: View PostI would agree with this if it wasn't for the fact that so many teams have a small forward as their best player.
I don't see what's silly about thinking it might not be a good idea to try to guard someone like Giannis or Durant with Powell.
I think starting Powell will be fine defensively when the 2-guard is the better of the two wings. In that case Powell would guard the 2 and DeMar would guard the 3. But in cases where the 3 is the best player and very big/long we're going to run into heightened versions of the issues we did when Ross started at the 3.
I mean people can just ignore that if they want, that's fine.
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Chr1s1anL wrote: View PostI'm not worried about Powell guarding Hayward at all. Physical measurements are helpful but, mentality is more important. Ross was soft and would back down from physicality. Powell is probably one of toughest players on the team. I could see Powelll bothering Hayward like he did Middleton.
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DogeLover1234 wrote: View PostI get the impression you are underestimating Hayward, but I agree Powell is currently the best option for defending any wing big or small. Hopefully OG becomes another option for big wings as the year goes on.
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DanH wrote: View PostPowell is infinitely more capable of guarding big threes above his weight class than Ross ever dreamed of being.
It's a concern, sure. But not one worth downgrading the starting lineup to fix.
We are in trouble when it comes to defending star level 3s. That's my point.
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Mess wrote: View PostSo many teams? I thought SF was the most barren position in today's game. Granted the best ones are flippin' good and the teams the Raptors will have to face in the playoffs will likely have a Giannis or Hayward, but over 29 teams in 82 games it's not a massive concern. And by the playoffs I guess you have to hope that OG can provide some minutes defending the 3.
But after the top 6 SF or so in the whole league, you get to the likes of Otto Porter who basically feasts on what his teammates provide for him.
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Shaolin Fantastic wrote: View PostI didn't fucking say we should downgrade the starting lineup. I said it's going to be a major issue. It's not like putting Miles there instead fixes it because he's not a good defender at all.
We are in trouble when it comes to defending star level 3s. That's my point.
We'll be fine.
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