re: when are we going to get a true small forward

You should study more.

Dirk is a small ball 4 prototype. Horry is a stretch 4. Oberto/Nesterovic were situational bruisers that would make way for....Horry. You forgot your boy Odom in LA, usually playing crunch time next to Pau with Bynum (17 and 24 mpg in the playoffs in title years) on the bench.

Those are all funky frontcourts featuring stretch bigs designed to pick on slower, bigger players.

Since SSOL, Shaq Miami and Boston are the only title teams that were traditional

.....I can't believe I just described Kevin Garnett as traditional