dreaming for a 3rd star is foolish

much more interested in how the Pels can make Davis/Cousins work effectively on both ends and how they need to fill gaps around whatever they think is the best plan for those two.

here's cleaningtheglass (again) with an interesting piece on the trade offs w/ lineups/styles as played out in Spurs v Rockets

size matters

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You hear it a lot in the media these days: it’s so hard to go big because your spacing isn’t ideal — good defensive teams will clog the paint and force you into low percentage midrange jumpers. But you don’t hear the other side as much, as important as it is: go small and good offensive teams will attack you in the paint and on the glass

here's one for Pels fans screaming for more post ups...

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Of course it’s not only a choice between these two extremes, between being the Spurs and being the Rockets. There is a middle ground, and it’s in the lineup type that has the best point differential of those listed above: trying to take more traditional big men and develop enough of a three point shot that they can become spread bigs. A big man who can also shoot is the best of both worlds.

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The problem is that finding a big man who can both space the floor and defend at a high level is very difficult — most of the best shooting big men also happen to be underwhelming defenders. If you don’t have one of those rare few who can play both ends of the floor, what do you do? The public dialogue has made it seem like going small is the only choice, the inevitable outcome in a league increasingly enthralled with shooting.

But basketball is a complex puzzle, not easily solved with simple prescriptions. The Spurs prove that the answer isn’t always “go small and shoot more threes”. As has been true since the invention of the game, size matters.

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Posted by ShamelessPel

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Posted on 5/13/17 at 10:59 am to corndeaux

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dreaming for a 3rd star is foolish

It's highly unlikely but Stephen A giving us the free ad on ESPN is pretty dope. He knows guys in the league too.

CP3 is the quintessential point guard. You not only get his ability to make others around him better, you get his understanding of the game of basketball as well. If there was one guy you'd want as a player to help Gentry figure out the AD/DC puzzle, it's Paul.

Not only that, I just can't see the same officiating bullshite with Cousins if Paul is on the team. He would affect us in so many ways. We instantly become a top 3 marketable team in the league with him behind GSW and CLE. I'm not saying better than the rest. I'm talking about a team that the NBA is INVESTED in succeeding.

I mean just the pure thought of Paul on this team is downright scary. It should be everyone's pipe dream. Consider we're going to have to stagger AD/DC minutes now. What does adding Paul to the mix do for that? Cousins is a guy that can carry a second unit unlike Jordan. These situations are not the same at all. And as much as people want to crow about having deep rosters to compete, who's gonna be in the finals? Cleveland and GSW. Who's the two teams in the league that have a legit big 3? Cleveland and GSW. What's the EC 1 seeds biggest problem? Not having the star power to match up and relying on a 5' 10" superstar or the on/off Horford/Bradley duo.

This is friggin dumb even discussing imo. You get a shot at Chris fricking Paul and actually open the title window in this city, you take it. I don't care if it's room+8 guys option. Paul/Davis/Cousins is not Paul/Griffin/Jordan and it's not close.

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