That guy is awesome in fourth quarters. I would love the idea of him posting on one side and LA on the other and daring teams to double team one of them. We desperately needed someone who could score and get to the line in fourth quarters last year with Brandon sidelined. We probably still need it now. Landry would be huge.
Doesn't a zone protect the paint and force teams to shoot outside? I'll take your comment as sarcasm and proceed: Not a single great shooter there, but a series of decent ones. LMA is a shooter and that's an advantage over most 4s, Wes shot 41% last year from 3 so he's at least a threat, Batum while inconsistent thus far is not someone a team would give a shot to, Felton is certainly a shooter compared to Miller (everyone is), and Wallace is good enough. I think we could bust a zone, albeit consistency from our SFs would be extremely appreciated. Plus sharper passing this season (akin to the Mavs last year) would be helpful, especially with a guy like Wallace at the corner who has the threat of cutting if a man is lagging behind the perimeter shift. I think Felton's relative ability to shoot at all should help us bust the zone better this year because the zone can't leave a man open and thus not shift over. IIRC that was the Mavs kryptonite against us at times.
Yes that was sarcasm. Felton would really have to score. LMA is an excellent mid range jump shooter for his position. I love Wes but his pull up jumper is below average for a SG. He has more of a set shot. I love players who can hit the pull up J off the dribble. We gain Felton in and lose Roy in that scenario. Batum is the wild card. He would have to step it up offensively. I guess in crunch time LMA would be at center and Landry would be in the game , so that would help. But the starting line up with Camby would struggle. What can I say, I like the way Dallas plays and they have good mid range jump shooters. At least three on the floor at all times.
IMO that's one of the biggest downsides of losing Roy. Roy may or may not be able to cross someone over anyway, but losing his + jumper would be very relevant. IMO Keep Roy, sign Dante and Joel (or a similar cheap big man) and roll with that crew. Probably better options out there, but those are my short sighted signings.
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