I would be all for a bigger lineup. I get so tired of watching our perimeter-rich and post-poor team struggle to defend and rebound inside. We couldn't pull away in Game 3 because we would play very good defense, but could not get the defensive rebounds. Sixers killed us on the boards til Smart stepped in to rebound the last 2 minutes. No matter how much the game has changed, it is still basketball. And size still has importance. Who has won the title without some effective size inside ? Even the Warriors needed Bogut.
i am also pro big, especially with such dynamic wings and PG that we have...
Kanter needs to be in the game for a while and then you see him gain momentum...His rebounding and scoring can at times demoralize the opponent imo. Put Grant next to him for defense...
Theis I love, but not in this series (though I know he's doing good stuff I don't see). Theis will hopefully shine brighter again once he's dealing with a less beefy and talented counterpart.
Big Bigs like Kanter and girth dudes like Grant W. I think can really wear on the opponent, as in wear them down, which doesn't show up in the stats...If Kanter blows a play on defense...so what I say, he'll get it back and he'll wear the other guy down if you leave him out there a bit longer. And we have guys to cover for him at times..
Basically, Kanter has size to make Embiid work, and he is elite at two things....