I'm still not sold - Who - this is like your argument that KG had to change his game and go inside to the post to win. He never did but they win.
The argument was that KG puts the team in a better position to win by spending more time in the post. I didn't want him to spend all his time in the post, simply more time. I still believe that and still want that. Some of the Celtics' best play in the playoffs came from KG playing the post. I also believe it would have been a lot easier for the team in the playoffs had he gone there more.
Hmmm .... Okay I don't know if I can convince you on the Love-Mayo trade. I'll see if I can think of anything else to add but I think I'm done.
I think talent is more the issue than a specific position. They can bring in anyone they want at the wings, and wings are easier to pickup in FA or trades, which Minny is in position to be.
Balance reigns supreme. Talent won't matter if your club is unbalanced and doesn't check enough of boxes.
You can have a team like that very good Dallas club a few years ago with Dirk Nowtizki, Steve Nash, Michael Finley, Antawn Jamison, Antoine Walker, Josh Howard, Marquis Daniels, Tony Delk, Danny Fortson, Shawn Bradley, Eddie Najera, Tony Delk. That was a supremely talented club individually but their collective talent wasn't great because it was unbalanced and lacked several necessary assets to contend.
(repeating myself now) A Love-Big Al opens up the Wolves to similar issues because of the defensive issues. That puts an increased pressure on the quality of your perimeter defense because if anybody beats you off the dribble they're getting an easy hoop. That necessity for perimeter defense weakens the team's flexibility of choosing scorers because they can only add scorers. That pool of choices decreases because of their decision to go Love-Al.
Minnesota in one move just made themselves unbalanced and reduced their flexibility for roster options going forward. That's why I don't like it for them.
If Love and Big Al was some extremely good combination that clearly forms the core of a championship I'd be for it. Say if it were Oden and Aldridge. But it isn't. They've given up a lot and they haven't gotten enough for that.
I think they'd be in a better position with Mayo and Chalmers