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Double big issue.
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I'm not a numbers guy but can we not play double big against teams shooting 36% or better from three? Even better stop running it this year!

Our bigs are slow and lack mobility to get out to cover shooters. Vuc also has to learn the system and is terrible at spacing in our scheme. He doesn't fit double big on offense or defense either as he really wants to stay near the basket.

Cs have become easier to defend and worst defensively. Feel the double big is purposely throwing a wrench into things to get Tatum not to come back at this point. Please stop running it.

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Agreed -- these bigs cannot play double big. Only in exceptional circumstances. It should not be a regular thing.

All too slow defensively. Garza struggles to keep up with centers nevermind forwards. Vucevic is a slow center nevermind matching up with forwards. Queta is average in terms of quickness / mobility for a center. He shouldn't be defending quicker forwards. None of them defend the perimeter.

Too stagnant offensively. Not enough movement. Garza is an opportunistic scorer as a center. He is more skilled than most centers. He is not more skilled than most forwards. Nor does his skill-level cause as many problems for forwards unlike centers who want to hang back in the paint and rebound / block shots gifting Garza opportunities he gets fewer of at PF. Vucevic is highly skilled for a center. For a forward, his ball-handling + passing + outside shooting are all below average. The only advantage he has is his physical size and post game. To exploit that well, he needs the paint open. Queta clogs the paint and removes the advantage. Offense gets stagnant trying to create it.

Bad offense. Bad defense.

Double big combination is bad. Plain bad.

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This is the time of the year when teams tinker with their lineups in case certain matchup challenges/opportunities arise in the playoffs.

I agree it doesn?t look great right now, but I also can see a world where it helps stop a run or rebounding disparity in a random series.

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This is the time of the year when teams tinker with their lineups in case certain matchup challenges/opportunities arise in the playoffs.

I agree it doesn?t look great right now, but I also can see a world where it helps stop a run or rebounding disparity in a random series.
You shouldn't tinker against divisional opponents who are one game behind you in the standings. Tinker when you have a lead or play against a bad team. Also any person who has watched these players knows they don't fit double big. This would be experimenting for nothing. It's like saying I need to breath to live but what if I tried stopping, can I some how beat the odds and still live?  It's ridiculous.

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It worked pretty well against the Rockets

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I think part of the issue is that Garza is too limited unless he's got.


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