Poppycock, wow that's harsh Sleepy
There is definitely too much reliance on "twos" "threes" and "fours." A guy is a big, a small, or a PG. Yes 'Buike has the height of a "two," but not the passing ability. But he has the shot. And he has the strength of a "three," and post-up ability, but not the height to be as effective at it against a bigger player. Like many of our players, he's a tweener. Monta's a tweener, Jack's a tweener, Randolph's a tweener, Al's a tweener, and 'Buike's a tweener. Welcome to the League, and especially, to the Warriors.
So Jack can play in the backcourt - wasn't he doing just that for the Champion Spurs? - and plugging him in there, off the ball, and Monta in the middle makes us 2/5 bigger than we were, and more traditional with the lineup.
Similarly having Randolph, Hendrix, and Turiaf lend themselves to less Warriors smallball... but one difference there is that Maggette will definitely get a lot of minutes, simply based on skill level, while those other guys might not.
But still: Monta/Jackson/Maggette/Harrington/Biedrins... pretty traditional lineup there, just in need of Wright or Randolph supplanting Harrington as a starting big.
Larger point is that I don't think smallball is Nellie's preferred approach, as many have suggested. I just think he wants skilled basketball players who can create mismatches out there, and that those types of players are easier to get when they're under 6" 10". But I have no doubt that if he had the players to roll out five long, skilled basketball players, he would do just that, and love every minute of it. Luckily, with the stockpiling of long, athletic basketball players lately, we may be able to do just that before too long.
PS before the draft, Nellie alluded that he would take Randolph #1 overall if he could. Lot of faith in that kid.
