GT: Nets vs. Bucks 12/23 7:30pm

[Decipher]

Perimeter size is a bigger need than another big. We absolutely should not make that issue worse for an expensive, no defense center.

Which bigs do they need to worry about ?. Someone said here or elsewhere that Horford was a twin tower with Embiid. He is a good player even at his age but Is shorter than Claxton, Simmons and Durant and probably doesn’t outweigh 2 of them. I have doubts about Embiid delivering for a whole tight 7 game series fitness wise or otherwise. And the Nets are very well equipped to target and tire Jokic on defense.

What you don’t want is KD playing many minutes defensively at Center in the regular season, people including me were saying that on the GSW board in 2019, so there is that I agree.

I mostly agree with this.

I actually think in the playoffs we can survive with Claxton/Simmons. Small lineups have worked for teams like the LeBron Heat or Warriors in the past.

The issue is regular season matchups. Especially if Claxton gets into foul trouble etc. Need another reliable big to bruise with these 7 footers for another 50 games.

I follow Dwight on Insta as he's pretty amusing & surprisingly down to earth plus he gives insights into NBA life

He mentioned that he had a conversation with Sean Marks & was told that the Nets were after a stretch 5

Now Dwight isn't washed IMO & definitely no DeAndre Jordan

Crazy yes but not washed & good for 10 minutes or so before being ejected

If they knocked him back then you can guarantee that the interest in a guy like Collins is real

[NetsWorld]

Which bigs do they need to worry about ?. Someone said here or elsewhere that Horford was a twin tower with Embiid. He is a good player even at his age but Is shorter than Claxton, Simmons and Durant and probably doesn’t outweigh 2 of them. I have doubts about Embiid delivering for a whole tight 7 game series fitness wise or otherwise. And the Nets are very well equipped to target and tire Jokic on defense.

What you don’t want is KD playing many minutes defensively at Center in the regular season, people including me were saying that on the GSW board in 2019, so there is that I agree.

I mostly agree with this.

I actually think in the playoffs we can survive with Claxton/Simmons. Small lineups have worked for teams like the LeBron Heat or Warriors in the past.

The issue is regular season matchups. Especially if Claxton gets into foul trouble etc. Need another reliable big to bruise with these 7 footers for another 50 games.

I follow Dwight on Insta as he's pretty amusing & surprisingly down to earth plus he gives insights into NBA life

He mentioned that he had a conversation with Sean Marks & was told that the Nets were after a stretch 5

Now Dwight isn't washed IMO & definitely no DeAndre Jordan

Crazy yes but not washed & good for 10 minutes or so before being ejected

If they knocked him back then you can guarantee that the interest in a guy like Collins is real

Dwight would be serviceable down low but Nets are probably waiting for the buyout market. Not so sure they want to disrupt the chemistry. I think Harris is being held out for a trade though, not sure but very possible. Wouldn't be surprised if he is moved after the New Year.

[MrDollarBills]

Something to watch?

In the last 2 games, the Nets have been a combined -25 when Simmons is on the bench

No idea what those rotations were but that's a big number when you consider how dominant we were for much of those games

Simmons consistently forces turnovers, rebounds and creates open shots, so I don't think that number is surprising. He's a huge part of this team's success.