Dangun wrote:One_and_Done wrote:Dangun wrote:Sorry you’re clueless.. Wemby could start at the point and nada would change where he plays defense
When you start Clingan, you have to have him guard the paint. If Clingan is guarding thr paint, it drags Wemby out to the perimeter more, which is bad. There's also 2 slower 7 footers on the floor trying to cover faster and smaller players. Very bad idea, as the Spurs learned when they tried it last year.
How is it very bad idea when it haven't been tried yet with the caliber of defenders like Wemby & Clingan? Thats why that other guy gave beyond horrible example with Jokic & Nurkic and you thinking the modern day twin towers gonna be sluggish like Duncan & Robinson smh.. and wtf how is it bad Wemby being everywhere on defense when thats one of his biggest strengths with Clingan gatekeeping the paint, and these guys aint slugs, especially Wemby's ability to constant motion for his size.. Spurs defense would be 2nd to none.. gotta say again, sorry you're clueless
Lots of teams have tried it. The example of Jokic and Nurkic was provided earlier, but there are many others. It was a decent strategy in 1999, but the league has changed completely since then. Teams that go with two 5 men inevitably pay for it in the modern NBA. Even teams that have tried it in recent years with some success ensure at least one of the 2 can shoot 3s at least a bit and/or is quick footed to guard perimeter guys.
Like, the Cavs are having success early this year with it (after years of problems), but Mobley at least takes open 3s and has been hitting at an acceptable clip. He's also much more mobile than Clingan. Both Mobley and Allen are also being limited to 30mpg so the team can go small alot, and all of their other starters and their best 2 guys off the bench are shooting absolutely lights out from 3 on volume (485, 450, 449, 407 & 364). Whether this will work for the Cavs all season (and come the playoffs) is unclear. It sure didn't in previous years.
The Lakers did it in a limited way in 2020, but that was the year AD could hit 3pt shots for some reason. They also did it for limited minutes and had to abandon it at certain points (e.g. in the Houston series they had to go to AD at the 5 because they'd be run off the court otherwise).
But that's the best case scenarios. Mostly these two 5 units are a disaster. The Spurs tried it last year, and it wasn't working. The team improved vastly once they moved Wemby to the 5 (and started a real point guard).
So the question becomes 'does it make sense to expend a top 4 pick on a 5 when your best case is that it'll be something you can do for about 25-30mpg tops, and will have to abandon completely against certain teams?' Given how Castle has looked thus far, I have a hard time seeing how they could have any regrets.
