Post#1063 » by LamarMatic7 » Wed May 24, 2017 10:59 am
The key to the duos mentioned is how devastating the SF is. LeBron, Giannis and Durant have size + skill that normal 3s don't have.
While he's not the most efficient player (I enjoyed how Toronto thought in certain situations that him going at Cody is like a good option, while in fact he has the nimble feet to keep up with him), DeRozan posting up smalls is also a threatening option.
MKG is just none of that. Yeah, he might have had his best year as far as taking advantage of smaller guys that are stashed on him is concerned. He can cut by for rebounds or score when Clifford specifically goes to him at the start of 1st and 3rd quarters.
However, I don't think teams would be that scared of him to panic against Charlotte's 1-3 pick-and-roll. Take a look at our division and thus the teams we play most frequently. Elfrid Payton, Dragic, Wall, Schroder. Those guys are physical or tall enough for them not be concerned about the downside of switching.
Kemba pulling up for the 3-pointer is the most dangerous thing about the team's pick-and-rolls. You can't really drop back against him and hope that his man will stick to his hip without consequences.
Yet, you can also just have the 3-man hedge against Kemba (so the point guard can recover before he has turned the corner) and not be too worried about what MKG would do, if let's say you don't want to switch because your 3 is bad at defense and would get roasted by Kemba. He won't pop out for a 3-pointer during that one second and you can probably live with him cutting in the lane if he does so (and if Kemba even hits him with the pass).
So I would venture and say that MKG's shortcomings render this option not that dangerous. That doesn't mean, though, that the team shouldn't stay progressive and try it out. Heck, some rim running/diving skills could benefit MKG's game. I'm just not sure about it in large doses.
