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<blockquote data-quote="Golden Tornadoes" data-source="post: 858742" data-attributes="member: 5881"><p>I would look to add another wing defender beside Hunter. The biggest problem right now is our defense, and Hunter is really the only backcourt player that can defend 1-4. GM Schlenk built this team much like he did GSW, but what makes them work so well is having a 2 guard who can defend 1-3 and having Draymond who can cover 1-5. For the Hawks, Bogdanovic isn't a great on-ball defender and we all know Trae is an offense first guy. That means night after night, the opposing team's guards are going to get good looks because our backcourt players are not great defenders. Personally, I'd love to see us trade Gallinari (position of depth and movable contract) for someone like De'Anthony Melton or possibly even Matisse Thybulle (if PHI would trade him away). The only problem is that would crowd an already crowded wing room with Hunter, Reddish, Huerter, and TLC. </p><p></p><p>My second thought would be to ride it out. I'm not sure the exact number, but with injuries and COVID, our starting 5 and typical rotation haven't played many games together at all. Maybe try to get them all back and see how it goes then. Use more zone principles to help mask the defensive deficiencies that plagues the team. Toronto played a boxing one during their championship run and it helped to buoy their defense enough to shut down GSW. It also didn't hurt to have Kawhi Leonard either.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Golden Tornadoes, post: 858742, member: 5881"] I would look to add another wing defender beside Hunter. The biggest problem right now is our defense, and Hunter is really the only backcourt player that can defend 1-4. GM Schlenk built this team much like he did GSW, but what makes them work so well is having a 2 guard who can defend 1-3 and having Draymond who can cover 1-5. For the Hawks, Bogdanovic isn't a great on-ball defender and we all know Trae is an offense first guy. That means night after night, the opposing team's guards are going to get good looks because our backcourt players are not great defenders. Personally, I'd love to see us trade Gallinari (position of depth and movable contract) for someone like De'Anthony Melton or possibly even Matisse Thybulle (if PHI would trade him away). The only problem is that would crowd an already crowded wing room with Hunter, Reddish, Huerter, and TLC. My second thought would be to ride it out. I'm not sure the exact number, but with injuries and COVID, our starting 5 and typical rotation haven't played many games together at all. Maybe try to get them all back and see how it goes then. Use more zone principles to help mask the defensive deficiencies that plagues the team. Toronto played a boxing one during their championship run and it helped to buoy their defense enough to shut down GSW. It also didn't hurt to have Kawhi Leonard either. [/QUOTE]
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