They used small ball in the wins too. One of the statheads could probably look this up for us. Posey played the 4 for them alot in regaular and postseason, and he’s usually their 4 to close games in the 4th quarter.

I would say most of the good teams actually close games with small ball, because that is usually their best offensive lineup. The Lakers often put Radmanovic at the 4, Kobe at the 3, and 2 of Farmar, Sasha, and Fisher. The Spurs usually play Duncan with 4 smalls too when they close games with Manu, Parker, and 2 of Barry, Finley, and Udoka.

The NBA is different now with the no hanchecking rules. If you have a guy who can penetrate and make plays, he can do it all day as long as you space the floor for him with shooters. This is why I think we should draft Rose. This is why I think Gordon will be great with him in the backcourt. This is why I think we can play the Noce/Deng combo forward lineup a decent amount. This is why I hope Deng is really working on becoming a better catch and shoot player from 3. This is why I think we need a big who is a better shooter/scoring threat than what we currently have.

I undertand the need to be able to have flexibilty in the roster with the ability to play bigger too, but I think most people on here overvalue size and undervalue shooting and spacing the floor and how much this will help Rose.

Posey is a very good defender and 3-point shooter… kind of what we wish Noc was. I’m not sold that Beasley would chase around the oversized swingmen (LeBron, PP) that the “undersized 4” is usually responsible for in those semi-small ball lineups.