I think some people are underestimating the value of having flexibility here. Look, there will be plenty of games where Perkins doesn't likely see the floor. Yeah, the league is more pace and space, but in the East 3 of the top 4 other teams besides us are not pace and space. Neither the Wiz, Bulls, nor Raptors are pace and space. Did you watch any of their playoff games last year? Walking up and down the floor, getting it into big men, etc. Basketball is about matchups. We now have guys that we can have in a small line up, big line up, etc. We're not going to have Perkins out on the 3 point line like we did Ben Wallace against Rashard Lewis (gasp!). But when the Bulls and Wiz who each have 3-5 competent big men just start rotating them in at will we can throw Perkins at them and rough them up a bit. I think part of the reason Mozgov played a bit soft at the beginning last night was that he was fearful of getting into early foul trouble like he did against the Bulls. Notice at home he doesn't seem to play as soft. But now Moz can stay aggressive since he knows he has TT AND Perk as insurance.