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I think everyone last year got shredded by the warriors. No one really has a formula to go up against them.
I think Sexton's ability to attack constant would have helped. I think Zizic like Mozgov in 2015 and 2016 would have had a role.
The formula that I thought that could work is two guards that will attack downhill for the whole game, putting constant pressure on them until crunch time. I was real excited at the thought of Kyrie and Rose rotating in for each other before Kyrie asked to be traded. Then have a switch everything group with big wing players to combat their death lineup. I always thought we were at least one big wing short every year after Durant got there.
I would have taken any of those 5 guys over Clarkson or Hood from last year. Maybe saying huge help would have been an exaggeration but I think they could have helped in their current forms.
Boys against men.
Hood was a mess. Clarkson - well we know all about him.
But JR could still play some D and could shoot as well. Replacing him with any of the five listed would have made things worse.
Our kids have a LONG way to go to be ready for good teams in playoff conditions.