Game notes:
- Fantastic win. The start we had reminded me of the Mike Tyson quote - "Everyone has a plan until they get punched in the mouth". The Hornets spent the rest of the game recovering.
- It's funny how the Triple Towers experiment has warped my perspective on what a frontcourt is. When Wade subs in, he's somehow looking small out there. The guy is 6'9''. Some teams are playing dudes his size as small ball centers.
- Allen was truly a man possessed. His ability to just ferociously dunk the ball out of nowhere is second to none. I still think he's too limited a 5 in today's NBA to start for this team long-term, with Mobley (hopefully) being groomed into a space-eating high post offensive hub. But for now, Allen is extremely important on both sides of the ball.
- The midget backcourt is taking years off my life. LaMelo was doing whatever he wanted to these guys. Just too much size. It's also hard to get into an offense when both Garland's and Sexton's defenders regularly have like 4 inches on them. They can't see over the defense, can't see where the help is gonna come from, and end up barreling into 3 guys. That needs to stop.
- I don't think people have really noticed how fluid the positions played by Triple Towers really are. In theory Markkanen is the starting SF, but in reality, he seems to be playing an awful lot of PF these days, spotting up in the corner. Mobley switches between SF, PF and C at a moment's notice, depending on the situation and matchup. As a non-shooter, Allen stays near the basket on offense but he's super-switchable on defense, all the way to PG's.
