When thinking about how the Mavericks would overcome the wildly deadly defensive duo of Kawhi Leonard and Paul George, I thought about how defensive wings are, relatively, easier to avoid than a dominant defensive big.
Here’s what I wrote in our playoff preview earlier this week:
Perhaps the best you can do to counteract George and Leonard’s defense is to try to keep them away from the ball and on the weak side of the floor, making their individual defensive powers less crucial. As great as these two are, they aren’t rim protecting bigs so, theoretically, you could avoid them during a trip down the floor, much like an NFL passing offense would try to not throw on the side of the field where an elite corner is playing.