Originally Posted by
pelafanatic
There are still a few matchup dependent areas of need on this team, imo. Not necessary to make a trade, but need to be open to one if the opportunity becomes available. One obvious area of weakness is rim protection off the bench; however, I have always been of the opinion that I don't want a guy who demands minutes in that role. Give me someone who only needs to play depending on matchup. For that reason I'm a fan of a move for Noel at some point because he can rack up DNPs and it's not really an issue. If you cant get a fringe guy like Noel, I'd rather just run with Larry as your backup C and force teams to matchup to you with clever use of Zion offensively
The other area where I think we could potentially improve is Herb's back up. Unless they really trust Naji in a playoff series, I wonder what happens to the defense against Luka, Paul George, or Lebron if Herb were to get hurt or if he's in foul trouble. I don't think Dyson has the strength yet to take on those matchups for an extended amount of time. Maybe Trey continues to make a leap defensively, but Willie clearly doesnt trust him yet in that position. That's why I like the idea of moving on a guy like Pat Williams if he becomes available because he gives you that area of need in the short term, while also possessing some long term potential of growth.