Jacque Vaughn increasingly has leaned on that undersized lineup, and it has coincided with the Nets’ improved form.
From the moment the Kevin Durant and Kyrie Irving trades were finalized, Jacque Vaughn has stuck with the same Nets starting lineup, not penciled in but written in ink.
In part, it’s a case of Vaughn trying to be creative and to turn a weakness — the Nets’ lack of a backup big — into a strength. That’s the essence of coaching. Nets starters Cam Johnson, Mikal Bridges, Spencer Dinwiddie and Dorian Finney-Smith can play with or without a traditional big., and that’s something JV has talked about since Day 1,” Dinwiddie said. “We understand with the background of the group of guys that we have — and especially the long, switchable unit that we typically put out there when we go small with Royce, Do, Mikal as premier defenders and wreaking havoc — that we just got to fall back on our principles and get one more stop.
“It’s just throwing a little wrinkle out there,” Finney-Smith said. “You’ve got Nic, who can fly around and guard multiple positions. “So if you want to trap Spencer, then you’ve got to rotate to a shooter. If you want to give extra attention to one of those shooters, then we can swing-swing and Do can end up shooting the basketball. So his ability to do both for us hopefully — play Do as a big small, but having him on the perimeter against bigs — it’s a huge versatility advantage for us.”Neither Finney-Smith nor O’Neale is prolific on the stat sheet.
Sharpe hasn’t developed as fast as his fellow 2021 first-round draft pick Cam Thomas, and is nowhere near cracking the rotation. Markieff Morris is gone. The Nets handed Nerlens Noel a 10-day contract, but the veteran didn’t look particularly healthy andDay’Ron Sharpe still has not developed into a rotation player in his second pro season.In each case, Vaughn must weigh the potential positives and negatives of trying to go big versus playing smallball.
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