Read part of Sporting News article on Chris Bosh and his success (and the teams) when he is not on the floor with Whiteside. Logically it would seem that pairing Bosh and Whiteside would be a no-brainer but it turns out that the Heats point differential per 48 is 10 points higher when Bosh is at center.
http://www.sportingnews.com/list/468...n/slide/419768
I think the same issue is causing a lot of the offensive problems the team is having. Steve and Kendall do not fit together in the half court offense. My guess is that pairing either with Dyshawn will work much better.
For Kendall, Steve clogs in the interior leaving Kendall no room to operate on post ups and small gaps when driving. Dyshawn will allow the Flyers to space the floor giving Kendall room in the post and gaps to attack. Just like last year
For Steve there is a crowd in the paint when he is paired with Kendall. Kendall is not followed to the 3 point line leaving less room for Steve to operate in the post.
What this has caused is a lot of forced offense from Kendall that has resulted in poor offense for the Flyers in the half court. Kendalls ORtg has now dipped below 100(99) and ie the lowest of the starters, Steve has the next lowest at 102.
It will be interesting to see if pairing either with Dyshawn will greatly improve the productivity of both, it just might.
What I don't think will work is putting Dyshawn, Steve and Kendall on the floor together.
Hopefully Dyshawn is not too far out of playing shape and Archie and his staff can figure out a solution to the struggles of the offense in the half court.