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[QUOTE="pj, post: 4569980, member: 2524"]
It's so natural to have two bigs. In modern basketball all the shots are 3 pointers or close to the rim. For a big man on offense, the best shooting is from the side, where you can take two angles, either direct to the basket or off the backboard, and if you have one big on each side, the second big is where the rebound naturally goes. On defense two bigs protect the basket well for the same reason. If you have three long, quick, athletic guards who can cover the perimeter, it can work well. If you have enough perimeter depth to play a small lineup on the occasions you want four out, you can use a one-big lineup when you need it.

In college, good big men are so rare, a lineup with Adama and Clingan together could score all game long. Few teams have two bigs who could defend them. If you have three shooters on the perimeter, they wouldn't clog the paint unduly.

It may be that Andre Jackson is the reason they don't play together. You don't want three players who need to be close to the basket.
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