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Message: [QUOTE="Tenspro2002, post: 3284711, member: 889"] It's not just size, it's skill at the relevant positions and the pieces fitting together. Towards the end, JC loved over-sized teams, with usually a 6-8 wing at the 3, and 6-10 at the 4/5. Some of them worked well -- Rudy/Hilton/Boone in 2006 or Sticks/Adrien/Thabeet in 2009. Some of them worked terribly -- Roscoe/Oriakhi/Drummond in 2012. If you're going to go big like that, those wings have to be able to dribble, pass, and shoot, and the 2 true big have to be able to play outside the lane. That said, I think Akok is the prototypical stretch-4 that Hurley wants to work with, who has big skills but is also a credible threat from the perimeter. Hurley would probably also love a guy with Sid Wilson's size at the 3, but one with more skill and basketball IQ. [/QUOTE]