I've said it before...Marion is just as valuable as Nash. While Nash exploits the mismatches, Marion causes them.
You can't successfully run that small ball system if you don't have a 6'7 SF who can:
1) Rebound like a 4/5
2) Block shots like a 4/5
3) Guard the opossing 2-4 and sometimes 5
4) Rack up steals like a 1
You need Marion to be Marion (just like you need Nash to be Nash) for that system to work. I don't care what Nash does, if Marion doesn't pick it up they're going down.
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