being a 'good defensive big' is a singular facet.....these days, your big needs to shoot from a distance to keep opposing defenses honest. the Bucks won partly to Brook Lopez being able to hoist 3's......but his defense is lacking as is the rest of his offense......
Moses Brown is not a version of a 5 that has ever shown much success come playoff time........he earned his numbers while his team went 5-26 while getting crushed by 40-50 points routinely.....he looked like potential, but so far, most teams who have had him saw him as a trade throw-in.
it's going to be a consistent churning of the roster until they find the right fits......as has been the case for most every other successful team. Nobody wins it all with the number 1 and number 2 being 22 and 23.....I think this idea that it's a failure unless it's a banner is self-inflicted misery.....
i think they're better all around now than they were at any time last year. with Smart, Richardson, Schroeder, Brown, Tatum, Langford, Nesmith, they can put enough consistent defense out there to be effective. Their previous success was predicated on have the best 3pt FG defense in the league......they have that model again now