5 NBA players who should be playing a different position

1. Tobias Harris and Marcus Morris

There is such a thing as too much versatility. Sometimes simplicity is the way to go.

Stan Van Gundy has a pair of very versatile forwards that seem to complement each other well. Tobias Harris works better as a slasher and taking smaller forwards to the post. Marcus Morris is a proto-typical stretch-4. He is able to get out on the perimeter and hit threes.

It is the perfect switch.

Except it has not worked out well. And the Pistons are struggling a lot.

Harris has put up good numbers and is shooting a decent percentage from beyond the arc for his career. Morris has too. But their ability to cause defenders to switch has not worked. Both have sort of stagnated statistically. And the Pistons are not reaping the benefits of their versatility.

When Harris and Morris share the floor together, the Pistons have a 107.8 defensive rating and a 104.9 offensive rating. The duo works fine offensively, but neither has taken a step up defensively to help their team.

This might be a case of overthinking things.

Putting Harris in the post more would seem to benefit his skills as much as sending Marcus Morris to the 3-point line. But it has been too easy for teams to switch their defenders to cover these matchups.

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The extreme versatility has not benefited either player. And most importantly, the team.