homeytennis
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My $.25 opinion is the Jeremy Evans would be a great small ball player as the 5.
Rethinking our roster in light of Finals small ball
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mellow
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The NBa is a copy cat league. Expect the number of small lineups and 3pt chucking to grow exponentially next season.
The NBA is a flexible league. Historically they have been good at changing the rules to enhance the skills of the biggest stars.
The nba is smart. They realize that if all 30 teams are looking for players with the same skill set, that it creates a shortage of that skill set, and a surplus of other less desirable skills. They will make adjustments to correct for these to capture the surplus. If that means changing the rules to increase the contributions of bigs, then the league will find a way to do it.
Eliminating corner threes, live balls on the rim, new hack a shaq rules would all increase the importance of NBA bigs.
The NBA is a flexible league. Historically they have been good at changing the rules to enhance the skills of the biggest stars.
The nba is smart. They realize that if all 30 teams are looking for players with the same skill set, that it creates a shortage of that skill set, and a surplus of other less desirable skills. They will make adjustments to correct for these to capture the surplus. If that means changing the rules to increase the contributions of bigs, then the league will find a way to do it.
Eliminating corner threes, live balls on the rim, new hack a shaq rules would all increase the importance of NBA bigs.
Does anyone think that Gobert would punish Draymond Green or Lebron James if they were playing the 5? Because I sure don't. And if they're dragging Gobert and Favors away from the rim, this team goes from THE BEST DEFENSIVE TEAM OF ALL TIME to well below average.
You'd better keep thinking of solutions because those first two aren't happening.
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I do. Especially if we get good ball-handling on the screen-and-roll? Both have really good recovery, and quick foot-speed too. Besides, we have quite a bit of length through starters 1-3 in Exum, Hood/Burks, and Hayward. I'm not worried. Only responsibility is to get Gobert to learn how to punish teams off switches, and pass well out of the double if it comes (like it's been coming to Mozgov, and he's been struggling)
mellow
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Not soon, the trend is still on the up swing, but changes will happen.
Hotdog
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Does anyone think that the Golden State Warriors would even be in the finals if they didn't have Curry? Would we even be talking about small ball if Steph Curry didn't exist?
The fact of the matter is that Steph is a unique and special player. He is what is making that thing go. Take him out, and we aren't talking about this.
If you think that we are just going to replace our bigs with smalls just to compete with that, and we might win, you are an idiot. Steph Curry's aren't growing on trees. You can't just grab a bunch of guards and expect to replicate the same results.
Taking Gobert and Favors out of our lineup just to be like the Warriors is flat out dumb.
The Suns didn't win any finals and they had Nash, who was the next best thing to Steph Curry. It's not an easy formula to replicatr. You need Steph Curry.
**** all this small ball talk.
The fact of the matter is that Steph is a unique and special player. He is what is making that thing go. Take him out, and we aren't talking about this.
If you think that we are just going to replace our bigs with smalls just to compete with that, and we might win, you are an idiot. Steph Curry's aren't growing on trees. You can't just grab a bunch of guards and expect to replicate the same results.
Taking Gobert and Favors out of our lineup just to be like the Warriors is flat out dumb.
The Suns didn't win any finals and they had Nash, who was the next best thing to Steph Curry. It's not an easy formula to replicatr. You need Steph Curry.
**** all this small ball talk.
They did that in game 4 and Moz and Thompson had big games, they still lost by 21. You cannot say that the small ball issue is not real. It is. Doesn't mean we are doomed, but it is food for thought.
Hotdog
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You are completely ignoring my Steph Curry argument.
I never said Cleveland would win. I picked GS to win.
That game 4 was a lot closer than the 21 point loss would have you believe. Cleveland was in it for 3 quarters, then they quit.
Hotdog
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In the shortest way of saying as possible...
The Warriors make small ball look successful because they have Steph Curry.
They also have a guy named Klay Thompson. But without Steph, Warriors aren't the same team. That lack of rebounding and physicality would catch up to Golden State in a hurry without Steph.
The Warriors make small ball look successful because they have Steph Curry.
They also have a guy named Klay Thompson. But without Steph, Warriors aren't the same team. That lack of rebounding and physicality would catch up to Golden State in a hurry without Steph.