It wouldn't be as much of an issue if Donovan/Bogey made efforts to track rebounds, but they don't. Our 3rd best rebounder in our clutch lineups (be defensive rebound percentage) is Mike Conley (and Conley is probably average to just below average in that regard as well).
Watching the clips gang rebound in the playoffs was really eye opening. I think having some additional length and athleticism helps a lot but it’s also effort/focus/being connected.
lmao I left the only relevant thing you said lmao. You like to lmao to try to reinforce your point when it is all conjecture lmao and the lmao is your version of ad hominem lmao. The warriors were a top-notch team without Durant lmao. You are being hyper-revisionist by trying to build some story about the only way they could win anything was by pure luck lmao. Fact is no one proved they could be beaten except Lebron's best finals performance of his career lmao. lmao.
Rebounding is 80% effort. One of the years on my high school team we had a shorter team, and rebounding was an issue. I was a 6'2" PG/Combo guard but I ended up playing 4 positions, and I was one of the better rebounders on the team (average just under 7 rpg). Our coach preached this, that effort and technique can overcome pure physical size and he was right. We consistent out-rebounded bigger teams because we drilled it and it was part of our identity. Our biggest player was 6'5" and he was one of the best rebounders in the state that year, consistently over anyone at 6'8" and bigger. Our coach taught us that, that rebounding is 80% effort and technique. And he was right. Frankly at the NBA level it's about making it a priority for each player. That's what the clippers did and it worked. We only have about 2 or 3 people really concerned with it at all, but everyone needs to buy in. And yes, we need much more length on the wings.
I really like Joe as a starter. He has finally learned to be fairly productive off the bench, but realistically his best minutes since he got here, all the way through last season, have been as a starter.
Those deals would give us multiple wing defenders and a guard defender we have lacked. So you hopefully get more from Joe, Royce, Mike because they won't be as worn down.
They were a great team. They also had an incredible run of injury luck in their only non-Durant championship, including Kyrie Irving and Kevin Love missing the entire finals (besides Game 1 for Kyrie). The only time they beat Durant was due to an incredible amount of luck.
The Warriors, before Durant, were one of the best teams in the modern era. They had a great combination of talent with Curry, Klay, Iggy, Barnes and Draymond. 4 switchable defenders and 5 guys who could hit the occasional 3.
Not a bad idea, but I don't have faith that we would rely on late picks in the playoffs. So it comes down to Bledsoe vs Bojan. I'm not that high on Bledsoe. I think a Bojan trade needs to be a strong one.
That goes for pretty much everything in life.
Williams, Roby and the tax savings are as big a part of the deal or bigger than Bledsoe…
If anyone had Delly on their wish lists, he signed a three year deal to play in Australia.
My bad. I had those guys confused with prospects. Zoned out sorry.
