Jazz and the big man strategy
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Dirk does not play a big man, post-up game which is what is being discussed. He plays like a wing from the outside. So you are mixing some apples and oranges. Also, while Duncan was critical, they also had Ginobli and Parker some and a bunch of 3 point shooters. The Jazz seem to rely much more on thebig man game.
I guess if you want to get really technical about it. He is still a big man though and scores his points with his size, his ability to shoot over players and his ability to play with his back to the basket.
And it's not like he never bangs down low and gets points in the paint. That is why they won last year, because he was willing to get more physical down low and stopped shooting as many 3's.
Hey you're confusing, this is the proof of God's existence.
BTW people, there is no need to get upset or to worry over having the frontcourt of Favors/Kanter/Millsap/Jefferson/Evans... Just saying. (Other than Jefferson, of course)
MVP
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Disagree. Burks has more talent then Kanter. Favors has amazing athletism and body but not much basketball talent. Obviously D.Howard doing just fine without being super talented either, but then you need different word to describe Favors.
orangello
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Stop trying to defend yourself. This guys just doesn't want to listen to reason.
Possibility 1: You can not have a successful team in the NBA with a 20-pt scoring PC/C
Possibility 2: At the current time, through random chance, there are many more comparitvely talented wings than there are PF/Cs, but the pendulum may yet swing back the other way
Use your evidence to distinguish between them.
Nothing to do with the players though.
Players have no say in what Howard Schultz did in selling the team to the OKC based Clay Bennett.
Essentially - at its core - it was Seattle's own Schultz who sold them out and pocketed a cool $250m profit in the process.
GVC
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1. The increase in players' athleticism/physicality has made the court a lot smaller. It's not a coincidence teams are spreading the court more and more, relying on bigs who can step out and hit the mid-range jumper and dynamic wing players who can create out of isos (aided by the new-ish hand checking rules).
2. "Outside of improvements in 3pt percentage"...funny.
Pretty much.
I think the only constant you need is interior defense. You have to have bigs that can protect the rim and rebound. The offensive output can really come from anywhere as long as it's efficient.
This is pretty much what Calipari uses as his philosophy. He says, "Give me high character guys that can all shoot, dribble, pass, rebound, and defend .. make them as tall/long as possible and positions be damned."
He says all the time that his perfect team would be five 6'7/6'8 guys that are all athletic and know how to play ball.
/rocketscience
If I get $1 each time you say that phrase I'd be about $500 richer by now.
Has it sunk in yet?
@northeast: Who is the 20-pt. scoring PF/C in this year's playoffs? Jefferson?
So I should reverse the order?