Zelaznyrules wrote:Saberestar wrote:lilfishi22 wrote:Been on this for a while. For a rebuilding team, he's a fine starting PF (although I don't much like watching him play) but if we want to reach higher levels, we need him to come off the bench. He's not consistent enough, doesn't draw enough fouls (part no respect from refs and part his style) and he's not a very good rebounder.
Exactly. We have to look the other PFs on the teams that are fighting for the playoffs in the West :
Nowitzki, Griffin, Duncan or Spliter, Anthony Davis, Daymon Green, Motiejunas, Aldridge, Ibaka and Zach Randolph.
Do you think that Markieff is better than someone on that list? No way...we need to sign a good PF and trade the MoBros. I don't like them of the bench, because their personality is a better fit on Sacramento or some place like that.
P.J. Tucker can be a better PF at this point of the season, and we can play Warren more minutes.
No way? I'll bet you there are MANY ways you could make the case that Markieff is better than a couple of the players on your list. I want an upgrade at the spot too but to put Splitter on that list is questionable, to put Motiejunas on that list is eye-poppingly questionable.
I think Motiejunas is a better overall player than Markieff. He is a 7 footer with an amazing footwork in the post and good range on his shot. Defensively he is better than Markieff because he is bigger, stronger and agile enough to defend PFs.And then we have to speak about the crying personality in Markieff and his smarts....Motiejunas is not a problem in that regard.
Splitter is a good center, but he plays some PF next to Duncan, that is all.
I would be more happy thinking about a Motiejunas/Len frontcourt than Markieff /Len.