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Re: With 18th Pick, Pacers Select Goga Bitadze
Posted: Sun Jul 14, 2019 4:12 am
by Topofthekey
I'm perfectly OK with the positionless concept
But say the team is playing against 76ers, who do you want guarding Embiid and who do you want guarding Horford?
Do you want Myles on Embiid and Domas on Horford, or the other way around?
I'm saying there are pros and cons to both
Re: With 18th Pick, Pacers Select Goga Bitadze
Posted: Sun Jul 14, 2019 12:22 pm
by Wizop
Topofthekey wrote:I'm perfectly OK with the positionless concept
But say the team is playing against 76ers, who do you want guarding Embiid and who do you want guarding Horford?
Do you want Myles on Embiid and Domas on Horford, or the other way around?
I'm saying there are pros and cons to both
that one's easy. it doesn't matter and you switch if they pick and roll. do you suppose anyone on the Philly board is doubting their defense with 2 bigs?
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Re: With 18th Pick, Pacers Select Goga Bitadze
Posted: Sun Jul 14, 2019 7:26 pm
by Scoot McGroot
Topofthekey wrote:I'm perfectly OK with the positionless concept
But say the team is playing against 76ers, who do you want guarding Embiid and who do you want guarding Horford?
Do you want Myles on Embiid and Domas on Horford, or the other way around?
I'm saying there are pros and cons to both
I want either on either. I'm not sure either is better one one or the other.
But also, I'm not sure what this is supposed to get across. Maybe another example?
Re: With 18th Pick, Pacers Select Goga Bitadze
Posted: Wed Oct 16, 2019 5:01 pm
by Jamaaliver
His teammates have been praising his play and his prospects since the pre-training camp scrimmages began in August. They talk of his shooting touch, his physical play around the basket, his passing ability, his rim protection, his instincts. Turner had said on Monday that Bitadze is more advanced than he had been entering the NBA as a 19-year-old four years ago.
Pacers coach Nate McMillan did his best to structure a challenging but reasonable break-in period for his rookie. Bitadze played the final 2 1/2 minutes of the first quarter, the first four of the second, the first eight of the third, and the last 9 1/2 of the fourth. He had both of his assists and just one turnover in the final period.
"I was a little bit nervous from beginning but my teammates and coaches helped me a lot," he said. "It was really good for me to be back on the court."
The Pacers need Bitadze to adjust quickly, because he's penciled in as the backup center for the season-opener against Detroit on Oct. 23. Both Turner and Sabonis can play center, but now that they're starting together, they'll need relief on occasion. There's no viable option for McMillan other than going small, which wouldn't be a promising strategy against many lineups, including the Detroit five that features Andre Drummond and Blake Griffin.
"If he's ready to go we'll put him out there," McMillan said.
"This season will be about him growing and getting some opportunities here and there"
Re: With 18th Pick, Pacers Select Goga Bitadze
Posted: Sat Oct 19, 2019 5:48 pm
by ahartleyvu
How has he looked guys?
Re: With 18th Pick, Pacers Select Goga Bitadze
Posted: Sat Oct 19, 2019 6:32 pm
by Scoot McGroot
ahartleyvu wrote:How has he looked guys?
He only played one game because of an ankle injury, but his shooting was totally there. He was a bit slow to the NBA game, though.
Re: With 18th Pick, Pacers Select Goga Bitadze
Posted: Sat Oct 19, 2019 6:41 pm
by Pacersike
ahartleyvu wrote:How has he looked guys?
He looks like Sabonis and Turner meeting in the middle and dividing their talents as how they think they can make the biggest impact as 1 player.
In the same talent tier as both guys, with more but smaller weaknesses, overall more complete as a player and sooner ready to contribute.
So he has a good chance of becoming the third dog with the bone in this Turner Sabonis debate
Re: With 18th Pick, Pacers Select Goga Bitadze
Posted: Sat Oct 19, 2019 6:54 pm
by Wizop
Great new piece on theAthletic discussing each of our young players at length.
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