Prokorov wrote:therealbig3 wrote:Nah, in today's NBA, with how good defenses have become, you pretty much need at least four 3pt shooters, or at minimum, three 3pt shooters and preferably at least one guy who's money from midrange. Floor spacing is not overrated LMAO, it's actually underrated based on what I just read...it is THE most important aspect of good offensive basketball. It can't be understated how necessary it is. And you can't ever have enough floor spacing.
Look at some of the top offenses this year and their starting lineups:
1. Clippers - CP3, Collison, Barnes, Griffin, and Jordan (three 3pt shooters, and a PF who's money from midrange)
2. Blazers - Lillard, Matthews, Batum, LMA, Lopez (three 3pt shooters, and a PF who's money from midrange)
3. Heat - Chalmers, Wade, LeBron, Battier, Bosh (four 3pt shooters)
4. Mavericks - Calderon, Ellis, Marion, Dirk, Dalembert (four 3pt shooters)
5. Thunder - Westbrook, Sef, Durant, Ibaka, Perkins (three 3pt shooters, and a PF who's money from midrange)
And we dont have three 3 point shooters and a C who is money from mid range? not to mention livingston himself is pretty damn good from 10-16 feet. floor spacing is important, its overblown though with the thinking that if you have a guy on the floor who isnt a outside shooting threat that it kills your spacing. and floor spacing doesnt mean much without floor balance. floor balance is jsut as if not more important. teams with 0 threat of beating you for a dunk or layup or easier to defend.
Everyone here loves Livingston, dude. No one is saying he's a bad player or that he doesn't fit on our team.
It's about whether he fits on OTHER teams because he's going to be a FA. Most teams get their "floor balance" by having shooters at the guards/wings and rim guys at the PF/C positions. It's pretty simple. Livingston does not fit into that mold. Nor is he a guy that can dominate the ball on offense like Wade or Rondo to make up for the fact that he can't shoot. It will definitely be an issue that teams consider before giving him a big money deal.
No one is saying you need to play 5 3pt shooters. No one is saying Livingston is useless. But floor spacing is very important because good defensive teams flood the strong side with defenders. If you don't have spacing, you end up with 3-4 defenders in the paint on EVERY possession. There's no balancing the floor or getting to the rim cleanly with 3-4 defenders in the paint.
