spree2kawhi wrote:3toheadmelo wrote:LoveMyRaps wrote:
The thread is about him being the odd man out because of his inability to space the floor. Unlike the Knicks, the Raps lack shooters. We're near dead last in the NBA in terms of 3pt% (Raps 33.9% - Pistons 33.4%).
Knicks are 7th best in the league in that regard. Hence, why Poeltl would be a much better fit on that team.
Poeltl has his strengths - Interior defense, rebounding, decent passer, and finishing at the rim. (Hence, why he's got the league's FG%).
But he also his weaknesses - can't shoot to save his life, can't make a FT.
No one wants him coming off the bench because we literally have no other options at the C. Koloko, our sophomore, was supposed to be our backup C this season but he has some sort of respiratory illness that could potentially be career ending.
It’s not only about his inability to space the floor. Look what your fellow raptors fans are saying.what's the upside of poetl to be honest. watching nyk i feel like robinson and hartenstein are both better than yak.
feels like the only upside was getting in the playin last year and hoping to bring back the benchmob vibes too many years removed.
he racks up too many fouls, doesn't alter enough shots, doesn't dominate on the glass, can't space the floor, not a grab and go guy, no room for him in the high post, idk man. i know we needed a center but it was a dumb trade.Poeltl looks terrible out there, benched in 4th quarters against 7 ft C's. Trade was a disaster but the fallout continues.Poeltl has a defensive rating of 122 in December. That's terrible for an experienced championship piece centre.He is but will the Narcissist who trade out our first this season and 2 seconds have guts to admit he screwed up and trade Poeltl? Second worse trade in team history and the way Jak is playing not sure many team are interested in that contract for a non shooting bigHe hasn't been the solution either. He hasn't provided the necessary rim protection that he was brought in for. He has a -3.9% dgfa around the rim (in SAS he hovered around -10%). Based on contest frequency and dfga% he's not even top 20 (for starters) as far as rim protection is concerned. He's done an above average job as a pnr defender and an average job as a rim protector. His lack of spacing also plays a large part in why our offense sucks (not to mention his terrible ft shooting).
If Poeltl is just going to be a slightly above average defensive C he's not worth the money. He's probably a net negative offensively (on this team). We can't even make great use of his passing and screening because we don't have the shooters to pay that off. Poeltl is not playing at the same level defensively as he was during his last few SAS years and that's who we need him to be to make his contract worth while.
Having a Poeltl-like C on this team doesn't make a lot of sense. He's a fine player but he's a poor fit, just like Schroder is.
And there are some people who want him benchedNow that the big elite center games are out of the way, this would be the perfect 4 game stretch to transition Jak and Dennis out of the SL. Soft schedule, slowly let the roles shift. Get Siakam and Barnes used to them.
We're not going to see it, because coaches are naturally dumb and stubborn about their mistakes, but this would be the time to do it.
Poeltl is not a bad player and I don’t give a damn what the Raptors board think. He is an impact player, a good passer, someone you can really play basketball with.
So you don’t care from people that watch him on a daily basis. lol. Well it’s a good thing the Knicks aren’t going after him anyways. That contract sucks.
