NoDopeOnSundays wrote:Jalen Bluntson wrote:NoDopeOnSundays wrote:
You just make my argument for me, it's hilarious to be honest. Ben Simmons finished second in DPOY voting, and Rudy Gobert has won 3 of those awards, they are both garbage men. Jesus, youre using his defense against a 19 year old rookie as proof of what? The guys he's going to be judged on are Embiid, Bam and Kristaps because one of those 3 guys will be facing off against him in the playoffs more than likely if we make it.
How is this different from all the people that swore Ben Simmons wasn't a problem for the Sixers? Both occupy the dunkers spot, both play with players that love to play in the paint. Both cannot make freethrows and Simmons was more skilled. Your defense cannot make up for your offense in the playoffs when you're a guy that cannot create or space when your opponent can. You're arguing something that has repeatedly failed in the modern NBA.
Defenses get tighter in the playoffs. Isn't that what everyone uses as an argument against offensive players? I didn't necessarily disagree with you about the issues created by the lack of spacing Mitch provides on offense. I don't agree that he's a problem for this team though and, should we find this miracle offensive center you want, we can always move Mitch to the bench.
Or we could assume that this is what the HC wants from his players and blame him? We have seen countless videos of Mitch shooting threes and driving from the perimeter to score. We never see any of it in games though. When iHart is out there, we don't see him spreading the floor much either.
It's going to be a problem, it was a problem against the Heat because he is a big reason they can run zone with impunity. He wasn't able to dominate the glass against them and got thoroughly outplayed by Bam. Also, like just think about this, the Celtics with all their wing talent and guards still decided they needed a C that could score for himself and stretch the floor, they had their own Mitch and needed more even though they have Tatum/Brown.
He's shooting 40% from the line, there isn't a coach in the world that would let someone like that shoot threes. The Celtics also gave you a hint of what they would do to him in a close game with that petty hack-a possession where they sent him to the line. Imagine a playoff game vs them in Boston, 3 mins to go and we're down 3, what do you think they're going to do with him on the floor?
The entire team was injured vs the Heat and Bam was getting away with illegal picks with impunity. Using his injured round and ignoring his first round dominance doesn't make sense. Whatever though. Find an offensive center, then get Thibs to play him that way. Until then Mitch is fine doing what he does for us. You can't ignore his offensive rebounding impact on our offense either. It's a key component.
RIP mags
