Marvin Q&A

[Rod700]

I had posted this on another thread, but it should have gone here. Here are my thoughts on the position Marv plays:

Are we considered a small frontline with him (Smoove) at the 4?

Now, does he and Marvin make a good forward tandem? I am not sure about that. Marvin and Smoove have room for major improvement, but together they don't create mismatch issues for other teams. Marvin's game is pretty vanilla, and I guess we attack Smoove in the post.
I like that we have a forming frontline, but we still need more help. And I do think that Smoove can go to the 3 to make the frontline that much more threatening.

There are a couple of issues in here that I've been pondering for a while. I was thinking of starting a thread about it, but you brought them both out here: Can Smoove play SF? Are he and Marv a good combo? To the first question, I've been in the camp that emphatically views Smoove's success as being due to his move to PF. However, upon thinking about it from another angle, I realize that positions are really more of a reflection of offensive duties rather than defensive. A defensive stopper at SF will often guard the other teams best scorer if he is a SG, and that doesn't make the SF any less of a SF. My point here is that yes, Smoove needs to continue guarding PF's and hanging near the basket as opposed to guarding the perimeter or chasing shooters through screens, but on the OFFENSIVE end, I see his scoring threat as being mainly a slasher role as opposed to posting up and being a banger. Sure he can post up some, but lots of small forwards post up from time to time. Given Marv's new found bulk of 245 pounds, and his inabilty to slash, I want to see Marv in the post more. Maybe he can actually serve as our PF (keeping in mind that I'm using that as an offensive term). Of course you could make the arguement that, if he has developed that 3 he has been practicing in the off-season, he is more apt to continue being a SF, but I just see this as making him more versatile, and a better fit with Smoove, who would serve as the slasher, moving without the ball, perhaps catching passes from Marv who is in the post or at the 3 point line. I realize that those are some huge "if's", assuming Marv can develop a post up game and/or a 3 point shot he didn't have last year. If he does, then yes, he is a whole new player and he fits perfectly with Smoove. If he's the same old Marv, then he is not only not a great fit with the Smoove, but the team would need someone else on a somewhat small front line who can support Hortford and Smoove with more than average numbers and an offensive game limited to a mid-range jump shot.

[D21]

I hope Marvin can start to be a threat from 3pt line, it would really help this team.

Wish him to follow first years of former Hawk Spud Webb: