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Kalela wrote:Why did he look super athletic in his highlight videos?When I see him play for the Celtics - the few minutes he played so far - he looks like he can't even get off the ground. Almost as bad as Kanter. Then again highlight videos made Zizic look like a decent athlete.
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bucknersrevenge wrote:It hasn't even been a full season for Vincent. He has skills though. He can actually shoot the ball. He has nice mechanics on his shot. Seems to have a good motor. Athletic guy. He sees the floor a bit too. Certainly a prereq for any big in a Boston uniform. The biggest issue for right now seems to be between the ears. You can still see the gears moving up there, especially on defense. That's usually the toughest adjustments for international bigs. And...he's been available. At 26 he's entering his prime and just about finished developing. You can project a little easier what you're going to get with a player like him. And I get the feeling Brad values dependability over potential at the Big spot.
If you had to choose between Vinny SexPants and TimeLord for next season, who would you choose and why?
bucknersrevenge wrote:It hasn't even been a full season for Vincent. He has skills though. He can actually shoot the ball. He has nice mechanics on his shot. Seems to have a good motor. Athletic guy. He sees the floor a bit too. Certainly a prereq for any big in a Boston uniform. The biggest issue for right now seems to be between the ears. You can still see the gears moving up there, especially on defense. That's usually the toughest adjustments for international bigs. And...he's been available. At 26 he's entering his prime and just about finished developing. You can project a little easier what you're going to get with a player like him. And I get the feeling Brad values dependability over potential at the Big spot.
If you had to choose between Vinny SexPants and TimeLord for next season, who would you choose and why?
24istheLAW wrote:bucknersrevenge wrote:It hasn't even been a full season for Vincent. He has skills though. He can actually shoot the ball. He has nice mechanics on his shot. Seems to have a good motor. Athletic guy. He sees the floor a bit too. Certainly a prereq for any big in a Boston uniform. The biggest issue for right now seems to be between the ears. You can still see the gears moving up there, especially on defense. That's usually the toughest adjustments for international bigs. And...he's been available. At 26 he's entering his prime and just about finished developing. You can project a little easier what you're going to get with a player like him. And I get the feeling Brad values dependability over potential at the Big spot.
If you had to choose between Vinny SexPants and TimeLord for next season, who would you choose and why?
Robert Williams, and it's not even close.
Rob's injury problems are serious, and might mess up his career, but if he gets through that, he's an NBA player. And you can squint and see a modern starting C - switchable enough to stay on the floor at the end of games, which is a rare quality in centers.
I don't think Vincent Poirier is an NBA player. I don't like his lateral mobility at all, and BBIQ-wise he's dumb as paint. You could do worse with the 14th/15th spot on a roster, but I don't have any expectations.
bucknersrevenge wrote:24istheLAW wrote:bucknersrevenge wrote:It hasn't even been a full season for Vincent. He has skills though. He can actually shoot the ball. He has nice mechanics on his shot. Seems to have a good motor. Athletic guy. He sees the floor a bit too. Certainly a prereq for any big in a Boston uniform. The biggest issue for right now seems to be between the ears. You can still see the gears moving up there, especially on defense. That's usually the toughest adjustments for international bigs. And...he's been available. At 26 he's entering his prime and just about finished developing. You can project a little easier what you're going to get with a player like him. And I get the feeling Brad values dependability over potential at the Big spot.
If you had to choose between Vinny SexPants and TimeLord for next season, who would you choose and why?
Robert Williams, and it's not even close.
Rob's injury problems are serious, and might mess up his career, but if he gets through that, he's an NBA player. And you can squint and see a modern starting C - switchable enough to stay on the floor at the end of games, which is a rare quality in centers.
I don't think Vincent Poirier is an NBA player. I don't like his lateral mobility at all, and BBIQ-wise he's dumb as paint. You could do worse with the 14th/15th spot on a roster, but I don't have any expectations.
Appreciate your opinion. I'm not sure where I stand anymore. I see the potential in Williams as you do but it's about to be put up or shut up time soon. Fair or unfair There will be options available in the FA market that could be better than him; better than both in fact.
24istheLAW wrote:bucknersrevenge wrote:24istheLAW wrote:
Robert Williams, and it's not even close.
Rob's injury problems are serious, and might mess up his career, but if he gets through that, he's an NBA player. And you can squint and see a modern starting C - switchable enough to stay on the floor at the end of games, which is a rare quality in centers.
I don't think Vincent Poirier is an NBA player. I don't like his lateral mobility at all, and BBIQ-wise he's dumb as paint. You could do worse with the 14th/15th spot on a roster, but I don't have any expectations.
Appreciate your opinion. I'm not sure where I stand anymore. I see the potential in Williams as you do but it's about to be put up or shut up time soon. Fair or unfair There will be options available in the FA market that could be better than him; better than both in fact.
I agree about it being put-up-or-shut-up time for Rob, and it'd take blind homerism to just expect he's going to deliver. I just Poirier is a real Hail Mary.
His shot appears reliable for a big. But he's not going to be on the floor to shoot. He has to set big screens, move without the ball to make himself available, help on defense. I just don't see him ever doing that stuff well enough. And even though he's large, his rebounding isn't noteworthy either. Not something that you see players just suddenly improve at.
