superunknown wrote:CDM_Stats wrote:superunknown wrote:
you still don't get it.
reading the comments of some experts in this thread, almost every funking player on planet earth, not only big men but also wings and guards, is not a fit here. not as a starter, but as a funking 10th 11th man on roster! there's always some flaw pointed out, either physical or technical or temperamental or BBIQ related, where the very same flaws could be pointed out for the starters of the team.
following the logic you and the others apply to almost every funking player mentioned in this thread, no one apart from steph should play for the dubs next season.
your inability to understand what they mean doesnt mean THEY are wrong
not all weaknesses are the same. A player with a severe BBIQ issue is not the same as someone with a severe shooting issue, or rebounding issue, or defense issue. Seems like the most ardent complaints are about lack of BBIQ, which makes perfect sense. So it sounds to me like, no, its you. Especially when you are citing guys like Zaza and Ezeli from entirely different defensive concepts as evidence
Do you watch football? American football?
Yes, I do watch American football. niners fan here.
lol I'm an idiot.. there was a lot more attached after that question but I nust have deleted it before submitting the post. Must have been weird to see that question all by itself
Like in football, especially defensively, there are a lot of of guys who are great fits in a 3-4 defense who dont fit as well in a 4-3, or a cover 2, or a tampa 2 etc etc.. You can try and plug players from one system into a different one, but the best bet is finding guys who thrive in the system you're running. Basketball used to be immune to that kind of strategy as everyone always seemed to follow a single doctrine. In the 90s, it was hand-check defense, post-offense, minimal 3s, size was desperately needed. In the 00s, size became slightly less important as the handcheck rule's impact (along with zone D being allowed) made it so quickness started mattering more than size. By the 10s rolled around, guys like Steph had changed the game with the 3pt shot, and size has become less important than ever in NBA history
Now its not useless, if you had the choice of a 6'5" guy with great skills and a 6'10 guy with the same skillset, you choose 6'10 guy. But what it means is you have a 6'5 guy who plays better or more importantly, fits better, than the 6'10 guy, you arent obligated to play 6'10 just because he's tall. The Warriors have leaned into that mostly, and this year are taking that to the extreme. Smart players only, no isoballers - except Kuminga, a project.
All that to say.. when isoballers/low BBIQ guys get suggested, it runs counter to what they are doing. Saric and CoJo are smart vets. CP3 is one of the smartest all time. Podz was one of the smarter prospects, TJD one of the smarter (and smaller) ready-now bigs. What we arent seeing are the Oubres, the JMGs, the Bazemores.. the guys with a nice athletic profile or a nice iso skillset and trying to teach them the game. That would eliminate guys like Bamba, Biyombo, Bol, Wood, and countless others left on the pile