TrueWarrior wrote:Guano wrote:TrueWarrior wrote:Obi has quietly been having a solid season. 15/8/4 in 27 min yesterday against the Bucks in a win. Pacers are 19-14.
Lost his starting job, but his minutes have basically stayed the same at around 25 mpg. Still leading the league in 2P%. Cut down on his 3 point attempts a lot this year, like Julius, but hes shooting them at 38%. His rebounding has been picking up lately as well.
Julius has been great so no complaints from me there. Obi was worth more than what we got but happy hes getting more time.
Solid backup PF
Yeah but playing 25 mpg as a backup is different than playing 15 mpg. Carlisle plays a more spread out rotation than Thibs and uses Obi more creatively in different lineups.
Either way, we weren’t crazy for thinking Obi needed to cut down his threes last year and attack the rim more again. Not sure why we used him like Chris Copeland towards the end since hes athletic as hell, long, and got a great touch around the rim. He hasnt broken out like some of us thought he could, but he’s still contributing in a bigger role.
Ill say another thing, but we did trade Obi, IQ, and RJ into perfect situations for them. IQ is the one Im worried could make us look dumb, but not like we lost him for nothing like Brunson.
Obi us being used correctly there and seems to be prioritizing rebounding a lil more lately. He is still limited by his lateral quickness on d and his lack of size to be a positive starting pf. And he is poor at creating offense. He does fit nicely in a limited role on his current team.
As for IQ I'm bummed to see him go because he is talented and grew up here. I would have liked to see him start with Brunson to see how that would have played out. But it didn't. And the role he was in here is much easier to replace than a defensive wing player who hits the 3 at a high clip.
Good riddance to rj and his contract.
