boomershadow wrote:JMaster5K wrote:8305 wrote:I could see Jackson, Smith and Siakam front court. To me if Pacers play 3 bigs Siakam has to be one of them.
Will Pacers feel compelled to resign Smith this summer because he might be better than Turner?
That I-Jax, Stix, OB1 combo could produce a lot of options on a second unit?... depending on matchups of course,.. with the ability to Stix on a mobile big,.. OB on a less mobile big,.. with I-Jax on the big perimeter wing?.. at the very least,. the rebounding should be excellent,.. defense shouldn't be that bad,.. with Smith & OB able to shoot the 3, use I-Jax in the dunker spot on offense?.....
Yeah I was thinking as the second unit. Assuming Turner and Siakam get the majority of the starter minutes.
I'm in the minority here but I've always preferred Smith as a 4 than a 5. He just isn't big enough to play center full time in my book. His hustle and physicality let him keep up with many centers bigger than him, but it looked overwhelming for opposing 4s when he was starting there this year. And his offensive game is decent, but not enough to really decimate teams by "going small" the way you can with some 4/5s.
Yeah,... I think I'm in the other boat,.. LOL =} By 'big enough' do you mean weight / strength? or length?
If I trust a little bit in the things that have been measured,... he's got the length to be a true 5. Not a huge one, like Queta, or Bomba, or Myles,.. but close enough,... As a true 5 he would be more than average length. If you mean weight / strength,.. then I'm right there with you. He really bulked up over the summer. It really helped his game,... but again in terms of numbers,.. he 'bulked up' to right around average weight for a 4,.... ??