Mk0 wrote:bullskokie wrote:Actually Pat played as expected of his usage rate. I like Pat's role for this team! I will take what I said about Coby... damn!!! Great win! Zach playing like an all-star!
1 rebound is unacceptable and it isn't like he is boxing out. This isn't Robin Lopez with 7 rebs letting his frontcourt mate get 12+. Pat is useless on the glass.
CP3 got an offensive rebound in the clutch because Pat was just standing there.
I just don't understand it. The kid just has no motor.
He’s just proven to be inept each offensive chance he gets it’s really embarrassing and must be demoralizing with each dunk/around basket bunny he misses. At the same time, he adds enough 3P shooting to stay in the league at least offensively.
I don’t get how bad his stats are rebounding. I never end up following him after shots go up to see why he is so bad … it seems like once the “defense” is done he just watches … there’s no effort or IQ to move into a position at all. That is really bad considering he’s our big forward (made up a little by Vuc being a really good rebounder and both Coby and Zach, especially Giddey and Lonzo, being aggressive rebounders).
HOWEVER, he combines great athleticism with superb patience and IQ in defensive sets and one on one. (He doesn’t appear to be a vocal defender, but nonetheless he is really good and reliable prior to shot going up).
So that said, he’s an extremely valuable role for the closing 5 still.
