Post#1618 » by pepe1991 » Thu May 16, 2019 6:52 am
Back in 2012-13 Lopez was best post up big and allstar.
Thing with shooting is simple, it helps Bucks because they can take adventage of open driving lines ( Bledsoe and Giannis driving).
Him shooting 3s on Nets and Lakers ment nothing because nobody could take adventage of space.
I feel like i repeated this 50 times in last 3 days.
Basketball is situational sport for non superstars. Performance of most players are impacted by style of play, players around them and skillset they and others have. You can have the best spot up shooter in the world and if you don't have somebody to pull gravity of defense and focus away from him he will do nothing ( JJ Redick on Bucks with Monta and Jennings as best example ).
You can have best post up player in the world , if your roster is filled with non shooters he will never shine ( Embiid - Simmons problem).
You can have best driver in a game, if floor is not spaced enough and he can't shoot, defense will sag off and wait him in paint ( Simmons. Lebron only had sucess when he played along side shooters).
Life is what happens when you're busy making other plans. -John Lennon