Klomp wrote:Jedzz wrote:It doesn't seem to matter who is playing what except that they dont appear to want a 7+ft statue at center. They tried to make Culver a PG for pete's sake. There are no rules on height and weight.
It's never been just about height and weight. Hernangomez
could play SF, but I'm not sure that's the best plan for the team and the lineups they can create to make that possible.
But it clearly is about height / weight reading many people here. Almost to every single suggestion made at PF, they are looking for a spindly semi-tall player that they somehow assume is athletic enough to compete and move well because he's thin. Oh yeah, except for minimus who suggested the huge BAM the other day. As if we can afford him. Or Gordon who can't shoot at all. And yet, most players we've had like Juan's size that can't really hang with the developed men so many teams are playing at that position have a hard time being consistent from game to game for a reason. We haven't really found one yet that could consistently compete there. Rebel is trying to inform you Juancho could have the same issues.
My question is why try to force that when Wolves have so many beefier options the perfect size that are very capable athletes for their size. This then allows Juancho to compete for the SF wing role more. Doesn't mean he can't switch and such but he would compete with maybe Mr. Toe Hurts. Maybe, just maybe Juancho can be more trustworthy and idk, maybe even be able to play through or come back quicker from small injuries.
Or maybe Juancho will need a new team soon like others might. I just wouldn't overlook what Rebel is sharing with you.
I keep trying to remind people that we don't have that great rim protecting 7ft+ stud at center that would allow Wolves to go small and speedy at everything else. We have Towns who is more of a tweener himself and his production and defense suffers next to the big bigs. We've had to use Vets with wise game skills to cover for him from PF roles. IE: wasting a wing role on smaller SF/PF players just barely large enough to be capable of hanging with bigs and doing their best with game wise play. Taj shed weight down to a twig here by February of his first season playing 35+ mins/g. Covington had zero legs for such a role. Their production drops hard. The only time their offensive production went up was when the team was featuring them trying to raise value to sell them. But the point wasn't to win games that way and they did not.
Why not put a stronger PF who can really move just like these spindly skinny jeans wearing punks in that position who can both help Towns defensively and also be productive from the position. They exist. Just like Towns exists. That's why Johnson looks so effective here. But I know through and through the lack of desire from many to keep Johnson in the position longer is no deeper than the age issue.
Age is just like height and weight. Skin deep thoughts on this stuff. So many thinking age is an issue because they think whoever they decide on needs to be the guy for the next 5 years, but they are wrong. Guaranteed, the guy that earns or is given that role won't be there 4-5 years no matter what. Nobody will that isn't a Max or way overpaid. Maxed and the Overpaid are the only players that last here when the losses pile up. And the losses will pile up if they don't get the right players for that role.
Defensive effort from everyone would be needed if defensive skill isn't there. I can live with that.