10giz wrote:Ell Curry wrote:PrinceAli wrote:Pretty sure Cleveland sees Mobley as untouchable. Much like we see Scottie as untouchable right now
The only guy that could potentially be attainable from Cleveland is Allen but with how he’s been playing, idk if even that’s possible
If we’re targeting a legit Center, Turner is probably the most realistic in terms of being a difference maker, fitting with our timeline and structure, and if the Pacers continue to suck they’ll probably be willing to move him
Yeah, Turner only has this year and next year's left, so his price should really be going down, and we do have a same contract in Dragic and also Boucher or Achiuwa as tradeables we would need less with Turner around, so maybe this is possible.
Khem Birch literally put up better numbers starting for us last year than Turner did.
WE DON'T NEED SHOT BLOCKING CENTERS.
WE ARE LAST IN THE LEAGUE IN BLOCKS.
YET, WE ALLOW THE 2ND LEAST POINTS IN THE PAINT.
WE ALSO ALLOW THE 2ND FEWEST FGA AT THE RIM.
WE DO NOT NEED A CENTER. WE'RE ALREADY AN ELITE DEFENSIVE TEAM EVEN INSIDE.
I am not sure those points lead to not have a shot blocking C
- We allow the 2nd least points in the paint
In turns, we are the highest in the league in allowing corner 3.
29.7% is the highest opponent corner 3 attempts in the league.
81% of 3s are assisted, which is bottom 10.
- We also allow the 2nd fewest FGA at the rim
Actually, we are 8th fewest with 22.8% FGA at the rim
We also allow the 1st fewest FGA regardless of distance, so the raw number doesn't really matter
However, opponent is shooting 69% at rim, which is bottom 10
What I think is, we have a defensive strategy in place to be top 10 defense, but the opponent shooting 69% at rim being top 10 means we can still make use of a shot blocking C.
It depends on matchup, where I can see a backup traditional C with drop coverage can help pushing our guards to be even more aggressive in trying to get steals.