Kornet's never been good. People sometimes use advanced metrics or analytics to justify some stuff but the fact of the matter is, he's a very soft 7' 2" big who literally can't even grab rebounds or outhustle others for them inside. I've seen smaller guards play more physical than him inside. And he can literally only score from lob passes or dunks/layups. Timelord was similar which made him limited BUT he was way more physical and an elite defender to back it up.
Kornet is fine as like a 4th or 5th minutes-eating big in garbage time. No way he's a #3 big.
I've already seen more from Queta in limited minutes to feel he should at least get some run until the trade deadline when Brad should absolutely go and add a legit 3rd big.
I 100% disagree with this. Folks see a 7ft white center and automatically think the guys a stiff. Kornet knows how to play. He'll never start in the league and you don't want him on the court for a lot of minutes in a playoff game but he's fine as a 9th/10th man in a regular season rotation.
What do you want a 3rd string 5 to do? The guy competes defensively, doesn't commit a lot of stupid fouls, knows how to run a pick and roll and most importantly hustles at both ends. I've never seen him really overwhelmed unless it's against the premier guys like Embid or Giannis. He's a bad matchup vs them. But otherwise he's fine.
And he's cheap. Look at guys in his pay range across the league and there isn't much. What do you expect for a skill set from a 5 making around the vet minimum?
Too many fans get impressed with guys who can block a shot once in awhile and maybe throw down an impressive dunk, but can't do much else.
It strikes me that more often than not, when Kornet's on the floor, the lead doesn't decrease and often times goes the other way. It's a team game, and in that context, Kornet earns his money.
Topic: 76ers (12-6) at Celtics (14-4) Game #19 12/1/23 (Read 15322 times)