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If you add Drummond, you’ll probably see more threes, because the opposing team’s center is going to shade wayyyy back toward the basket, closing the driving lanes for Tatum and Brown.
Quote from: esel1000 on March 27, 2021, 01:46:57 PMQuote from: Evantime34 on March 27, 2021, 01:42:41 PMQuote from: Big333223 on March 27, 2021, 01:11:16 PMI got one day where I wasn't frustrated by the center rotation and now they're going to add another center to re-complicate things?Is Williams better than Drummond right now? Despite Drummond's size and athleticism, he's never actually been a great defender. He's huge but he doesn't do that well against Embiid, which is something on everyone's mind. It feels like Williams has earned his starting role. Bringing someone in and immediately taking it away from him wouldn't sit right with me.If Drummond is going to come in to come off the bench and split time with Williams, that works but then Thompson is left out and is he going to be okay with that?Drummond has a ton of talent but this feels like creating a problem that they just solved.I don't think Drummond would even consider coming here unless he was likely to get immediate minutes. Timelord is clearly the starter now so I'd assume if Drummond signs it would be to back up Timelord.If Thompson were coming back then I think he's a solid back up center. To go after Drummond to me signals that Thompson isn't going to be playing regular minutes for the C's again.If Drummond picks us I have to believe he was promised the starting role to “prove he’s still one of the best centers in the league” before free agency even though he isn’t. He’d be a rental.This is one reason I’m not sure how I’d feel about getting him. I’d be fine with him taking TT’s minutes but I really don’t want him to take minutes from Timelord.The perk to him is since Stevens’s teams insist on bombing 3s he’s the perfect big to clean up the misses. That’s the extent of his value in my view, beyond just being an upgrade over TT. But under no circumstances should he be taking minutes from Timelord.Boston is 20th in the league in 3-point attempts - and that’s after bombing away the last three games. https://www.teamrankings.com/nba/stat/three-pointers-attempted-per-gameIf you add Drummond, you’ll probably see more threes, because the opposing team’s center is going to shade wayyyy back toward the basket, closing the driving lanes for Tatum and Brown. Also, Drummond has had terrible scoring efficiency his whole career. His career TS% is 54% - below league average, and this year before Cleveland shut him down he was having an atrocious year - 47%z for comparison, Tristan Thompson is at 53.4% this year. I don’t really want someone like that taking shots from the Js. And think of how bad that really is, for a guy who gets as many offensive rebounds as he does. He gets a few easy putbacks every game, almost always shoots right near the basket, and still lands under 50%? Maybe, if the start of this year was a fluke and he was demotivated, he’ll rise to the level of TT: a second/third string center.
Quote from: Evantime34 on March 27, 2021, 01:42:41 PMQuote from: Big333223 on March 27, 2021, 01:11:16 PMI got one day where I wasn't frustrated by the center rotation and now they're going to add another center to re-complicate things?Is Williams better than Drummond right now? Despite Drummond's size and athleticism, he's never actually been a great defender. He's huge but he doesn't do that well against Embiid, which is something on everyone's mind. It feels like Williams has earned his starting role. Bringing someone in and immediately taking it away from him wouldn't sit right with me.If Drummond is going to come in to come off the bench and split time with Williams, that works but then Thompson is left out and is he going to be okay with that?Drummond has a ton of talent but this feels like creating a problem that they just solved.I don't think Drummond would even consider coming here unless he was likely to get immediate minutes. Timelord is clearly the starter now so I'd assume if Drummond signs it would be to back up Timelord.If Thompson were coming back then I think he's a solid back up center. To go after Drummond to me signals that Thompson isn't going to be playing regular minutes for the C's again.If Drummond picks us I have to believe he was promised the starting role to “prove he’s still one of the best centers in the league” before free agency even though he isn’t. He’d be a rental.This is one reason I’m not sure how I’d feel about getting him. I’d be fine with him taking TT’s minutes but I really don’t want him to take minutes from Timelord.The perk to him is since Stevens’s teams insist on bombing 3s he’s the perfect big to clean up the misses. That’s the extent of his value in my view, beyond just being an upgrade over TT. But under no circumstances should he be taking minutes from Timelord.
Quote from: Big333223 on March 27, 2021, 01:11:16 PMI got one day where I wasn't frustrated by the center rotation and now they're going to add another center to re-complicate things?Is Williams better than Drummond right now? Despite Drummond's size and athleticism, he's never actually been a great defender. He's huge but he doesn't do that well against Embiid, which is something on everyone's mind. It feels like Williams has earned his starting role. Bringing someone in and immediately taking it away from him wouldn't sit right with me.If Drummond is going to come in to come off the bench and split time with Williams, that works but then Thompson is left out and is he going to be okay with that?Drummond has a ton of talent but this feels like creating a problem that they just solved.I don't think Drummond would even consider coming here unless he was likely to get immediate minutes. Timelord is clearly the starter now so I'd assume if Drummond signs it would be to back up Timelord.If Thompson were coming back then I think he's a solid back up center. To go after Drummond to me signals that Thompson isn't going to be playing regular minutes for the C's again.
I got one day where I wasn't frustrated by the center rotation and now they're going to add another center to re-complicate things?Is Williams better than Drummond right now? Despite Drummond's size and athleticism, he's never actually been a great defender. He's huge but he doesn't do that well against Embiid, which is something on everyone's mind. It feels like Williams has earned his starting role. Bringing someone in and immediately taking it away from him wouldn't sit right with me.If Drummond is going to come in to come off the bench and split time with Williams, that works but then Thompson is left out and is he going to be okay with that?Drummond has a ton of talent but this feels like creating a problem that they just solved.
If he don’t go to Lakers, I be shock
The Boston #Celtics have put a full-court press on signing Andre Drummond. He is leaning towards #Lakers, but Boston has made up a lot of ground the last 24 hours.https://twitter.com/massey_evan/status/1375858033285345280?s=21PS: do Twitter links not auto embed anymore?
Quote from: PAOBoston on March 27, 2021, 02:57:14 PMThe Boston #Celtics have put a full-court press on signing Andre Drummond. He is leaning towards #Lakers, but Boston has made up a lot of ground the last 24 hours.https://twitter.com/massey_evan/status/1375858033285345280?s=21PS: do Twitter links not auto embed anymore?oh man, this is just another silly distraction. I have 0% confidence that Drummond will sign with us.but what do I know? lol
Quote If you add Drummond, you’ll probably see more threes, because the opposing team’s center is going to shade wayyyy back toward the basket, closing the driving lanes for Tatum and Brown.How does he provide less space than Timelord or Thompson?
Quote from: Roy H. on March 27, 2021, 02:35:37 PMQuote If you add Drummond, you’ll probably see more threes, because the opposing team’s center is going to shade wayyyy back toward the basket, closing the driving lanes for Tatum and Brown.How does he provide less space than Timelord or Thompson?I think Thompson does gum up the spacing, and Drummond is even slower. Rob plays pretty far from the basket for handoffs, screens, and rolls. Would Drummond go out there? Maybe, but then don’t count on his rebounding. Rob isn’t AD, but for a center who hasn’t yet proven he’s a jump shooter he’s pretty good.
I love the annual buyout excitement on here. It’s died down recently, but remember the excitement waiting on guys like Troy Murphy back in the day?