I just can't get past how bad the front court will be this season.
Garza, Tillman, Queta, Williams all probably don't get any minutes elsewhere in the NBA. Here they are going to play a lot unfortunately.
Yep. 30 teams in the league. Say 30 starters, 30 backup centers, 30 3rd stringer centers. Roughly 90 centers in the league. I would say Queta and Garza are anywhere from 50th-80th league wide at the center position.
I don't think Tillman is an NBA caliber player anymore. I believe his body is kaput. So he doesn't even make the top 90. Neither does Amari Williams who is not an NBA player at this juncture either. Maybe he can develop into one but I doubt it given his age and how far behind he already is.
Then throw in this Minott guy, Niang and Walsh...that is not much better at the "power forward" spot.
Yeah. It sucks. I have Jordan Walsh at SF. I have him around 75th in the league. Basically an average backup SF.
Niang I rate as a bottom 10 backup PF to top 10 3rd stringer. So 50th-70th. Minott seems to be in a similar range as Niang. An athletic slasher & defender with limited offense vs Niang a skilled stretch PF with no defense.
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I don't think any other team in the league is as pathetic at both the PF and C position. Most teams have at least 1 good player at these spots even if they are very weak at the other spot.
I mean even Washington has Kelly Olynyk as a backup big. He would far and away our best big man. Brooklyn has a quality center in Nic Claxton if nothing elsewhere. Chicago have Vucevic if nothing else. Charlotte have weak centers but Plumlee would start here. And Miles Bridges is a quality SF pretending to be a PF. Plus Grant Williams would automatically start here at PF.
The Pacers center rotation sucks but they have Siakam and Toppin at PF. GSW's center rotation is weak but they have Draymond at PF. And TJD would be our best big man if he was here and he is their backup center.
This PF & C rotation is the weakest in the league. It is not even one of the weakest. It is flat out the worst in the league. It is not close.