Robinson played only 11 minutes tonight. I think they're trying to play him into game shape, because he probably shouldn't be playing in back-to-backs.
I know people are disappointed with him thus far. Maybe my expectations were too low, but I'm not really expecting much from him besides defending talented offensive big men like Embiid and Wemby.
Mitchell Robinson is playing 1 less minute per game this season than he did last year and is averaging 3 less rebounds. That is not good.
Yeah, no doubt. I saw some folks note that the Celtics' offense asks Robinson to be further away from the rim compared to his time with the Knicks. So maybe that plays a small role in the discrepancy?
I'm hopeful by the end of the year he'll look more comfortable and fluid.
Robinson continues to have the team's worst +/-, right now at -21 for the season. It was worse than that a week or so ago, so he is trending in the right direction, but he remains one of the few negative players on the team. All the other negative players (Harper, Cenac, Conley, and Mitchell) are garbage time players. There are 11 players playing regular minutes (between 150-375 minutes), Robinson is the only negative player of the regulars.
This is 12 games in now (Mitchell has played 11). It is not like the offense is running through him. All he is asked to do is screen and dunk. It doesn't seem like it should be that hard, even if he is asked to be further out from the hoop (which I am not sure I buy). I think it is more likely that he is out of shape and that is throwing off his timing. There is no excuse for him to not be in shape at this point. I have not given up on him, but I admit that I am losing patience to some degree. He may lose minutes to Garza, which is a pretty bad indicator.
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