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"I wanna own the paint before I can shoot threes"

Kudos to Lively - he understands priorities. So many big men (and fans) don't get this right, and think the ability for a C to make 3s should be their focus. That's so wrong. I think Wemby is in great danger of falling into this trap (if he hasn't done so already).

Yes so glad this is the plan.  As opposed to a guy like Mo Bamba who seemed to want to show everyone he could be average shooting a three.  Lively 3 will probably come in time but no need to rush it with this team now.  I understand the whole spread floor thing but for this team with Luka, an elite rim runner puts way more stress on a defense than him sitting in the corner.   

How he can take advantage of smaller players will be huge in his development.  No one posts any more and I don’t think we will see many Lively post ups.  But how can he take advantage when teams put a Jayson Tatum or another forward on him.  Can he make it really tough for these wings to deal with him inside?  If he can, you really make it tough for defenses.