01-04-2021, 06:51 PM
(01-04-2021, 05:00 PM)dirkfansince1998 Wrote: That´s actually an interesting thought. I mentioned it during the game. For a player of his size he might be the worst rim protector of all time. We mentioned a couple of guys from the 80s and 90s and came to the conclusion that he would have been a lot better in a pre pace and space era. That´s also the reason why he was as dominant in europe and played more minutes in FIBA competitions than Jokic. If he can stay in the paint he is a force on both sides of the floor.
The way he plays in the NBA it feels like he is trying to avoid fouls and just gives up open layups and dunks instead. Give him the Shaq/Bynum mentality to hammer anyone that gets close to the rim and he is a more impactful basketball player but he also wouldn´t be the beloved locker room guy and fan favorit.
Excellent points. I also never looked at Boban's International career. Fascinating that he played more the Jokic there but has been increasingly consigned to a bit minutes role in the NBA.
Quote: For a player of his size he might be the worst rim protector of all time.
Interesting point. Guy's like Yao Ming, Gheorghe Mureșan, Rik Smits, Mark Eaton come to mind as giants by NBA standards. Despite the slow footed nature of them all none of them jump out to memory as being as passive in rim protection as Bobi. I wish that sort of question would be asked of coaches and players sometimes in these press conferences or interviews as what they say to a Boban about this? Do they even address it?
Quote:If he can stay in the paint he is a force on both sides of the floor.
Truth is NBA coaches like most professions tend to fall into line with patterns based on what other teams are doing around the league. That makes sense of course except that individual exceptional talents that fall outside the trends can easily get lost.
If Shaq in his prime played today it would take exceptional coaching to use his inside offensive dominance effectively in the space & pace era but he could easily be diminished badly in an unsuitable system.
A player with Shaq like abilities could still represent the difference in what his team can do vs all the me too teams that are all trying to do the same thing a little better than their opponents.