(01-04-2021, 05:34 PM)mavsluvr Wrote: Interesting observations. I hadn't been familiar with Bobi's performance in Europe, but what you say makes sense.
To a certain degree, the NBA game is just passing guys like Bobi by. Teams aren't generally built around high-scoring behemoths in the post any more. But I feel like teams could still take advantage of that sort of skill and talent even today, if only as a secondary mode of attack. The guy is just an offensive and rebounding force. It seems like he should be coachable enough to get a little more aggressive defensively if there were enough team commitment to make it work, but that's not a direction the Mavs and a lot of other teams are inclined to take in the pace-and-space era.
I see Boban in the same effectiveness range offensively as a Joel Embiid is in Philadelphia. Not comparable on the defensive side but offensively he can be just as efficient. He makes free throws and could be used to set up shooters if he were gone to consistently which he never is in this offense.
Quote:Teams aren't generally built around high-scoring behemoths in the post any more. But I feel like teams could still take advantage of that sort of skill and talent even today
There aren't many centers that have those skills to that level any more to the point that you can go to them and get high percentage 2 point attempts that combined with the increased ability to draw fouls can be just as efficient without the streakiness factor that goes with the efficiency of 3 point attempts.
Centers around the NBA don't have the skills to score with the efficiency around the paint of a Shaq, Hakeem, Duncan, David Robinson, Tim Duncan, Wilt Chamberlain. Joel Embiid is one of the exceptions. Boban is actually one as well. Anthony Davis made the Lakers incredibly more efficient over night because he's a force from 2 while still able to stretch the floor.
Most centers today are creating and scoring from out in space more.
Reliability and efficiency are not the same thing when you consider the analytics. Steph Curry can erupt for 62 points like last night and take over the game but up until that outburst was actually not shooting well from 3 in general.
2 pointers are less efficient overall in masse but in given offensive sequence and especially 1/2 court intensive periods of the game the inside scoring is much more reliable.