01-29-2021, 01:28 PM
(This post was last modified: 01-29-2021, 02:14 PM by HanspardsShowerVoice.)
(01-26-2021, 01:22 AM)SwisherPrice Wrote: I wish he would learn to play in the low post with traditional post moves like Boban. His post-up fadeaways have always looked awkward because he doesn't get much arc on his shot like Dirk. If he could learn a jump hook he'd be so much better. And yes, as Jokic shows, there is still value in a big man with a low-post game...as long as they can shoot from outside too.
This is a legacy of the injuries. People only look at the cost of injuries as the amount of games missed or long term decline of physical ability. They don't take into account the opportunity cost of every offseason he spends nursing and rehabbing a leg in the trainer's room could have been spent in the gym working on developing a new aspect of his game.
Big article in the Washington Post today about how Embiid and Jokic are bringing the center position back into the MVP conversation. This quote by Morey about where Embiid has taken his game is where we need KP to get to. And maybe KPs ceiling is still be a step below Embiid. That's fine, but we still need him to be a version of this center.
"He has developed a recognition in winning time of what will be the best option depending on his matchup and how the other team is guarding him. He can score with his back to the basket, take the open three, face up and attack or get doubled and make the right pass."