HoustonSprewell84 wrote:He’s only unstoppable when his 3p shot is falling, which it hasn’t been most of this season.

Exactly, he looked great because he was hitting his 3pt shots. He has been passive with his 3pt shooting all year. If he shot starts falling, then we will see a different Randle for the rest of the year.

TheGame wrote:

HoustonSprewell84 wrote:He’s only unstoppable when his 3p shot is falling, which it hasn’t been most of this season.

Exactly, he looked great because he was hitting his 3pt shots. He has been passive with his 3pt shooting all year. If he shot starts falling, then we will see a different Randle for the rest of the year.

I missed the second half of the game. But if Randle was playing center, then he will have wide open 3pt shots. Centers are slower at recovering than PFs. Might be something there. I’ll be honest, I was against it. But if playing center helps Randles offense, then we have something we should explore in spurts.

Jmpasq wrote:

BRIGGS wrote:So much offensive space available to them. Played well on d as well.

Why I've been advocating for Myles Turner. A center that can hit an open 3 would open up this offense so much. Even when they play Taj at center the offense looks better because he can hit a jump shot. Turner isn't perfect but he does provide the rim protection that Thibs wants. Problem is Turner has injury problems and Thibs would play him 36 minutes a night until his knees gave out. Maybe Mo Bamba could be had at a reasonable rate

Yes I have been pushing for Turner or Bamba for the same reasons. Obviously Mitch has been great, but Turner would open up space for Barrett and Randle, if the plan is to continue to build around them.

fishmike wrote:

Knixkik wrote:

Jmpasq wrote:

BRIGGS wrote:So much offensive space available to them. Played well on d as well.

Why I've been advocating for Myles Turner. A center that can hit an open 3 would open up this offense so much. Even when they play Taj at center the offense looks better because he can hit a jump shot. Turner isn't perfect but he does provide the rim protection that Thibs wants. Problem is Turner has injury problems and Thibs would play him 36 minutes a night until his knees gave out. Maybe Mo Bamba could be had at a reasonable rate

Yes I have been pushing for Turner or Bamba for the same reasons. Obviously Mitch has been great, but Turner would open up space for Barrett and Randle, if the plan is to continue to build around them.

except Barrent and Randle doont have a spacing problem. The problem isnt Mitch. Its Randle and RJ. "Spacing" is NOT why Randle shot 41% from 3 last year and 30% this year. Please quantify that before we stick **** players at center like Turner and wonder why the spacing isnt working

Good point. Randle shot over 40% with Mitch at center last year. But if we had a center who can score on the post, that will help Randle and RJ. Mitch is not a post up threat or a three point threat. That’s why I would not pay him starter money. Learn from the center everybody compares him to. Capella is grossly over paid for what he brings as a rim runner.

fishmike wrote:

Knixkik wrote:

Jmpasq wrote:

BRIGGS wrote:So much offensive space available to them. Played well on d as well.

Why I've been advocating for Myles Turner. A center that can hit an open 3 would open up this offense so much. Even when they play Taj at center the offense looks better because he can hit a jump shot. Turner isn't perfect but he does provide the rim protection that Thibs wants. Problem is Turner has injury problems and Thibs would play him 36 minutes a night until his knees gave out. Maybe Mo Bamba could be had at a reasonable rate

Yes I have been pushing for Turner or Bamba for the same reasons. Obviously Mitch has been great, but Turner would open up space for Barrett and Randle, if the plan is to continue to build around them.

except Barrent and Randle doont have a spacing problem. The problem isnt Mitch. Its Randle and RJ. "Spacing" is NOT why Randle shot 41% from 3 last year and 30% this year. Please quantify that before we stick **** players at center like Turner and wonder why the spacing isnt working

3pt shooting isn’t the concern here. If we have a center that can make threes than Randle spends more time close to the basket and won’t see as many double teams. If you want to stick with Mitch, fine, he’s a good player. But Randle will continue to take tough threes and long range twos because mitch’s defender is hedging towards him and living with the handful of Mitch offensive rebounds per game. It can absolutely still work, but Randle and Barrett will have to live with tougher shots. Replace Mitch with Turner or Bamba and the lane is open for Barrett and Randle with no help defender nearby.

Knixkik wrote:

fishmike wrote:

Knixkik wrote:

Jmpasq wrote:

BRIGGS wrote:So much offensive space available to them. Played well on d as well.

Why I've been advocating for Myles Turner. A center that can hit an open 3 would open up this offense so much. Even when they play Taj at center the offense looks better because he can hit a jump shot. Turner isn't perfect but he does provide the rim protection that Thibs wants. Problem is Turner has injury problems and Thibs would play him 36 minutes a night until his knees gave out. Maybe Mo Bamba could be had at a reasonable rate

Yes I have been pushing for Turner or Bamba for the same reasons. Obviously Mitch has been great, but Turner would open up space for Barrett and Randle, if the plan is to continue to build around them.

except Barrent and Randle doont have a spacing problem. The problem isnt Mitch. Its Randle and RJ. "Spacing" is NOT why Randle shot 41% from 3 last year and 30% this year. Please quantify that before we stick **** players at center like Turner and wonder why the spacing isnt working

3pt shooting isn’t the concern here. If we have a center that can make threes than Randle spends more time close to the basket and won’t see as many double teams. If you want to stick with Mitch, fine, he’s a good player. But Randle will continue to take tough threes and long range twos because mitch’s defender is hedging towards him and living with the handful of Mitch offensive rebounds per game. It can absolutely still work, but Randle and Barrett will have to live with tougher shots. Replace Mitch with Turner or Bamba and the lane is open for Barrett and Randle with no help defender nearby.

fishmike wrote:

Knixkik wrote:

fishmike wrote:

Knixkik wrote:

Jmpasq wrote:

BRIGGS wrote:So much offensive space available to them. Played well on d as well.

Why I've been advocating for Myles Turner. A center that can hit an open 3 would open up this offense so much. Even when they play Taj at center the offense looks better because he can hit a jump shot. Turner isn't perfect but he does provide the rim protection that Thibs wants. Problem is Turner has injury problems and Thibs would play him 36 minutes a night until his knees gave out. Maybe Mo Bamba could be had at a reasonable rate

Yes I have been pushing for Turner or Bamba for the same reasons. Obviously Mitch has been great, but Turner would open up space for Barrett and Randle, if the plan is to continue to build around them.

except Barrent and Randle doont have a spacing problem. The problem isnt Mitch. Its Randle and RJ. "Spacing" is NOT why Randle shot 41% from 3 last year and 30% this year. Please quantify that before we stick **** players at center like Turner and wonder why the spacing isnt working

3pt shooting isn’t the concern here. If we have a center that can make threes than Randle spends more time close to the basket and won’t see as many double teams. If you want to stick with Mitch, fine, he’s a good player. But Randle will continue to take tough threes and long range twos because mitch’s defender is hedging towards him and living with the handful of Mitch offensive rebounds per game. It can absolutely still work, but Randle and Barrett will have to live with tougher shots. Replace Mitch with Turner or Bamba and the lane is open for Barrett and Randle with no help defender nearby.

except that just doesnt happen. Turner is a career 35% shooter, and its not like he's lit it up in recent years. Bamba is a 33% shooter from downtown. I have no idea who you guys THINK you are watching but these guys are not good. Mitch is simply a much better basketball player than either of these guys. You are taking a huge step back in talent for a perceived better fit.

I don’t think Mitch is better than Turner or Bamba, but I understand your point. He has more upside if he puts it all together. And yes you are sacrificing in some areas. Bamba and Turner aren’t world beaters from outside, but teams won’t leave them alone out there. They will guard them, which they don’t guard Mitch. They just keep a body by the basket.

Knixkik wrote:

fishmike wrote:

Knixkik wrote:

Jmpasq wrote:

BRIGGS wrote:So much offensive space available to them. Played well on d as well.

Why I've been advocating for Myles Turner. A center that can hit an open 3 would open up this offense so much. Even when they play Taj at center the offense looks better because he can hit a jump shot. Turner isn't perfect but he does provide the rim protection that Thibs wants. Problem is Turner has injury problems and Thibs would play him 36 minutes a night until his knees gave out. Maybe Mo Bamba could be had at a reasonable rate

Yes I have been pushing for Turner or Bamba for the same reasons. Obviously Mitch has been great, but Turner would open up space for Barrett and Randle, if the plan is to continue to build around them.

except Barrent and Randle doont have a spacing problem. The problem isnt Mitch. Its Randle and RJ. "Spacing" is NOT why Randle shot 41% from 3 last year and 30% this year. Please quantify that before we stick **** players at center like Turner and wonder why the spacing isnt working

3pt shooting isn’t the concern here. If we have a center that can make threes than Randle spends more time close to the basket and won’t see as many double teams. If you want to stick with Mitch, fine, he’s a good player. But Randle will continue to take tough threes and long range twos because mitch’s defender is hedging towards him and living with the handful of Mitch offensive rebounds per game. It can absolutely still work, but Randle and Barrett will have to live with tougher shots. Replace Mitch with Turner or Bamba and the lane is open for Barrett and Randle with no help defender nearby.

Mitch's defender is out near the 3point line or just under hedging towards Randle? I don't see that.

Mitch spends a lot of time typically in the PnR or dunkers spot. Randle has a ton of wide open 3's and just misses or hesitates while open, jukes and dribbles for a while and then takes a step back or contested 3. This has nothing to do with Mitch.

EVERY team would benefit from a stretch center but there only so many guys out there who do that while defending at a high level.

There are like 5 or so of those guys in the league?