nyknickzingis wrote:Prefer Lopez. Great team guy, has shown progress as the season has went on and has fit in well on both sides with what we like to do. Need a better point guard next year who can both feed Lopez some easy baskets, realize it's not smart to always dump the ball down to him, and also stay infront of his man defensively so that Lopez isn't always out of position trying to help on dribble penetration. A better PG or ballhandling SG will do wonders for Lopez as well.
THIS!The better our guards are the easier they can make the game for him ON BOTH ENDS! This notion that he's on the downside of his prime is ridiculous. Bigs in general can have a longer range of effectiveness than smaller players, based largely on their size and skill. RoLo isn't likely to get much slower or less athletic, given that he's not that fast or athletic now and doesn't depend on either to be effective.