BRIGGS wrote:franco12 wrote:BRIGGS wrote:NYKMentality wrote:Obi Toppin is absolutely HORRENDOUS on Defense. He doesn't deserve anything more than 20 minutes per game because his Defense is DREADFUL.
Thats simply not true. Go look at his 36 min stats he has a lot of potential as a dfender
Looking at Obi's per 100 on basketball reference, he as good as randle on defense.
I know, I know - stats vs. the actual eye test, sample size - I get all that.
But everyone on this thread saying but you can't play toppin still haven't addressed where or how we're going to improve a team that looks worse than it's record and could be and doesn't get easy points unless we're on a roll from outside shooting threes at over 50% which is not sustainable.
Toppin and Mitch can get you dunks either in transition or the half court.
We seem to struggle with creating good looks for them.
Hes got much more offensive versatility than Mitch--not close. Mitch looks real slow right now too.
I know Mitch is coming off an injury and put on weight (some muscle), but I'm wondering if he is dealing with an undiagnosed medical issue that might explain how much he has slowed down from when he first came into the league.
