mreinman wrote:nyknickzingis wrote:Every single one of Phil Jackson's signings or draft picks from this past summer have looked very good in respect to their role.
Robin Lopez is a fantastic role playing Center. He also has a nice hook that is really hard to defend. There was plenty of talk that Robin didn't fit in the Triangle, but he clearly does. Just needed some time to understand where he can get his shots vs constantly setting picks for a point guard like Lillard or holding post position to open up the driving lanes.
KOQ? Seraphin?
O'Quinn hasn't gotten minutes to show what he does, but early in the season he was getting minutes and showcasing it. Early on in the season his PER was up to 19 and I think it's still strong his PER rating. He fits into the Triangle, and is a team first guy who loves to organize the defense when he's out there. He's been used sparingly because Robin Lopez has played very well in the last month, and KP has played well enough to earn minutes at backup C. Then you have DWill playing well at PF. No real minutes for KOQ.
Seraphin is what he is - a guy with an impressive post game and size to hold post position. We've been fortunate so far not to have any injury to keep Lopez out. Bigs get hurt. The Triangle won't work without a big guy being able to hold position in the post. The Bulls teams of the 90's used to have 3 Centers play 15-20 minutes a piece just to hold the positioning there.
Also watch both guys energy on the bench. They're extremely positive. Sasha too. I don't think Sasha is a player that can break the rotation of a good NBA team, but watch how much he influences and talks to Porzingis on the bench. Every one of the signings, even the scrubs, have had a purpose on this team. Lots of character guys.
