NBA 2014-2015 Regular Season - Page 78

On December 29 2014 22:36 oneofthem wrote:
looking at his skill set, it's a legit question whether to pay him the max. the defense limitation and offense system dependency is just not going to change going by his physical tools. he's decently strong but is undersized (not 6-10 but 6-8), can't jump at all, and dependent on having great motor to make the energy plays to have value. he also has stamina problems late into games. his finishing in the paint has taken a dive. there's something very off about him physically.

if you are paying the max for a bad defender at a position that is supposed to provide interior defense, it's gonna make the rest of your defense strained. it is not a no brainer, but would depend on what else you have on the roster. if you have a sick athletic center and strong perimeter defense, sure. but it would be a bad idea if you have no defense from other positions. love is decent at 1 on 1 defense against slow guys, but post up plays are rare and inconsequential in today's game. his help rotation defense is just nonexistent.

but i guess the max contract is given to a lot of flawed players nowadays and why not one more. he's still skilled offensively. but really if you look at his shot chart he's been having a lot of issues scoring inside. he gets blocked on a very high % of his post shots, and he does not have a midrange game.

i think if the cavs were actually running some sort of system love would do well because he's a smart player executing plays and has tremendous passing, but they are not running the offense through him.


love's defense was always bad. there's a bunch of tracking numbers showing that he has the lowest contest% out of all big men, worse than boozer. he does not contest shots and play for rebound over actual defense. their team rebound % isn't strong at all despite love's individual rb numbers.

On December 30 2014 13:54 Scarecrow wrote:
All I see are assists

On December 31 2014 00:30 icystorage wrote:
rip kings

http://cowbellkingdom.com/tyrone-corbin-signed-as-head-coach-for-remainder-of-season/

On December 30 2014 16:25 Xeris wrote:
wizards quality win against Houston, wooo.

also, first time I've watched Utah play a full game... holy crap, I feel bad for Hayward.

On December 31 2014 11:29 RowdierBob wrote:
Utah's fine. They have a lot of good prospects on their roster. Much better than a team like Orlando.