06-19-2021, 07:48 PM
(06-19-2021, 07:45 PM)Branduil Wrote: My very simple opinion is that I don't think you can max a center who can't punish small ball. Spending so much money on a guy that you're forced to play him, only for teams to render him impotent with small ball in the playoffs, is a bad move.
The ONLY way both KP and Gobert can live up to their contracts now is if they find a way to counter small ball that is so effective teams abandon the tactic. Otherwise it will happen every year.
I agree with this, but I don't think we've learned definitively that Gobert can't be played in a way that punishes small ball. I also don't think just any team can simply decide to go small and neutralize him. I have a VERY high opinion of how the Clippers' roster is built.