02-08-2025, 12:48 PM
(02-08-2025, 12:08 PM)mvossman Wrote: He is not particularly good from midrange either. He is roughly league average and shoots in the low 40s. The paint is going to be packed. I am really skeptical this two center plan is going to work.
It could be awkward, but I am interested to see it. May not happen too much this year. My hope is both guys have good IQ and can really play defense well together. Offense is where you think there may be issues. It is one of the reasons I am shying away from smaller players who like to finish at the rim. Kyrie is a great mid range shooter. The guy in PHX is another one. That may be one way it can work. I am not sure the guy in PHX is realistic though.
I really believe Lively is a culture changer. He needs to stay healthy and continue to grow his game. Even though AD is averaging around 24 pts this year and won a championship being the second best player, my view is his ideal role is like 20 pts, 15 boards and great defense. Maybe not the guy you run plays for everytime late in games. I want to watch him though to see if I am accurate. I go back to his freshman year with that loaded Kentucky team and how he was perfectly happy sharing the ball. Maybe that has changed now that he has been in the NBA for so long, but we will see.