Knicks · Post-game observations vs. cleveland (page 1)
that is incredible: zero fast break points and yet you allow 24 fast break points. that's not coaching that's personnel... which i suppose goes back to the coaching again?
kp just blows me away how effective a defender he is, and how he seems to learn from one play to the next. for those who want him to stay out of foul trouble i have one suggestion: so long as calderon is out there do not get your hopes up. fisher HAS TO make a decision since the knicks are better whenever kp is out there. two of kp's fouls were DIRECTLY sourced in calderon's non-perimeter defense.
melo i just don't get it with him or maybe i do: he is mentally weak, very very weak. and he, like lbj, has aged. this is fisher's challenge: how do you get him to stop degenerating into a playground chucker when there are only so many face-saving timeouts he can call? four out of five games. don't care about the rebounds. i DO care about his assists. however more important than assists is his usage to assist rate ratio. it will be interesting to see the box score on basketballreference.com in the morning. my guess is that his ratio is over 2:1, instead of 1.4:1 which is what you want from him in the triangle. we shall see. meanwhile, bad shots are bad shots. seems clear that 25% of his shots are bad shots. tonight he takes 18 shots-- that is good... but i think i counted 4 bad, momentum killing, spirit snuffing, shots. if he shoots 22 times, that number goes up to 5-6 bad shots. this aspect of his game needs to be tightened up, even as he grows more collegial with the ball.
lopez again floor impact is minimal. he seems kind of lost out there on both ends of the court.
calderon/vujacic ugh
o'quinn love this guy's game but his lack of athleticism/foot speed is a liability. something to watch.
williams he needs a good dose of guile and misdirection. telegraphs passes. the three looks promising. he started playing late in life and it kind of shows.
galloway he looks to have the clutch gene but tonight he seemed a bit out of sorts. is that on fisher?
grant he really has no business taking long-range jumpshots but i guess this is part of the process and growing pains. but he absolutely needs to finish better around the basket. what's up with that tonight?
dk7th wrote:it's hard to imagine but kristaps porzingis is showing that he serves as the ballast to this team. not only that but he and melo have good chemistry.... if melo can just stick with that. as to the game-- we have zero transition defense. anyone want to hazard a guess why? also, no fast break points either.that is incredible: zero fast break points and yet you allow 24 fast break points. that's not coaching that's personnel... which i suppose goes back to the coaching again?
kp just blows me away how effective a defender he is, and how he seems to learn from one play to the next. for those who want him to stay out of foul trouble i have one suggestion: so long as calderon is out there do not get your hopes up. fisher HAS TO make a decision since the knicks are better whenever kp is out there. two of kp's fouls were DIRECTLY sourced in calderon's non-perimeter defense.
melo i just don't get it with him or maybe i do: he is mentally weak, very very weak.
and he, like lbj, has aged.this is fisher's challenge: how do you get him to stop degenerating into a playground chucker when there are only so many face-saving timeouts he can call? four out of five games. don't care about the rebounds. i DO care about his assists. however more important than assists is his usage to assist rate ratio. it will be interesting to see the box score on basketballreference.com in the morning. my guess is that his ratio is over 2:1, instead of 1.4:1 which is what you want from him in the triangle. we shall see. meanwhile, bad shots are bad shots. seems clear that 25% of his shots are bad shots. tonight he takes 18 shots-- that is good... but i think i counted 4 bad, momentum killing, spirit snuffing, shots. if he shoots 22 times, that number goes up to 5-6 bad shots. this aspect of his game needs to be tightened up, even as he grows more collegial with the ball.lopez again floor impact is minimal. he seems kind of lost out there on both ends of the court.
calderon/vujacic ugh
o'quinn love this guy's game but his lack of athleticism/foot speed is a liability. something to watch.
williams he needs a good dose of guile and misdirection. telegraphs passes. the three looks promising. he started playing late in life and it kind of shows.
galloway he looks to have the clutch gene but tonight he seemed a bit out of sorts. is that on fisher?
grant he really has no business taking long-range jumpshots but i guess this is part of the process and growing pains. but he absolutely needs to finish better around the basket. what's up with that tonight?
You really need to get over this thinking. Melo is 5 games back from major surgery and lebron, although hurt, is pacing himself. He's smart and knows he can rely on his teammates early in the year and coast a little. He still looks like a freak going up for every dunk. You very easily confuse injuries and returning from injuries with "aging." Yes they are getting older, but at the same rate of everyone else in the world, one day at a time.
Knixkik wrote:dk7th wrote:it's hard to imagine but kristaps porzingis is showing that he serves as the ballast to this team. not only that but he and melo have good chemistry.... if melo can just stick with that. as to the game-- we have zero transition defense. anyone want to hazard a guess why? also, no fast break points either.that is incredible: zero fast break points and yet you allow 24 fast break points. that's not coaching that's personnel... which i suppose goes back to the coaching again?
kp just blows me away how effective a defender he is, and how he seems to learn from one play to the next. for those who want him to stay out of foul trouble i have one suggestion: so long as calderon is out there do not get your hopes up. fisher HAS TO make a decision since the knicks are better whenever kp is out there. two of kp's fouls were DIRECTLY sourced in calderon's non-perimeter defense.
melo i just don't get it with him or maybe i do: he is mentally weak, very very weak.
and he, like lbj, has aged.this is fisher's challenge: how do you get him to stop degenerating into a playground chucker when there are only so many face-saving timeouts he can call? four out of five games. don't care about the rebounds. i DO care about his assists. however more important than assists is his usage to assist rate ratio. it will be interesting to see the box score on basketballreference.com in the morning. my guess is that his ratio is over 2:1, instead of 1.4:1 which is what you want from him in the triangle. we shall see. meanwhile, bad shots are bad shots. seems clear that 25% of his shots are bad shots. tonight he takes 18 shots-- that is good... but i think i counted 4 bad, momentum killing, spirit snuffing, shots. if he shoots 22 times, that number goes up to 5-6 bad shots. this aspect of his game needs to be tightened up, even as he grows more collegial with the ball.lopez again floor impact is minimal. he seems kind of lost out there on both ends of the court.
calderon/vujacic ugh
o'quinn love this guy's game but his lack of athleticism/foot speed is a liability. something to watch.
williams he needs a good dose of guile and misdirection. telegraphs passes. the three looks promising. he started playing late in life and it kind of shows.
galloway he looks to have the clutch gene but tonight he seemed a bit out of sorts. is that on fisher?
grant he really has no business taking long-range jumpshots but i guess this is part of the process and growing pains. but he absolutely needs to finish better around the basket. what's up with that tonight?
You really need to get over this thinking. Melo is 5 games back from major surgery and lebron, although hurt, is pacing himself. He's smart and knows he can rely on his teammates early in the year and coast a little. He still looks like a freak going up for every dunk. You very easily confuse injuries and returning from injuries with "aging." Yes they are getting older, but at the same rate of everyone else in the world, one day at a time.
lbj: 42,000 minutes played including playoffs
melo: 33,000 minutes played including playoffs
Complaining about Melo shot selection is pointless. By now, it should be expected, especially when he is on the floor with R.Lopez, S.Vuvejic (sp) and J.Calderon. Those three are horrible offensive players.
dk7th wrote:it's hard to imagine but kristaps porzingis is showing that he serves as the ballast to this team. not only that but he and melo have good chemistry.... if melo can just stick with that. as to the game-- we have zero transition defense. anyone want to hazard a guess why? also, no fast break points either.that is incredible: zero fast break points and yet you allow 24 fast break points. that's not coaching that's personnel... which i suppose goes back to the coaching again?
kp just blows me away how effective a defender he is, and how he seems to learn from one play to the next. for those who want him to stay out of foul trouble i have one suggestion: so long as calderon is out there do not get your hopes up. fisher HAS TO make a decision since the knicks are better whenever kp is out there. two of kp's fouls were DIRECTLY sourced in calderon's non-perimeter defense.
melo i just don't get it with him or maybe i do: he is mentally weak, very very weak. and he, like lbj, has aged. this is fisher's challenge: how do you get him to stop degenerating into a playground chucker when there are only so many face-saving timeouts he can call? four out of five games. don't care about the rebounds. i DO care about his assists. however more important than assists is his usage to assist rate ratio. it will be interesting to see the box score on basketballreference.com in the morning. my guess is that his ratio is over 2:1, instead of 1.4:1 which is what you want from him in the triangle. we shall see. meanwhile, bad shots are bad shots. seems clear that 25% of his shots are bad shots. tonight he takes 18 shots-- that is good... but i think i counted 4 bad, momentum killing, spirit snuffing, shots. if he shoots 22 times, that number goes up to 5-6 bad shots. this aspect of his game needs to be tightened up, even as he grows more collegial with the ball.
lopez again floor impact is minimal. he seems kind of lost out there on both ends of the court.
calderon/vujacic ugh
o'quinn love this guy's game but his lack of athleticism/foot speed is a liability. something to watch.
williams he needs a good dose of guile and misdirection. telegraphs passes. the three looks promising. he started playing late in life and it kind of shows.
galloway he looks to have the clutch gene but tonight he seemed a bit out of sorts. is that on fisher?
grant he really has no business taking long-range jumpshots but i guess this is part of the process and growing pains. but he absolutely needs to finish better around the basket. what's up with that tonight?
Spot on analysis.
KP after 5 games at this point is our Team MVP. More floor impact than Melo already and anyone else on the team.
He's our best true "2 way player". Our Kawhi. Blocking Lebron, Facial dunking on Love...we as Knicks fans are truly blessed to have this kid.
Just has to grow some more, stop committing terrible fouls, and not get sat on by Melo "accidentally".
Funny.. I looked at the stats so far. Even shooting 37% Melo is 2nd on the team with a .181 WS/48 behind Galloway who's shooting is not sustainable. But dont let logic get in the way. Go get the vaseline and enjoy
ChuckBuck wrote:dk7th wrote:it's hard to imagine but kristaps porzingis is showing that he serves as the ballast to this team. not only that but he and melo have good chemistry.... if melo can just stick with that. as to the game-- we have zero transition defense. anyone want to hazard a guess why? also, no fast break points either.that is incredible: zero fast break points and yet you allow 24 fast break points. that's not coaching that's personnel... which i suppose goes back to the coaching again?
kp just blows me away how effective a defender he is, and how he seems to learn from one play to the next. for those who want him to stay out of foul trouble i have one suggestion: so long as calderon is out there do not get your hopes up. fisher HAS TO make a decision since the knicks are better whenever kp is out there. two of kp's fouls were DIRECTLY sourced in calderon's non-perimeter defense.
melo i just don't get it with him or maybe i do: he is mentally weak, very very weak. and he, like lbj, has aged. this is fisher's challenge: how do you get him to stop degenerating into a playground chucker when there are only so many face-saving timeouts he can call? four out of five games. don't care about the rebounds. i DO care about his assists. however more important than assists is his usage to assist rate ratio. it will be interesting to see the box score on basketballreference.com in the morning. my guess is that his ratio is over 2:1, instead of 1.4:1 which is what you want from him in the triangle. we shall see. meanwhile, bad shots are bad shots. seems clear that 25% of his shots are bad shots. tonight he takes 18 shots-- that is good... but i think i counted 4 bad, momentum killing, spirit snuffing, shots. if he shoots 22 times, that number goes up to 5-6 bad shots. this aspect of his game needs to be tightened up, even as he grows more collegial with the ball.
lopez again floor impact is minimal. he seems kind of lost out there on both ends of the court.
calderon/vujacic ugh
o'quinn love this guy's game but his lack of athleticism/foot speed is a liability. something to watch.
williams he needs a good dose of guile and misdirection. telegraphs passes. the three looks promising. he started playing late in life and it kind of shows.
galloway he looks to have the clutch gene but tonight he seemed a bit out of sorts. is that on fisher?
grant he really has no business taking long-range jumpshots but i guess this is part of the process and growing pains. but he absolutely needs to finish better around the basket. what's up with that tonight?
Spot on analysis.
KP after 5 games at this point is our Team MVP. More floor impact than Melo already and anyone else on the team.
He's our best true "2 way player". Our Kawhi. Blocking Lebron, Facial dunking on Love...we as Knicks fans are truly blessed to have this kid.
Just has to grow some more, stop committing terrible fouls, and not get sat on by Melo "accidentally".
FYI jose calderon had zero personal fouls and sasha vujacic had zero personal fouls. meanwhile kp had 5 personal fouls. by my reckoning two of those 5 personal fouls were picked up because calderon would not commit a personal foul once he got beat, like an arm grab or something/anything. to me that is selfishness and unforgivable, especially when it is clear that kp has to be out there for the knicks to be successful.
take a look at the advanced stats form last night:
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Starters MP TS% eFG% 3PAr FTr ORB% DRB% TRB% AST% STL% BLK% TOV% USG% ORtg DRtg
Carmelo Anthony 36:50 .430 .389 .278 .222 5.4 32.6 17.8 20.7 1.4 4.7 4.8 26.4 96 97
Jose Calderon 29:01 .200 .200 .200 .000 3.4 8.3 5.6 26.4 0.0 0.0 16.7 9.7 75 110
Robin Lopez 28:19 .333 .333 .000 .000 3.5 12.7 7.7 12.1 0.0 0.0 25.0 19.8 61 109
Sasha Vujacic 21:50 .450 .450 .500 .000 0.0 22.0 10.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 16.7 25.7 72 107
Kristaps Porzingis 20:39 .591 .591 .364 .000 4.8 17.4 10.6 12.2 5.0 8.3 0.0 24.9 121 91
Reserves MP TS% eFG% 3PAr FTr ORB% DRB% TRB% AST% STL% BLK% TOV% USG% ORtg DRtg
Langston Galloway 28:32 .607 .611 .556 .222 7.0 8.4 7.6 0.0 3.6 0.0 9.2 17.8 113 103
Kyle OQuinn 19:01 .667 .667 .167 .000 5.3 25.2 14.3 11.0 2.7 9.0 25.0 19.7 100 93
Jerian Grant 16:37 .393 .000 .400 1.200 0.0 7.2 3.3 17.5 0.0 0.0 0.0 21.5 99 110
Lance Thomas 15:26 .291 .333 .000 .333 6.5 0.0 3.5 10.4 0.0 0.0 22.5 13.5 65 112
Derrick Williams 10:56 .717 .625 .250 .500 0.0 22.0 10.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 17.0 25.2 116 106
Kevin Seraphin 9:32 .500 .500 .000 .000 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 9.0 0.0 19.6 99 106
Cleanthony Early 3:17 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 113
Team Totals 240 .475 .440 .286 .179 18.8 77.5 45.5 48.5 6.4 12.5 11.7 100.0 92.2 102.9
what jumps out is the offensive and defensive rating for kp. and his ts%
look at melo's usage to assist ratio.... it's shockingly good even as his ts% is shockingly bad. so melo did in fact share the ball adequately, which i find mildly surprising. but for all the sharing he did, he undermined or zero-summed it with just horrible chucking. interestingly, too, is his defensive rating, which is 3rd highest behind o'quinn and and kp.
but look again at the offensive and defensive rating of calderon and vujacic, and yes, lopez. that was a huge problem.
fishmike wrote:So lets write a recap... what fluff can I surround my I-wish-TFK-was-still-here-to-wank-over-how-much-I-hate-Melo comments. May the circle jerk begin.Funny.. I looked at the stats so far. Even shooting 37% Melo is 2nd on the team with a .181 WS/48 behind Galloway who's shooting is not sustainable. But dont let logic get in the way. Go get the vaseline and enjoy
to the degree that ws/48 relies on PER, and to the degree that PER rewards volume shooting, [which it does and is also, no surprise, melo's specialty], to an equal and inverse degree it undermines your argument.
fishmike wrote:So lets write a recap... what fluff can I surround my I-wish-TFK-was-still-here-to-wank-over-how-much-I-hate-Melo comments. May the circle jerk begin.Funny.. I looked at the stats so far. Even shooting 37% Melo is 2nd on the team with a .181 WS/48 behind Galloway who's shooting is not sustainable. But dont let logic get in the way. Go get the vaseline and enjoy
+ 1 - Last night was a strong all around effort from him. He took some bad shots but with some of the lineups they put him on the floor with (mainly the starting backcourt with ROLO) they are basically asking him to do so.
melo, kp, gallo and vujacic.
we need grant, koq, rolo and derrick williams to buy in and be CONFIDENT shooting the ball.
that's all this team needs right now to win games...
one of the biggest reasons why it comes iso-melo-ball is because people are waiting around for him to do something when everyone else is hesitating on offense.
dk7th wrote:fishmike wrote:So lets write a recap... what fluff can I surround my I-wish-TFK-was-still-here-to-wank-over-how-much-I-hate-Melo comments. May the circle jerk begin.Funny.. I looked at the stats so far. Even shooting 37% Melo is 2nd on the team with a .181 WS/48 behind Galloway who's shooting is not sustainable. But dont let logic get in the way. Go get the vaseline and enjoy
to the degree that ws/48 relies on PER, and to the degree that PER rewards volume shooting, [which it does and is also, no surprise, melo's specialty], to an equal and inverse degree it undermines your argument.
Then Melo would always have high ws/48 which he doesn't and was one of the knocks on him in the past especially when people created reasons to why he wasn't worth a max contract.
Melo played 36.5 mins yesterday. At the 30 min mark Melo was 5-13, 10 rebs, 4 ast, 0 TOs, 2 blks, 1 stls. He played a good game yesterday. The 1-5 in the last 6mins of the game was again Melo in desperation to try and make something happen and he can get knocked for that it is what it is. But he was far from a guy who depended on volume last night.
He held a 26.7 usage to 20.7 ast ratio, and a 97 defensive rating which is outstanding. And again 13 shots in his first 30mins.
The write-up should be about how much effort Melo put in defensively last night, and on the boards.
This is what we need from Melo every game, and then we need to find a way to get him out of desperation mode situations. Probably by having a top tier guard to handle the rock and make plays.
Its the law of the jungle.
It was an ugly game from both side. Lebron is still the man.
BTW, Jordan used to have lots of games like this. Rebounding, getting to the line and keep shooting.
Melo is not Lebron or Jordan. I thought Melo rebounded well and passed. When guys don't hit shots, the Alpha will.
Nalod wrote:When the other guys are not hitting shots, Melo will shoot.
Its the law of the jungle.
It was an ugly game from both side. Lebron is still the man.BTW, Jordan used to have lots of games like this. Rebounding, getting to the line and keep shooting.
Melo is not Lebron or Jordan. I thought Melo rebounded well and passed. When guys don't hit shots, the Alpha will.
This game's on Fisher. This was not the Finals Cavs, this was a winnable game. Should've been won.
This was not a case of "the better team" just won. The Cavs were without Kyrie, Shump, and JR. Lebron still has an achy back he's recovering from and barely practices. Cavs could not buy a 3 in the 1st half if their lives depended on it.
Lost because of Fisher's curious substitution patterns, mix and matching, too much Jose, didn't put in KP even with the 5 and waited until they were 10 down already in the 4th, and couldn't get his team to run.
0 Fast break points....you walk it up for 4 quarters, you're bound to lose.
fishmike wrote:So lets write a recap... what fluff can I surround my I-wish-TFK-was-still-here-to-wank-over-how-much-I-hate-Melo comments. May the circle jerk begin.Funny.. I looked at the stats so far. Even shooting 37% Melo is 2nd on the team with a .181 WS/48 behind Galloway who's shooting is not sustainable. But dont let logic get in the way. Go get the vaseline and enjoy
+1. Every poor shooting game from Melo will bring a new post-game analysis discussing how he's old, looks aged, way past his prime, never going to get it, low bball IQ, and a head-case, etc. Should be a fun year. At least we have the development of Porzingis to enjoy and all agree on.
newyorknewyork wrote:Wow, someone who watched the game and understands what his eyes took in. A refreshing post! Thanks!dk7th wrote:fishmike wrote:So lets write a recap... what fluff can I surround my I-wish-TFK-was-still-here-to-wank-over-how-much-I-hate-Melo comments. May the circle jerk begin.Funny.. I looked at the stats so far. Even shooting 37% Melo is 2nd on the team with a .181 WS/48 behind Galloway who's shooting is not sustainable. But dont let logic get in the way. Go get the vaseline and enjoy
to the degree that ws/48 relies on PER, and to the degree that PER rewards volume shooting, [which it does and is also, no surprise, melo's specialty], to an equal and inverse degree it undermines your argument.
Then Melo would always have high ws/48 which he doesn't and was one of the knocks on him in the past especially when people created reasons to why he wasn't worth a max contract.
Melo played 36.5 mins yesterday. At the 30 min mark Melo was 5-13, 10 rebs, 4 ast, 0 TOs, 2 blks, 1 stls. He played a good game yesterday. The 1-5 in the last 6mins of the game was again Melo in desperation to try and make something happen and he can get knocked for that it is what it is. But he was far from a guy who depended on volume last night.
He held a 26.7 usage to 20.7 ast ratio, and a 97 defensive rating which is outstanding. And again 13 shots in his first 30mins.
The write-up should be about how much effort Melo put in defensively last night, and on the boards.
He was very good last night. Absolutely forced some bad shots trying to make things happen, but it wasnt coming from anywhere else either. Need to keep his minutes down.
When he develops a strong game in the post at some point in the next few years, the offense will probably be run through him as he commands double teams.
All the guys who talk about the new world of 3 pt shot dominance seem to overlook the fact that a strong offensive presence down low frees up 3 pt shooters just as much a penetrating PG.
Still willing to cut Anthony some slack because of his recovery, but it does annoy me that he seems unwilling to accept the fact that the injury does not allow him to do certain things at this point in the season. I will also continue to harp on the fact that he should have been shut down and gotten the operation sooner rather than later. This is on Melo, Phil, and, I expect, a guy named Dolan. It is having an impact on this season, and it bothers me that it is on my mind all the time, but as long as he is still in the recovery process I'm going to be thinking about it.
I would think of giving Melo a game off every now and then, a la SA. Seems to be a good idea at this point.
Sasha looked pretty good yesterday- definitely not the reason for the loss.
Calderon should be getting 15 MPG at this point...and he should be coming off the bench.
Two defensive technicals for Lopez. Can't lose awareness on the court. Part of this stems from his concern with penetrating guards, I would assume.
Gallo looked solid for the most part...he is at his best playing within the flow of the offense and not forcing things. Thee was a 3 pt shot he should have taken later in the game, but he passed off. Has to take that shot. Our best perimeter defender by a large margin, IMO.
Grant still has these up and down games common to most rookies...I still get the feeling that he is holding back in terms of being the assertive player he was in college. Eventually things will come together for him...maybe that will happen when he replaces Jose at some point, and knows he is going to get consistent playing time even if he makes some rookie mistakes.
We're learning more and more about individual players and what they can and can't do as the season progresses...at some point Fisher will have to do more than just learn, he will have to make lineup and rotation changes based on what he's leaned.
WaltLongmire wrote:Scary to think of how much we might depend on KP being on the floor at this point in the season. I asked about this in the game thread, and got my answer watching the game...his 4th foul was a turning point- no doubt about it. He can't be making those foolish rookie-type fouls.When he develops a strong game in the post at some point in the next few years, the offense will probably be run through him as he commands double teams.
All the guys who talk about the new world of 3 pt shot dominance seem to overlook the fact that a strong offensive presence down low frees up 3 pt shooters just as much a penetrating PG.
Still willing to cut Anthony some slack because of his recovery, but it does annoy me that he seems unwilling to accept the fact that the injury does not allow him to do certain things at this point in the season. I will also continue to harp on the fact that he should have been shut down and gotten the operation sooner rather than later. This is on Melo, Phil, and, I expect, a guy named Dolan. It is having an impact on this season, and it bothers me that it is on my mind all the time, but as long as he is still in the recovery process I'm going to be thinking about it.
I would think of giving Melo a game off every now and then, a la SA. Seems to be a good idea at this point.
Sasha looked pretty good yesterday- definitely not the reason for the loss.Calderon should be getting 15 MPG at this point...and he should be coming off the bench.
Two defensive technicals for Lopez. Can't lose awareness on the court. Part of this stems from his concern with penetrating guards, I would assume.Gallo looked solid for the most part...he is at his best playing within the flow of the offense and not forcing things. Thee was a 3 pt shot he should have taken later in the game, but he passed off. Has to take that shot. Our best perimeter defender by a large margin, IMO.
Grant still has these up and down games common to most rookies...I still get the feeling that he is holding back in terms of being the assertive player he was in college. Eventually things will come together for him...maybe that will happen when he replaces Jose at some point, and knows he is going to get consistent playing time even if he makes some rookie mistakes.
We're learning more and more about individual players and what they can and can't do as the season progresses...at some point Fisher will have to do more than just learn, he will have to make lineup and rotation changes based on what he's leaned.
When people say this it seems like they are totally missing the point and yet it keeps getting mentioned.
Nobody is arguing that there should not be a post presence. The point is that there needs to be both / balance. Its all based on matchups.
The last thing that we want to do is stick a guy in one place. That would be silly. Sometimes he will be a matchup nightmare from the perimeter and sometimes in the post.