Vmart wrote:jskinny35 wrote:HofstraBBall wrote:Alpha1971 wrote:Vmart wrote:Let Obi play SF. If Denver can let Michael Porter Jr. play SF and he isn’t as athletic as Obi why not let him be our SF.
Maybe Rose can tell Thibs that
The issue is Obi's ability to move laterally on defense. Despite his athleticism, he is not a good defender. Thibs knows that already quite well.
I get that his lateral mobility is an issue but still think he would perform better at the 3 spot since most PF's handle, face up, etc... Obi's lack of strength and rebounding would be less of an issue at the 3. Obi's strength to leak out after guarding on the perimeter is a better alternative vs leaking out when he's relied on to be a 2nd rebounding option... it could also offer us some easy baskets which we struggle with. Definitely not perfect but trying to maximize what he could offer us with play time - while still utilizing Randle and his strengths. RJ's defense at the 3 this year wasn't great btw...
I know this is a different era. But didn’t Riley take a center Charles Smith and play him at SF. I don’t buy the lateral movement argument because everyone I the NBA is suspect moving laterally.
Lateral movement is a key aspect of a player in pretty much every sport. In fact, it is a gigantic separator type talent/skill.
Believe what you want to though.
