PatCummings wrote:BlueKnickers wrote:Drummond was always the closest thing to Mitch out there anyway as far as beefy paint impediments goes. If you wanted someone for the biggest centers to bounce off of then Drummond is actually that guy.
He's a better shooter than Mitch and a better passer. His rebounding numbers last season per MPG were quite good.
The primary area Mitch has an advantage in is defensive range. He can chase defend people out to the perimeter. Drummond will mostly stay closer to the rim.
He's old and fat maybe, but he's actually still more skilled than Mitch ever was and can still give you 20 decent minutes a game.
If you were missing Mitch, then Drummond is just fine. As far as continuity goes, he maintains most of the same qualities we had in Mitch plus other qualities.
Also, I doubt they are done. We may still see another deal for an additional Center involving Deuce and maybe Dadiet.
Mitch can defend and protect the rim. Drummond can’t. I don’t think Drummond’s 3 pt shooting and passing outweighs that.
Perhaps you're going a little overboard making him sound like he's a revolving door like Julius Randle
BlueKnickers wrote:PatCummings wrote:BlueKnickers wrote:Drummond was always the closest thing to Mitch out there anyway as far as beefy paint impediments goes. If you wanted someone for the biggest centers to bounce off of then Drummond is actually that guy.
He's a better shooter than Mitch and a better passer. His rebounding numbers last season per MPG were quite good.
The primary area Mitch has an advantage in is defensive range. He can chase defend people out to the perimeter. Drummond will mostly stay closer to the rim.
He's old and fat maybe, but he's actually still more skilled than Mitch ever was and can still give you 20 decent minutes a game.
If you were missing Mitch, then Drummond is just fine. As far as continuity goes, he maintains most of the same qualities we had in Mitch plus other qualities.
Also, I doubt they are done. We may still see another deal for an additional Center involving Deuce and maybe Dadiet.
Mitch can defend and protect the rim. Drummond can’t. I don’t think Drummond’s 3 pt shooting and passing outweighs that.
Perhaps you're going a little overboard making him sound like he's a revolving door like Julius Randle
This version of Drummond is not a good defender. He’s slow and has no vertical. He’s a really good rebounder. And maybe he found a corner 3. I hope I’m wrong and he can lock in. I’m concerned that his issue is physical more than effort. He’s slow and can’t jump which is hard to work with
Drummond perhaps to be 3rd string?
PatCummings wrote:BlueKnickers wrote:PatCummings wrote:BlueKnickers wrote:Drummond was always the closest thing to Mitch out there anyway as far as beefy paint impediments goes. If you wanted someone for the biggest centers to bounce off of then Drummond is actually that guy.
He's a better shooter than Mitch and a better passer. His rebounding numbers last season per MPG were quite good.
The primary area Mitch has an advantage in is defensive range. He can chase defend people out to the perimeter. Drummond will mostly stay closer to the rim.
He's old and fat maybe, but he's actually still more skilled than Mitch ever was and can still give you 20 decent minutes a game.
If you were missing Mitch, then Drummond is just fine. As far as continuity goes, he maintains most of the same qualities we had in Mitch plus other qualities.
Also, I doubt they are done. We may still see another deal for an additional Center involving Deuce and maybe Dadiet.
Mitch can defend and protect the rim. Drummond can’t. I don’t think Drummond’s 3 pt shooting and passing outweighs that.
Perhaps you're going a little overboard making him sound like he's a revolving door like Julius Randle
This version of Drummond is not a good defender. He’s slow and has no vertical. He’s a really good rebounder. And maybe he found a corner 3. I hope I’m wrong and he can lock in. I’m concerned that his issue is physical more than effort. He’s slow and can’t jump which is hard to work with
He's still a big slab of meat in the middle you have to go around to score on. He takes up space in the paint and while some athletic types may drive into him, most of the time they will need to adjust if he is standing at the rim, jumping ability aside.
I know his defense has cratered from earlier in his career, but his size still factors in enough to matter.
Nalod wrote:Drummond perhaps to be 3rd string?
Yes, that may very well end up being the case.
His utility for boards and ability to shoot would still have provisional usage as a third stringer.
Sometimes you need boards. He'll get you some.
As a 3rd stringer he's kind of perfect actually, so let's see whom else they pick up.
BlueKnickers wrote:PatCummings wrote:BlueKnickers wrote:PatCummings wrote:BlueKnickers wrote:Drummond was always the closest thing to Mitch out there anyway as far as beefy paint impediments goes. If you wanted someone for the biggest centers to bounce off of then Drummond is actually that guy.
He's a better shooter than Mitch and a better passer. His rebounding numbers last season per MPG were quite good.
The primary area Mitch has an advantage in is defensive range. He can chase defend people out to the perimeter. Drummond will mostly stay closer to the rim.
He's old and fat maybe, but he's actually still more skilled than Mitch ever was and can still give you 20 decent minutes a game.
If you were missing Mitch, then Drummond is just fine. As far as continuity goes, he maintains most of the same qualities we had in Mitch plus other qualities.
Also, I doubt they are done. We may still see another deal for an additional Center involving Deuce and maybe Dadiet.
Mitch can defend and protect the rim. Drummond can’t. I don’t think Drummond’s 3 pt shooting and passing outweighs that.
Perhaps you're going a little overboard making him sound like he's a revolving door like Julius Randle
This version of Drummond is not a good defender. He’s slow and has no vertical. He’s a really good rebounder. And maybe he found a corner 3. I hope I’m wrong and he can lock in. I’m concerned that his issue is physical more than effort. He’s slow and can’t jump which is hard to work with
He's still a big slab of meat in the middle you have to go around to score on. He takes up space in the paint and while some athletic types may drive into him, most of the time they will need to adjust if he is standing at the rim, jumping ability aside.
I know his defense has cratered from earlier in his career, but his size still factors in enough to matter.
Drummond can still rebound but he can’t guard a fire hydrant. Unless he goes on an intense weight loss program now. No Center can just stand in the crease and put his hands up.
Alpha1971 wrote:Drummond could use some Ozempic. If he loses 15lbs he'll be better
That’s what I’m hoping for. Brown and co. get this guy to a treadmill and start him on a strict diet. He looked slower than Eddy Curry after Chinese Buffet last year
Philc1 wrote:Alpha1971 wrote:Drummond could use some Ozempic. If he loses 15lbs he'll be better
That’s what I’m hoping for. Brown and co. get this guy to a treadmill and start him on a strict diet. He looked slower than Eddy Curry after Chinese Buffet last year
It’s a major problem and it’s going to set him up for getting injured over and over again.
MO's wingspan is 7'4", Mitch rob is 7"2 - 7"4" depending on the source. so MO has the length that Mitch has and is quicker. He can def play some small ball 5.
Philc1 wrote:BlueKnickers wrote:PatCummings wrote:BlueKnickers wrote:PatCummings wrote:BlueKnickers wrote:Drummond was always the closest thing to Mitch out there anyway as far as beefy paint impediments goes. If you wanted someone for the biggest centers to bounce off of then Drummond is actually that guy.
He's a better shooter than Mitch and a better passer. His rebounding numbers last season per MPG were quite good.
The primary area Mitch has an advantage in is defensive range. He can chase defend people out to the perimeter. Drummond will mostly stay closer to the rim.
He's old and fat maybe, but he's actually still more skilled than Mitch ever was and can still give you 20 decent minutes a game.
If you were missing Mitch, then Drummond is just fine. As far as continuity goes, he maintains most of the same qualities we had in Mitch plus other qualities.
Also, I doubt they are done. We may still see another deal for an additional Center involving Deuce and maybe Dadiet.
Mitch can defend and protect the rim. Drummond can’t. I don’t think Drummond’s 3 pt shooting and passing outweighs that.
Perhaps you're going a little overboard making him sound like he's a revolving door like Julius Randle
This version of Drummond is not a good defender. He’s slow and has no vertical. He’s a really good rebounder. And maybe he found a corner 3. I hope I’m wrong and he can lock in. I’m concerned that his issue is physical more than effort. He’s slow and can’t jump which is hard to work with
He's still a big slab of meat in the middle you have to go around to score on. He takes up space in the paint and while some athletic types may drive into him, most of the time they will need to adjust if he is standing at the rim, jumping ability aside.
I know his defense has cratered from earlier in his career, but his size still factors in enough to matter.
Drummond can still rebound but he can’t guard a fire hydrant. Unless he goes on an intense weight loss program now. No Center can just stand in the crease and put his hands up.
Sure they can. That's what centers do, fat or skinny, fast or slow.
Good recap thread of available players
BlueKnickers wrote:PatCummings wrote:BlueKnickers wrote:Drummond was always the closest thing to Mitch out there anyway as far as beefy paint impediments goes. If you wanted someone for the biggest centers to bounce off of then Drummond is actually that guy.
He's a better shooter than Mitch and a better passer. His rebounding numbers last season per MPG were quite good.
The primary area Mitch has an advantage in is defensive range. He can chase defend people out to the perimeter. Drummond will mostly stay closer to the rim.
He's old and fat maybe, but he's actually still more skilled than Mitch ever was and can still give you 20 decent minutes a game.
If you were missing Mitch, then Drummond is just fine. As far as continuity goes, he maintains most of the same qualities we had in Mitch plus other qualities.
Also, I doubt they are done. We may still see another deal for an additional Center involving Deuce and maybe Dadiet.
Mitch can defend and protect the rim. Drummond can’t. I don’t think Drummond’s 3 pt shooting and passing outweighs that.
Perhaps you're going a little overboard making him sound like he's a revolving door like Julius Randle
Drummond is as mobile as Mitch McConnell
Allanfan20 wrote:Philc1 wrote:Alpha1971 wrote:Drummond could use some Ozempic. If he loses 15lbs he'll be better
That’s what I’m hoping for. Brown and co. get this guy to a treadmill and start him on a strict diet. He looked slower than Eddy Curry after Chinese Buffet last year
It’s a major problem and it’s going to set him up for getting injured over and over again.
Well that’s one way to make him lose weight. Give him 40+ minutes a night
martin wrote:Good recap thread of available players
Along these lines, I’ve been fooling around with some statmuse advanced stats lately. If you look at offensively rebounding efficiency, some of the most efficient per minute offensive rebounders last season include Mitch, Drummond, Hartenstein, and Sims. A lot of former Knicks plus current Knick in Drummond. The Knicks have a type for what they want in their backups. Kevon Looney was pretty high up the list, but so were Moussa Cisse and Dylan Cardwell. Both are really interesting young players. Cardwell especially has a lot of qualities Knicks front office loves. But the question is why would these teams let go of these guys ? But still these are the types of players I’m looking out for.
Remember we lost Ihart, and we kept thinking how great that team could have been. but would a team with Randle as a main piece really have won it all?
We don't make that KAT trade if Ihart had stayed.
Sucked to lose Divo, but Deuce broke out and then we got Shamet and Alvarado and so now we have 3 pieces for the price of 1. And that gave us great depth in case DDV were to get hurt, which he did in MIN.
Sucks to lose Mitch, but we'll recover again. We got his best years and the truth is he's been getting heavier and slower and his FT's were becoming more and more of an issue. And of course only 108 games played the past 3 years and that's with limiting his minutes. he was down to just 13.9 in the playoffs and we still dominated. His peak was probably manhandling the CAVS in the playoffs 3 years ago.
I'll always remember the dunk on Embiid and the big offensive rebound late in G5.
