WTFdidNBAbigsGO
07-03-2015, 09:54 PM
With all this hype about small ball, emphasis to have quick athletes at all positions so they can run all over the floor, has the need for a big bruising CENTERS gone?
Okafor fits this build, a big man that, if he was in the 90s, would fit the style perfectly and would be wanted by all teams. Back to the basket, clogs the lane, stay close to the rim and his inability to switch screens, covers guards, etc would not matter as much as it does today.
Are traditional bigs like Val, Brook, Embiid, Okafor, Pek and others going to become even less important in the future or could they eventually make a comeback?
Guys like Drummond, Noel, Mozgov, Horford, Cousins, Davis and other quick feet bigs that are good in the PnR game are desired more than the guy that will post on the block and call for the ball.
We saw this with Dwight, he wants to be the man to go on the block but the style that wants to be played by coaches put him in PnR's instead. (I know he is slightly above avg. on the block but still)
The big brusing centres all want to play in the post but teams are shunning that and instead want a more perimeter orientated style, you guys think that this will change back to how things were or will the NBA become an even more perimeter dominated game.
Okafor fits this build, a big man that, if he was in the 90s, would fit the style perfectly and would be wanted by all teams. Back to the basket, clogs the lane, stay close to the rim and his inability to switch screens, covers guards, etc would not matter as much as it does today.
Are traditional bigs like Val, Brook, Embiid, Okafor, Pek and others going to become even less important in the future or could they eventually make a comeback?
Guys like Drummond, Noel, Mozgov, Horford, Cousins, Davis and other quick feet bigs that are good in the PnR game are desired more than the guy that will post on the block and call for the ball.
We saw this with Dwight, he wants to be the man to go on the block but the style that wants to be played by coaches put him in PnR's instead. (I know he is slightly above avg. on the block but still)
The big brusing centres all want to play in the post but teams are shunning that and instead want a more perimeter orientated style, you guys think that this will change back to how things were or will the NBA become an even more perimeter dominated game.