Is bigmans existence reliant apon defense??

[NZStreetBaller]

With small ball being a more effective offensive approach in modern day approach. Are big men literally there for the sake of preventing inside offense? Srs question.

[LoneyROY7]

Illegal defense honestly.

[4 Inches]

Bigs nowadays are there to use up fouls. No more no less

[NZStreetBaller]

Bigs nowadays are there to use up fouls. No more no less

Forcing easy layups to be earned at the freethrow line?

[KNOW1EDGE]

Protecting the paint, setting screens, rebounding the ball, scoring inside which opens up jump shots for guards etc etc

So to answer your question, no.

[Akrazotile]

Depends what you mean by "BIG" man.


We talkin bout Lebron here??

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Depends what you mean by "BIG" man.


We talkin bout Lebron here??
Aye ;)

[Akrazotile]

Aye ;)


Color me not surprised. Thick Daddy James' reputation reaches far, and WIDE :oldlol:

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Color me not surprised. Thick Daddy James' reputation reaches far, and WIDE :oldlol:
No doubt! The truth is finally being heard

[DonDadda59]

Bigs nowadays only exist to eat salary cap ala Christian Thompson.

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Bigs nowadays only exist to eat salary cap ala Christian Thompson.
Illegal defense!

2 shots

[DonDadda59]

Illegal defense!

2 shots

Christian stay in the lane too long? :confusedshrug:

$16 mil down the drain :facepalm

[GoatBoy]

Why is everyone so obsessed with Lebron's ****?

[3ball]

ridiculous

[3ball]

:facepalm

[3ball]

With small ball being a more effective offensive approach in modern day approach. Are big men literally there for the sake of preventing inside offense? Srs question.


Now that we have tracking-stats for players, we know that today's post players still achieve elite efficiency on the post - last season, the top 5 big men in post efficiency were Jonas Valcunious, Kevin Love, Donatas Montejunas, Lamarcus Aldridge, and Marc Gasol.. However, these guys suck compared to the bigs from 1996 - these guys would be thoroughly dominating today's game:

Hakeem
Shaq
Robinson
Ewing
Alonzo
Sabonis
Karl Malone
Barkley
Webber
Kemp

And probably Rik Smits, Vin Baker, Dino Radja, and certainly Derrick Coleman.

It's a mathematical fact that without 3-pointers, the efficiency of screen rolls/drive-and-kick plummets and becomes not worthwhile compared to post-ups.. This proves that the decline in post-ups is due to higher efficiency drive-and-kick made possible by more 3-pointers, not defensive tactics.. In the absence of 3-pointers, no amount of defensive strategy could prevent post-ups from supplanting drive-and-kick.

Since post-ups, mid-range, off-ball and isolations were the only things left in the 80's without the 3-pointers needed to make drive-and-kick back worthwhile, we can say with certainty that Lebron would be a lesser player back then - he's simply not elite in any of these areas.