Well to start the season in my opinion I think this is the most realistic. I think Mo will get more time at SG then he will PG.
Robinson 20 minutes at center? As in he's defending the best post player on the opposing team? Not. Gonna. Happen. That's why the Blazers got Lopez; so LMA wouldn't have to defend the best post player on the other team when Leonard wasn't on the floor. Why not just re-sign JJ if you're going to have Robinson play 20 mpg at center, a position he's never played, let alone for 20 mpg?
Why do you think 20 minutes at center? Even if Aldridge plays 36 minutes, that still leaves 12 for the backup power forward. That's 12 minutes right there. He can play with Lopez and hopefully Aldridge can log a couple minutes at center. Even if it's only 5 minutes, that's 17 minutes total for Robinson at power forward.
Because that's what the poster I was responding to posted. I find Robinson playing 20mpg at center to be a very big concern, considering he couldn't even stay on the floor as a PF last year. Can't the Blazers just let him be a back-up PF and grow into whatever niche he finds at that position. A more athletic Reggie Evans is a nice stretch goal, IMO.
I agree with you on the minutes that you propose, NateBishop3. Perry the Platypus's idea of having Robinson play center for 20 mpg is unrealistic, IMO. If he does, then this team whiffed on Leonard and/or Freeland as a bigger body inside, and with some post moves.
All I'm saying is that when Lopez is off the floor, I would feel much more comfortable with Robinson guarding the opposition's best post player than I would with MyLe. You disagree with this assessment? And why not re-sign JJ? A) he cost more than Robinson; B) Hickson doesn't defend
Well, of course, I don't know for sure. It's a just a thought. But I do think that he will command some time by his play alone. And more at the two and not the one.
I know you consider him garbage now that he hasn't showed he can run the point guard. But there are reasons why insiders like David Aldridge thinks a player like McCollum will put Portland on the map. I'm trusting their word and thinking they have a stud.
That would be pretty ballsy of a non-high profile rookie commanding minutes with a team that is loaded with a good front court already. Especially when he hasn't even shown anything in the NBA yet. I mean lets not act like we just drafted a Damion Lillard all over again.
When I say command, I don't mean with verbiage or a demand, I mean by his play. I think he will make the coach play him. As for Damion Lillard. Haven't you heard the comparison already? Not saying that he is because he obviously struggles to run the point. But the comparisons have been made.
I definitely don't want him at center. We played that circus last year and I don't want a repeat. Not saying Robinson and Hickson are the same player, but we got Lopez for a reason. I don't see any point playing Robinson at center. Play Lopez 30 minutes, Aldridge 5-6, and let MyLe take the rest. Obviously these numbers can change depending on the game, whether it's a key opponent and Aldridge needs to play more, or it's a bigger team like the Pacers and we need more of Robinson. It's all conjecture at this point anyway. I'm most excited to see training camp and preseason because I think things will shake themselves out.
He's probably the difference of this team making the playoffs and not. Scoring off the bench is what stopped this team last year. He will bring a lot of that IMO. In time, I think he will prove that he is a offensive juggernaut in the mold of your man Montae Ellis.
I just don't think Meyers is in any way a center that benefits LaMarcus inside. That is the whole reason to not have LaMarcus play center, so someone else is doing the dirty work. Robinson can rebound and bang with other bigs, Leonard can't. If anything I might call Meyers a SF before I called him a center. Robinson can do the rebounding and his defense was better than expected. I'm sure we'll see lineups where LaMarcus plays with either second year player early in the season and then we can make better judgement. But regardless; LaMarcus played a ton of the backup center minutes years ago when we had Camby or Pryzbilla starting and that worked fine. The problem isn't him playing center 10 or 15 mins a night; it was last year when he had to effectively play center 40 minutes a night every time he was on the court.
Maybe as an experiment. But that will be short lived. Not enough ball handling skills with that unit. I would rather see Claver in the game if they need to go big/long. (Instead of Robinson)
