Re: G vs the Cavs
Posted: Sat Dec 28, 2019 10:58 pm
CoolBreeze44 wrote:WildWolf2813 wrote:As for the system, here's the problem with the system other than the personnel: the system is still behind where the league is now, which is pace and space but with bigger players. Rosas and Saunders I guess still think they can play anyone anywhere and get away with it as long as they run. It's not gonna cut it. It just makes everything unnecessarily confusing. At the end of the day, being versatile is one thing. Putting someone at a less than optimal position is not conducive to success. The teams that win championships still tend to have a C/PF/SF/SG/PG.
Lastly, I was a proponent of Culver, but as Wiggins' replacement. If they're using him at anything other than SG for the purpose of replacing Wiggins, there's no point in him being here. Never mind that though, if this team really wants to show they're interested in developing him, send Culver down to Iowa. It's no different that a hyped prospect being called up to the majors and getting torched or not hitting a lick. Sending him down to work on stuff is common and accepted. Most of all, Culver doesn't know the feeling of having a game where he's the man at this level. Send him to G-League and let him play somewhere to give him the belief that there's a good player in him. It's working at least for the other guys. If they can't get over the initial ridicule of sending a top pick down, then how committed are they to development, because there isn't any development happening. I'm not giving up on him by any means, but this is reminiscent of Flynn in the triangle.
What?
In other words, attempting to shoehorn him into being a PG never once made sense and always reeked of needing to justify moving up to get him and not selecting Coby White and missing out on Garland. On top of that it tries to make it easier to have Culver and Wiggins out there together and not have to choose. I never envisioned a scenario where both of them are here together long term. Unfortunately Culver is playing so badly that this idea shouldn't even worth discussing as he should be in Iowa retooling his entire game.
That brings me to this: once upon a time these guys were good basketball players somewhere. At a certain point, this is on the players. It's still basketball. Whatever it was that got them here, do it. This team is great at turning addition and subtraction into calculus. I get more enjoyment out of watching the Iowa team because at least there's progress being made.