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Okogie the new Wolves PF
Posted: Sun Dec 06, 2020 12:51 pm
by kekgeek
Dane Moore asked Saunders what there bigs would be this year and said Okogie will be playing some PF this year
Re: Okogie the new Wolves PF
Posted: Sun Dec 06, 2020 12:53 pm
by kekgeek
Also says he expects the C rotation being Towns/Vanderbilt/Reid
Re: Okogie the new Wolves PF
Posted: Sun Dec 06, 2020 12:57 pm
by Camden [enjin:6601484]
Yep, I noted a four-guard lineup as a possibility that Saunders had hinted at in the Ricky Rubio presser. He's in way over his head. I can't wait to see those lineups get bullied on the glass and absolutely beaten down in the paint.
Re: Okogie the new Wolves PF
Posted: Sun Dec 06, 2020 1:06 pm
by Coolbreeze44
A system that's proven not to work with much better players than we have. This could be ugly.
Re: Okogie the new Wolves PF
Posted: Sun Dec 06, 2020 1:09 pm
by Monster
I remember when Thibs said Bazz was gonna get minutes at PF. I don't think it ever happened. I wouldn't get to riled up about the possibility of Okogie playing a couple minutes at PF...if he ever does.
Re: Okogie the new Wolves PF
Posted: Sun Dec 06, 2020 1:34 pm
by kekgeek
The reason why I hate this so much. Is we get no advantage with Okogie playing PF. Sweet they get to put there PF on Okogie and not guard him and let him shoot 3s. Sweet we get one of the worst 3 pt shooters to get open 3s. Okogie also won't be able to intiate offense and if he does it will be really bad. Wolves legit get no offense advantage. Then all the negatives in getting out rebounded, Okogie giving up possibly 6 inches and multiple lbs on people. Wolves legit get no advantage.
If Edwards was playing the 4 I wouldn't love it but at least Edwards could kill 4s on the offensive end and put pressure on opposing defenses.
Hopefully it is just coach talk but when we are talking about the least experienced coach in the NBA I don't think it is.
Re: Okogie the new Wolves PF
Posted: Sun Dec 06, 2020 1:53 pm
by worldK
I aboslutely hate a 4 guard lineup! Especially when the guards that will play the 4'cant shoot. As keek said, no advantage whatsoever for us.
Re: Okogie the new Wolves PF
Posted: Sun Dec 06, 2020 2:15 pm
by BizarroJerry [enjin:6592520]
I like Okogie as a part time PF. He weighs as much as a lot of them, albeit a little shorter but he's aggressive and can wall up against bigger guys
Re: Okogie the new Wolves PF
Posted: Sun Dec 06, 2020 2:23 pm
by 60WinTim
One advantage is it reduces the number opportunities for an opponent to use screens to create a one-on-one mismatch...
Re: Okogie the new Wolves PF
Posted: Sun Dec 06, 2020 2:37 pm
by Lipoli390
CoolBreeze44 wrote:A system that's proven not to work with much better players than we have. This could be ugly.
Yes Cool. This is going to get very ugly. As Cam said, Ryan is in way over his head. Honestly, so is Rosas. It will be particularly painful this season because we'll have no draft picks to fall back on.