Once again, you fail to grasp that the PF position has completely changed and it's necessary to have someone who can defend out to the 3pt line and deal with the quickness and shooting ability of the elite talent at the 4. Might help that Cousins get some easier looks just maybe? And I very much like the idea of getting 2 good rebounders, ZBO and BG away from the rim and as well as the 2 best goalies in basketball, Davis and Ibaka. And if Tiago Splitter or Donatas are beating you, then you got bigger problems.Īnd THEN there's also the factor that all those guys who have to deal with Rudy on the offensive end, where I'd say he has a quickness advantage on all of them, sans possibly Davis. BG and Davis spend a significant time of the perimeter and when they do get to the basket, its most of the time using their quickness to beat you off the dribble from the elbow/high post, or through the PnR. LMA, Dirk, Ibaka shoot mid-range jumpers and live on the outside. He's a dying breed at the PF position as one of the last (really only) guys who like to bang inside and play in the post. Click to expand.Let's have fun backing up our opinion with actual numbers rather than useless drivel shall we?ĭonatas- 137/675 (127 3s, almost no mid-range jumpers)- 20.2%Įxactly ONE of those PF's is a bad match-up for Rudy and it's ZBO.
