(12-03-2022 12:09 AM)truEMU07 Wrote:  

(12-02-2022 11:33 PM)RamyEMU Wrote:  

(12-02-2022 07:51 AM)Bob Wickersham Wrote:  

(12-01-2022 05:51 PM)TheWoodenNickle Wrote:  Emoni is NOT a center. Discussion of putting him there just because he is tall is rubbish. You can solve one problem by creating another problem.

Good lord. Emoni at center is one of the most ridiculous suggestions I have seen in quite some time. It points to a serious lack of basketball understanding, I think we just need to put that idea to bed and quickly move on.

I am totally siding with Super on this one. The idea is for Emoni to play center defensively. He has height, leaping ability, and enough quickness to time a block on a shot when the player is coming towards his position. Why is it such a bad idea? Not trying to argue with anyone, just curious why this is so shocking?

Super, I am going to borrow the coffee in support of your idea!

I think in spurts you can play him as a center, but the biggest disadvantage have nothing to do with height or quickness - - he's not strong enough and he's not even 200 lbs. It'd be asking a lot from Emoni to have him trying to defend a big that will back him down and go to work. And his offensive efficiency is bound to drop if he's got to put in extra work defensively guarding a team's big.

Now, I still think there are variations of the lineup that would work well offensively while giving up any advantages that playing Geeter/Randle/Gholson down low defensively might provide. I just don't think you can play it for very long stretches of time. Sort of like how the Warriors go to their "small ball" lineup with Draymond. A change-of-pace type move as opposed to the regular.

That is my point, even if his man wants to back him down that is a long process and you can scheme a double team with the forwards (reallize thus might cause other problems too). But what Emoni brings is quickness and length to contest/divert/slow down the quick penetration Drives that no one seems to be stopping. Maybe this causes other problems, but seems the best solution. But I really don’t know what I am talking about.