Originally Posted by
GSH
Yeah, people scream about West all the time and I wonder if they don't understand - he's not a Center. He's played the 4 his whole career, and he's being forced to play the 5 here out of necessity. It's beyond unfair to have those kinds of expectations of him. For who/what he is, I think he's played damned well all season. The position issues aren't on him - he's just making lemonade. Put him on the floor with a legit C, and he's still a pretty effective PF.
But you're right - that doesn't change the fact that the Spurs need a legit C on the floor against OKC. The question is whether Tim still has enough in the tank to be one.
Boban's production per minute is incredible, but I don't think he could handle long stretches. I'd sort of like to see him get 4 minutes or so each half, when OKC's starters aren't in the game. Maybe draw some fouls from Kanter and Adams. Put up some cheap, easy points. Maybe take a lot of attention in the middle, so West can go to work in his element. Then get him off before the Thunder have a chance to make adjustments. I don't think it's likely to happen, but the Spurs really need some size to counter these OKC bigs.