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LMA > yakob but yakob embraced his role in the second unit as a defender and bruiser. please bench forbes!
Only on Spurs talk does a guy that gets 20 10 with 4 blocks get relegated to scrub status. Jakob and LAwere both great tonight just differently.
This and keep Rudy to the bench when he giving nothing.
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Lma > yakob but yakob is the better fit
Struggled against Allen.
Nobody called LMA a scrub but Yak just impacts the game more. The way he takes over games on defense, the amount of points he saves...that's more valuable than 18 PPG on 16 FGAs, imo. Every time LMA is out there I just find myself wishing Yak was out there instead. Make him the starting center, play him 35 MPG, and you get elite rim protection and 10 PPG.
He's good at defense but he can't make 4 footers most of the time he couldn't average 10.0 be serious.
Numbers dont matter, when your team loses. Best example is Irving in his boston time.
Poeltl saves so many points on defense, which makes up anything he does not provide on offense, whilst with LMA when he scores 20 Points, he gives up 30.
But he really doesn't dude was excellent on defense today while making clutch shots to preserve the lead in the 4th.
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IDK if LMA's defense is THAT bad. It's not like he's a complete bum on that end like Belli or Forbes. LMA is probably an average defender but the drop off from Yakob is so huge that I still agree with your overarching point...the trade off is worth it despite Yak's offensive limitations.
Comparing LMA and Poeltl ppg is dumb because Poeltl takes away WAY more points on defense than LMA does...
lol excellent on defense
The Nets went from being scared to attack the rim with Yakob to consecutive layups at the rim as soon as LMA checked in in the 4th Qtr.
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If that were the case, than explain why the Nets suddenly made a run as soon as Poeltl got off the court. In the Ende the Spurs managed to win, but a 9 Points lead shrunk to a 2 Points lead in few possesions and LMA was partly responsible for it.
Wow beating another juggernaut. At this rate Spurs will break 20 wins by the AS break.
Watching it's pretty obvious why . He covering bellis man on the switch whos man got a full head of steam with an open laneway. Bell is D was non exhsistent.
LA was also responsible for getting stops soon after and offensively he took over.
Good Lord what game were you all watching.
You know it, and I know it. You’d think an NBA coach who emphasized D most of his career would also know it.
There's no argument Jacob is the better help defender but overall impact LA is still the man. You also can't ignore defensive weeklinks both big men have to make up for . Instead pop could matchup better and not leave it up to spurs rim protectors as a last resort. You all missing the main issue here.
If I was Pop maximize Jacob by starting him again. They had a terrible start again today.
What some of you fools don't realize, If pop plays Jacob in more for LA it will force him into prioritizing spacing and playing of his pets. He will be convinced Jacob can cover for them. Pop needs to go back to matching up.
Last edited by Slippy; 12-20-2019 at 03:23 AM.
can yakob be in the all defensive second unit? I think he has a block in every game. he just needs to polish his perimeter shooting. LMA was huge down the stretch, the pick and pop with DDR was great. Good win guys!
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