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On defense but it's pretty clear LaMarcus is way better than Poeltl on offense. LA also has to play with Bryn Forbes, DeMar DeRozan and Trey Lyles. That's not a good supporting cast, especially defensively
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On defense but it's pretty clear LaMarcus is way better than Poeltl on offense. LA also has to play with Bryn Forbes, DeMar DeRozan and Trey Lyles. That's not a good supporting cast, especially defensively
LaMarcus was out there with Murray, Belinelli, Forbes and DeRozan while Poeltl played with Gay, Walker, White and Mills. You tell me who had the better perimeter defenders around him in the 2nd half
This. You really can't compare the two. They're completely different players. LMA is a more well rounded player, and Poeltl although limited offensively, is slowly becoming a defensive force.
Can't let a discussion of Poeltl's defense go by without mentioning he has a coach named Tim Duncan.
, the cost of LMA on offense is both touches and spacing. With poertle you're not looking for points so you can design a better offense. That's not an argument for him, but it's why he looks better. An LMA who defers on offense, and just set screens would be as good.
Lol. This couldn't be more wrong. He's a net positive defender. (In fact through the last game, he was the only concurrent net positive defender AND offensive player on the team).
You should watch some games. LMA is horrible on both ends. Game like yesterday are not the norm anymore.
Ok, sure. Whatever you want to believe.
yeah, they're kinda expecting aldridge to be marcus camby on defense, not really what he does.
LA is solid on defense. He's the only player on the roster who's a positive on both ends. Teams are putting him in the pick & roll a lot, but if your help defenders in the pick & roll are Forbes and DeRozan it makes it difficult. He has to guard 2 players at the same time a lot and that doesn't work. The supporting cast is just not good enough, I don't see LaMarcus as the problem
Not as a consistent offensive threat, but in nearly every other facet, yes.
I'm not sure he can be relied upon to start unless the team acquires a forward that can score (at a high level) and set teammates up.
It's funny, in another thread people are talking about LMA needing to take more 3 pt shots. You know how many 3pt shots Poeltl has attempted in his entire NBA career? Two.
Yeah I find that weird. LA makes a three pointer in most games this year we asked dude shoot threes for years now and now that he finally does people find other stuff to on.
Yakob has been good, tbh. I would be wary of falling in love with a big with no offensive game and contend that they would be stupid to give him a big contract but, again, he's been good. Yes, more impactful than even Aldridge who has flat out stunk more often than not this season.
Ya they bagging him for not shooting threes in the other thread. This year he making a concerted effort at taking them allowing Demar to play off at PF. What fuking gameS are PPL watching. Lol
This thread wants to replace him with a guy that can't shoot them. Go figure. Lamarcus cant win tbh
^LMA should shoot more threes. 1.7 per is not enough. Then there is the fact that he is obviously physically declining....If he wants to extend his career then he needs to extend his range and take those shots with the same confidence he has when he takes those disgusting turn-around fadeaway 2's over smaller defenders.
problem is he's really inefficient with them right now, and i doubt he's going to see a lot of improvement during the course of the season
At least Yakob isn’t playing behind the corpse of Pau anymore
Who said this is an LMA bashing thread? I've always had a soft spot for LMA and have defended him plenty of times over the years. This is more about what a difference maker Yakob is than about bashing LMA. The drop off in defense is apparent. Offensively, while LMA is clearly the more skilled guy...his style can bog down the team's offense. Yakob does a lot of little things (offensive rebounding, screens, rolling, being in the right spots) that help him not be the liability that his lack of skill would lead you to believe.
Not saying TPA is the be all end all, but it kind of matches up with the eye test. This is what I mean by "impact". LMA isn't a bad defender and is the better offensive player but Yak is just so elite at defense and does enough on offense to not be a liability.
But Pau is still getting paid more money by the Spurs than JakobAt least Yakob isn’t playing behind the corpse of Pau anymore
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