Quote Originally Posted by Man In Black
No, I disagree. That turns Tim into Garnett and that's NEVER been Tim. In the past, we all know this, there's been an OVER-RELIANCE on Tim. Which meant that when the ball was going into the post, that Tim was gonna 4-down the team to victory. This year, Pop has established an UNDER-RELIANCE on Tim.
Pop throws fastball with the perimeter attack and the curve with Tim. It's more balanced but playing to the strength of what to do next. It's this balance that keeps the opponent off-balance. I'm holding the optimism line, but unlike LAL bandwagon, my team has the record and, for the most part, steady play, that backs up my hypotheses.

I'm not going to debate the whole CIA Pop theory - just talking about Tim re-posting.

Tell you what. Watch the next few games, and look for Tim to re-post. Then tell me if you see him get the ball closer to the basket. I'd be surprised if you see it happen once. And it didn't just start being an issue this season. It was really obvious in the playoffs last season.

It doesn't matter if that has never been Tim's game. It's his game now. And it's not an indictment on Tim. A lot of good big men have extended their careers by shooting from farther away from the basket. McDyess used to be a beast around the rim, too, and now he shoots a lot of jumpers. He was smart enough to adjust.

Tim can still finesse his way to the rim, but he needs that shot off the glass to keep defenders honest. But you aren't going to see him playing re-post closer to the basket like he used to. At least not very often.