Thu Jul 06, 2017 6:02 pm
Outlaw_Wales wrote:Chicagojayfan wrote:go_jays wrote:Well, I think Hegner is a very good defender at the 4 but not nearly as good at the 5. Saying he is the best post defender we have doesn't really say much. So, while I can't disagree with you at the moment... I'm really, really, really (fingers legs, arms and toes crossed) hoping that can't be said by the time the season begins.
As a matter fact, I think it makes a huge difference in how successful our season will be as to whether or not Martin can step up his defense and become "the man" there.
Martin's almost always played the 5, so the best case is if he can turn it up and play big minutes. He's by far our best rebounder and will clean up the boards nicely. It's just the other things he needs to worry about.
Don't underrate Hegner at the 5 on defense. He will be overmatched by some really big guys, but even last year Mac often had him play the D on the opposing 5 and let Patton play the weakside (e.g., as with Delgado)
That was WAY more a result of Patton's defensive problems than Hegner's defensive abilities. Toby is a stretch 4 kind of player. He's not really a post player on either side of the ball -- and if we are seeing him play a lot of 5 next year, it's a bad sign. That's not a knock at all on Toby, but a reality that if we're relying on a guy who is not a post player as our best post defender then we've got problems.
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Fri Jul 07, 2017 3:26 pm
JacobPadilla wrote:Toby is the biggest player on the roster other than Suarez in terms of height and weight. Why is it such a bad thing for him to guard opposing 5s? He's not Echenique inside but he's fine. And based on his injury problems, I don't know when he'll regain full mobility anyway if we want him out guarding in space. On the other end, he's an even bigger mismatch on the perimeter for centers if we're trying to space the floor for Tazz and Marcus.
Wed Oct 04, 2017 6:18 pm
go_jays wrote:Saurez may have experience, but not in Mac's system. While I am sure that Suarez will see plenty of time this year, I would be surprised if it were ahead of Martin... who HAS been in Mac's system... even though he doesn't have a lot of PT. But, who knows for sure. I guess I'm hoping that Martin develops more than playing behind a player that has just come into the system.
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Thu Oct 05, 2017 1:07 pm
Thu Oct 05, 2017 8:32 pm
gtmoBlue wrote:Just for clarity's sake are you speaking "many" vs a few or "Many" as in Manny vs Kreklow?
Thu Oct 05, 2017 9:23 pm