Dual Center offense?

[jagu]

Gortat seems to prefer playing with Rolo side to side from his interviews. He's right about the Wall that that would create for guys driving into the paint in his latest inteview.

 

[sunsfan88]

Gortat seems to prefer playing with Rolo side to side from his interviews. He's right about the Wall that that would create for guys driving into the paint in his latest inteview.

Yea I noticed that too.

From Gentry's interviews, it looks he'll get a shot at it.

 

[JCSunsfan]

Yea I noticed that too.

From Gentry's interviews, it looks he'll get a shot at it.

IfGortat can produce some offense on the p and r, then they might get some time together.

 

[Budden]

And to think, a week and a half ago, Earl Barron was the only starting center in the Suns' lineup! Now, the Suns have the option of starting not one, but TWO below-average centers. We'd be just like the Lakers! Not today's Lakers, but the Lakers when they had Kwame Brown and Ronni Turiaf. They never started together, but Phil Jackson and Tex Winter probably didn't have the creativity to make it work.

 

[sunsfan88]

And to think, a week and a half ago, Earl Barron was the only starting center in the Suns' lineup! Now, the Suns have the option of starting not one, but TWO below-average centers. We'd be just like the Lakers! Not today's Lakers, but the Lakers when they had Kwame Brown and Ronni Turiaf. They never started together, but Phil Jackson and Tex Winter probably didn't have the creativity to make it work.

Is this sarcasm?

Your comparing Gortat to Kwame Brown?

 

[Budden]

Is this sarcasm?

Your comparing Gortat to Kwame Brown?

Nope, it's not sarcasm at all. I believe that Phil Jackson and Tex Winter aren't creative coaches, I believe Kwame Brown and Ronnie Turiaf would've been a really good starting front-court, and I'm excited about the prospect of starting two below-average centers. What would give you the idea that I was being anything but sincere?


BTW, the paragraph above is sarcastic. I would put that "sarcasm" emotocon thing somewhere in this post, but then that might get confused as me being ironic.

Truthfully, my take is that it's unrealistic to think that a starting front court of Lopez and Gortat would work out. If you want to have a good front court, you get yourself a good center and a good power forward. Two examples that come to mind are.. Shaquille O'neal and Amar'e Stoudemire; or Robin Lopez and Amar'e Stoudemire. That's the reason that Steve Kerr assembled the roster that way (it's also one of the most unfortunate consequences of Kerr's decision to hire Terry Porter).

Hopefully, Gortat will prove himself to be the center some here believe him to be. If that happens, perhaps Lopez will slide to the bench. That would be the best case scenario. Perhaps over the long haul, Gortat won't be able to beat out Lopez for the starting spot, in which case he'll wind up getting minutes in a backup role. But if Gortat could play power forward and be effective, he would've gotten a lot more minutes in Orlando playing alongside Dwight Howard.

 

[sunsfan88]

No he wouldnt because Orlando refused to bench Lewis. They were auditioning Lewis hoping that he will play well so they can get good value in return for trading him.

Another reason is because they dont have a backup center that fits their style of offense so they needed Gortat to spell Howard when he's in foul trouble or gets injured or somethin.

And their style of offense requires only one guy in the paint doing everything while there are shooters all around him.

We have a backup center in Frye who can fit this system as a backup center. Also for our offense, its ok to have two big guys IF at least one of them is a good mid-range shooter. That works for us because Lopez is quickly developing a reliable stroke from the 10-15ft margin which enables Gortat to be the "roll" players in the PnR and gives Nash three other options to dish the ball off too if the opponents cover the PnR well.

 

[sunsfan88]

I think he should get a fair shot at PF before we write him off. And it needs to happen before our season in such a big hole that we wont be able to dig it back up.

Against LA it would be perfect to try it since they have a great front court of Griffin & Kaman and even if it doesnt work, the Clippers arent that good so we would probably still win.

 

[Chaplin]

I think he should get a fair shot at PF before we write him off. And it needs to happen before our season in such a big hole that we wont be able to dig it back up.

Against LA it would be perfect to try it since they have a great front court of Griffin & Kaman and even if it doesnt work, the Clippers arent that good so we would probably still win.

The Clippers are missing most of their frontcourt, including Kaman.

 

[DeAnna]

Lopez can continue to do what he does.

...and that would be ... ??? what?

I have been sayin for a while that Frye should be on the bench, I'm glad someone else noticed too.

I think you got that backwards, lol. Lopez should be on the bench - he's terrible. At least Frye can give them some offense.

 

[JCSunsfan]

...and that would be ... ??? what?



I think you got that backwards, lol. Lopez should be on the bench - he's terrible. At least Frye can give them some offense.

Yes.

 

[Covert Rain]

...and that would be ... ??? what?

I think you got that backwards, lol. Lopez should be on the bench - he's terrible. At least Frye can give them some offense.

EXACTLY!. Frye is soft sometimes but having said that he averages more rebounds, more blocks and more points then Robin Lopez.

Given the possible scenarios put the best two starting big men on the floor makes the most sense to me. Any starting lineup with Lopez in it and the way he is playing makes no sense IMO. I said it before and I will say it again. Lopez is not starter material and never would start on a good basketball team.

The best lineup as of RIGHT NOW should be be Gortat and Frye as our starting bigs.