JB7 wrote:will wrote:JB7 wrote:
If you had a choice between Turner and Yak, who would you pick?
Turner and Yak are both 28 (160 days separating birth), Yak is signed for 3 more years at $19.5M, while Turner has one more year at $19.9M.
Do teams want a 3 point shooting, shot blocking big that can knock down FT at a 77% career average clip?
Or
Do teams want a rebounding, shot blocking big that cannot hit FT?
If you consider shot blocking the be all and end of all of defence, then Turner is your man. But part of the reason the Pacers are so horrible defensively is because of Turner.
And he is a big that is not great at scoring at the rim, and not very mobile.
So you get shot blocking and 3pt shooting, but no scoring around the rim, offensive or defensive rebounding, which are probably the most critical roles of a big.
Yeah one of Poeltls greatest strength is that he is a top 5 finisher around the rim. Maybe even top 3. To omit that is intentionally leaving out one of his greatest strengths.