JV is not 3 seasons away from running plays for him in the post. Next season I think he'll already have a couple of moves down well enough for that.* He's also going to score on the glass and on the rolls/cuts he makes. If the PF we get is also a shooting threat, like Millsap (pipe dream though, IMO), then it's fine, because he can score from anywhere. But I don't want a guy who is basically only effective in the low-post, especially since most of those guys only fit as Cs these days.Having a PF who is more solid from the perimeter would still help the Raps post game, whether it's JV (or whatever big) or Gay/Demar down in the post. Floor spacing (with proper shot selection) is desperately lacking from this team, because there are too many poor shooters mixed in with ball stoppers.
The other thing people really have to remember, is that post-up threats don't have to be big, low post players. Miami uses LeBron in the mid-post. NY uses Melo. OKC uses Durant. LA uses Kobe. MIA even uses Wade as well in the post...The Raps will have a size advantage almost every night at both wing positions. Demar is already becoming a pretty good post scorer. And Rudy needs to get better at seeing the doubles, but is also good at initiating offense from the post. There again, having a good shooter would be hugely beneficial.
There's more than one way to skin a cat
*The fundamentals of JV's moves are really solid...this includes the fact that I don't think I've seen a Raptor actually know how to establish post position like he does (but never gets the ball) since Kevin Willis was here.
The other thing people really have to remember, is that post-up threats don't have to be big, low post players. Miami uses LeBron in the mid-post. NY uses Melo. OKC uses Durant. LA uses Kobe. MIA even uses Wade as well in the post...The Raps will have a size advantage almost every night at both wing positions. Demar is already becoming a pretty good post scorer. And Rudy needs to get better at seeing the doubles, but is also good at initiating offense from the post. There again, having a good shooter would be hugely beneficial.
There's more than one way to skin a cat
*The fundamentals of JV's moves are really solid...this includes the fact that I don't think I've seen a Raptor actually know how to establish post position like he does (but never gets the ball) since Kevin Willis was here.
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