I know it sounds kinda silly but I don’t undergsgandd why tall players like Mitchell Robinson and Nic Claxton are dedicating time working on rebounds and post moves in middle school and highschool instead of just training like a guard. They would be unstoppable if they just put the wolf into doing dribble moves and shooting instead of other stuff. What are your thoughts on this?

  • rabid89B
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    1 year ago

    Why don’t more people just become rich like Bill Gates?

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    1 year ago

    OP a lot of people here are giving you sarcastic answers but I don’t think your question is a bad one. The true answer is two fold. First of all not every 7 footer is as nimble and fluid as Wemby and Chet. Jonas Valanciunas could practice his entire life but he won’t be able to make Euro step dunks like Wemby. He’s just not athletic enough. Secondly, when these big guys are young they can dominate just because of their size and athleticism. So their high school and AAU coaches specifically tell them to only dunk and rebound and block shots because that’s whats best for the team.

    Guys built like Wemby and Chet physically are extremely rare, and even then guys who work hard enough AND are lucky enough to be in an environment that fosters their growth is basically a one in a million chance

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    We shall see if they have longevity. It advances the game and looks pretty sure, but with big bodies, doing that in the long run can break the body down. It might not be that good for them to be playing like guards as they get older year by year, time will tell how this will all age. Maybe big men just shooting Js and rebounding and staying down low could be the good thing

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    In any other era, those two would be broken like toothpicks. Adam Silver ruined the nba. Trust me, NBA will be all anorexic 7 footers in 10 years because of AdamSilvers shitty rule changes.

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    1 year ago

    Without the sarcastic comments that everyone is commenting, big man playing on the parameter is relatively new thing

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    1 year ago

    Why aren’t difficult things easy?