re: Why is Favors playing Center?

I still haven’t even got an answer from the title of the thread......

The thread title says, “Why is Favors playing Center?”

Am I going to get an answer, probably not.....

WHY IS FAVORS PLAYING CENTER ON THIS PELICAN TEAM?

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Where are all the people calling me an idiot for their reasoning for him to play C?

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They're replying to you with reasons why he can play C.

Wow, this article is straight up all opinion...

Let me see one person stat why he should be playing C on this Pelican team.

There has not been an actual reason yet.

Because he's better suited to play center in Gentry's system. The Pels don't want two traditional bigs on the floor at the same time (for the most part). They want their PF to be a 4th guy who can run and be a dynamic scorer, like Zion, or someone who can stretch the floor like Melli.

Favors strengths are in the paint as a rim protector, rebounder, and someone who can roll to the rim, not as a floor stretcher or a guy who is going to get out on the break. He's shown he can guard bigger guys in the pivot, defend at the rim against guards and wings who penetrate, rebound and make the outlet pass. In Gentry's system, Favors belongs at the 5.

You have to disregard most of what you've seen from Favors in a Pels uniform. He's been slowed by injury his entire time with the club. Wait for a bigger sample size before deciding what he can do and can't do in the pivot.

See now this is good reasoning and proof that Gentry is the wrong coach.

Therefore dump Gentry and move Favors to PF.

frick off.

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Wow, this article is straight up all opinion...

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There’s all statistics in it. You’re not good at this

Firstly he is 6'9" without shoes.
Nobody gives two fricks what an NBA player is without shoes. He is 6'10 and has a 7'4" wingspan.

He is the best defensive big on this team and sets the best screen due to his girth.

When he isn't injured and played about 10 to 15 games you'll see he is the best player at the 5. He doesn't need the ball in his hands to make an impact. Okafor and Melli do.

With Ball, Jrue, Ingram and Zion being ball dominant his will be important.

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Why should he play C for the Pels?

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Stop with the positions and we might actually be able to discuss the issue.

The role the Pels want him to play is rim protector on defense. You seem to disagree with this because part of your reasoning that he should "play PF" is that he was "getting abused". Despite many people around the league considering him a high level rim protector, you're using 3 games he's played injured as proof that he's bad at protecting the rim, or in your parlance, "defending centers".

On offense, the PJ Browns and David Wests of the world have been replaced by importing Euro stretch 4s like Melli and Mirotic, guys that can hit 3s instead of shots in the "dumb zone". If we were having this dicussion in the 2000's your arguments would have merit, but in 2019 the league has changed too much to play Favors or really anyone in the manner you're advocating.

And if all of those structural changes weren't enough to rebut your argument, Favors is a career 38% shooter from 10-16 feet and 32% from 16-3pt. By comparison David West shot 42% and 47% from those ranges. PJ Brown shot 44% and 45%. So his track record suggests he's a homeless man's version of David West.

If your position had been Favors sucks, let's move him ASAP, you might have had a leg to stand on, although there is the issue of sample size. But "We can fix this problem by playing him like David West" is not supported by any of the evidence. Sometimes you just need to take the L, say "my bad guys" and move on.

I’m not taking a L, but with Favors at C the Pels will take a lot.