It never mattered because it was never an issue and he would never be asked to bang with anybody down low because nobody does that currently in today's NBA. Mobley would have been in the same position here playing with Wood and AS.
They made it one more time. AMAZING!! With 4 more wins in the WCF. Mindblowing!! Harden has had more success in the playoffs... but if the conversation is around who is discussing this rationally we have: You = Lillard paired with Beal and LaVine Me = Lillard paired with Harden Which group do you think he is closer to?
Nope. It would matter if Mobley wasn't playing next to Allen as the Cavs front court is better defensively. Jarret Allen is a better rebounder and rim protector than Wood, Theis and AS. The Cavs play essentially 3 bigs with their starting unit, we don't. Offensively.... Garland is a better PG than KPJ. Mobley is looking good, but it's in part to the environment. Same with Barnes, who looks like he has the most upside. edited to help people read.
So you are glossing over the fact that that Lillard has been swept multiple times in the 1st round against lower seeded teams and got swept in WCF. The fact that you actually think it is an argument is amazing. I have no idea why you think the bolded has anything to do with this discussion. The discussion is you trying to claim Lillard playoff success is anything close to Hardens.
So you think Mobley is looking good because of the environment. Gotcha, you do you I have no words for that.
Original article behind ESPN+ paywall, but it wasn't a fan rumor. https://www.thedreamshake.com/2021/...ley-and-jalen-suggs-in-for-workouts-nba-draft
The rookies who are doing well are only doing well due to everyone around them and Green looking like trash in 4 out of 5 games is everyone else's fault. That's pretty much the current narrative....and somehow they think people will buy it.
Uh you literally paired Lillard with Beal and LaVine and were like "where do star guards take you?!?!" lol
If you were making a case that Green was a Kobe or MJ level prospect nobody should take you serious no actual scout was making those comparisons. That argument was only being made by Green fanboys. We should hope that Green turns out to be Lavine. Are you actually saying Randle is better than Lavine?
I still stand by the question. What's your point and let's not forget you think Lillard and Harden's playoff success are comparable. Let's talk about that.
I went back and bolded it for you champ...... It would be naive and ignorant to think the team you are drafted to isn't partially responsible for your success... or failures.
I didn't say they were comparable. I'm not sure why you're saying I'm saying they were. I said pretty clearly that they got "almost" as far as the Rockets which is as factually correct as the earth is round. What I didn't say, but have since alluded to, is that Lillards success is in a different ballpark than Beal's or LaVine's, who you grouped him with.
Randle is also a late boomer, with quite a few ? marks during his development. But I’d put him slightly ahead of LaVine because of taking a pretty crappy team to playoffs and home court advantage, and because of his All-NBA selection. LaVine still has that stigma of a guy looking great on a non-playoff team.
None of that says he did not want to play for Houston. Even if so it would not have mattered its not like he was gonna hold out.
I give Julius a lot of credit. He worked on that 3 point shot and it just unleashed a whole new Randle. I hope he continues to succeed and will take over in the playoffs this year. Last year was a lot of hot potato action on who should get the ball in critical times during the postseason.
You said Lillard's playoff success is almost on par with Hardens, so making a WCF and getting swept should compare to what harden accomplished in the playoffs? You are trying to backtrack now from your original post, I don't blame you. I grouped them in because they have not been actually real contenders so you cannot say having a great 2 guard is more important than a great big man, which seems yo be the argument against Mobley.
