He's actually a better post player than Ron. Artest is stronger, but u could see how he doesn't really know how to play with his back to the backet like Tmac does. THis also makes Tracy not have to rely on his quickness and athletism.
To be a good post player, you need to fight to get good position. Is T-Mac willing to do that regularly over the course of a game?
It would be a GREAT idea. With T-Mac's knee still banged up, this will be a great way to put him in a position where he doesn't necessarily have to athletically beat his man and he will always be in an efficient spot to score. Until his knee gets better, this is certainly an alternative to maximize his effectiveness. And with his amazing footwork, ability to shoot over opponents and fade from either direction, he can do some great work in the post.
i thought this thread was actually saying get tmac to "post" in here lol sry dumb -_- anyway....we dont need tmac in the post...we have scola, yao, and artest...i'd keep tmac out in the middle or out farther to shoot jumpers or handle from outside than make his way in...
It's all about match-ups. Tracy looks good in the post against smaller, weaker players like Kevin Martin and Bobby Jackson. He wouldn't be as effective against players that are about his size.
T-Mac in low post crowds the paint too much. Let Yao operate in low post. T-Mac should be in high post because he can see the whole court, can pass well, and can drive. No Yao in high post.
tmac on the post? thatll eliminate his height advantage especially if the defense plays zone. what tmac needs to concentrate more on are mid range shots. his length and his vertical would literally put him head and shoulders above the defense. no way they can block that. if you put him in the post, where would yao/scola/landry be? landry can probably be at the high post, but what about the guy playing center? tmac taking mid range shots would tempt the low post defenders to go to him leaving their guys free under the basket. landry would be dunking all night long that way.
good strategy if this game is a must win, hes trying to see what tmac can do with his offense. why would he throw all that away just cuz tmac is starting out a little slow. were not trying to bend the game around tmac, hes trying to bend around our offense. but yes i agree that tmac is pretty good on the post but thats what yao and scola are for. tmacs better at taking his man off the dribble and drawing double teams for easy passes(when healthy)
People are talking about the elbow or high post, not the low post. I think T-Mac posting up from about 15ft is lethal. He can turn and shoot over just about anybody. He can also make a pass if they come to double him. And when he's healthy, he can take one dribble and get to the rim if they don't double him.
from what i understood from the OPs post, i got the idea that he was talking about the low post; anywhere around the shaded lane. but thanks for clearing that up. i guess im used to calling everything between the shaded lane and the 3point arc as midrange lol. but i do prefer him playing front to the basket. if he plays with his back to the basket, he needs to use his shoulders more, which he shouldnt do often.
If he was, I disagree with him and agree with you. I think the high-post/elbow area is where T-Mac should be doing his damage from, especially at this point of his career. He is a bonafide triple threat from those spots.
You guys are comparing them wrong; they aren't the same. Artest is the better low-post player, where he uses his strength to overpower his man. Where T-mac is dangerous is facing up in the hi-post/elbow area.
Anyone who wants T-Mac to be a post player has no idea what it means to be such. You have to have strength to not only get position but to keep it. Sure T-Mac is 6'8" but he is a twig. He is the perfect mold for a wing player. Tall so he can shot over players but still small build to keep athletic ability. Plus you guys do realize playing the post actually wears you down even more? If you don't know that then you don't know basketball. An idea to put a 6'8" twig who has extreme serious back problems is not an idea anyone who knows basketball would suggest.
This is not a post of someone talking about just the high post. Artest is not a outside shooter very much. He's capable but he doesn't rely on shooting jumpers and threes to score points. He is best at power driving and scrappy down low for put backs or close range shots.
chill out with the "You Don't Know Basketball" claims. putting that after each sentence doesn't make you infallible. T-Mac's no longer a twig. Look at images of him in Orlando and Houston. He's not near as lanky as he was five years ago. He, like most NBA players, have gradually gotten stronger as their career has progressed. I'd bet that he has a strength advantage over most 2 guards in the league right now. You don't have to turn him into a full time post player, but getting him some touches there could be a good thing. Michael Jordan was also the "perfect mold for a wing player", but he spent a lot of time in the last half of his career (aka the championship years) taking weaker defenders into the post and scoring over them.
