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Message: [QUOTE="nelsonmuntz, post: 4933234, member: 833"] The NBA is about offensive efficiency, not running up and down the court. There is nothing more efficient than a tall player that is one move away from a 60%+ shot, and if he misses it, has about a 45% chance of a rebound which will get him a 70% shot. Sanogo, Edey, and Clingan prove this. Even Samson Johnson is an incredibly efficient offensive weapon, albeit one that does not scale very well. On the other hand, how many "3 and D" guys are there that shoot in the mid-30's, jacking up low percentage shots, when they can get their shot off at all, not spreading the court, and being out of position for a rebound? A post up is a much higher percentage play than dribble drive penetration because a post up is one move and the player is open at the basket, whereas dribble penetration typically takes multiple moves, and by the time the player gets to the rim, help has arrived. For people that understand math and spacing, that Center INCREASES the 3 point shooting percentage for a team by pulling defenders to the basket and taking the weakest 3 point shooter out of the offense. Teams shouldn't want more 3 point attempts, they should want more 3 point attempts by their best shooters. So, if you want more and better 3 point shots, play a center. Or keep swinging the ball around the perimeter like Charlotte or Portland and see where that gets you. Innovation in basketball typically goes up, not down, and there are more college teams playing traditional centers, because they realize it improves their offensive efficiency. The pros will come around. [/QUOTE]

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