The only reason to be above 270 is if you are an effective post player. There are only a few bump and grind players left, in part because the refs don’t allow it except for a few stars and flopping is an effective response that gets rewarded pretty frequently.

Mikki Moore is not an inspiring example of a 7 foot lightweight. But Robert Parish was 7-0 230 and played 21 years and was an all-star and multiple champion.

Basketball players are essentially repetitive sprinters and jumpers who cover 2-3 miles a game. If you need speed and hops weight matters. The physical laws of the universe say that it is harder to get a heavier mass to a certain speed and the force on joints will be higher when the mass is higher because that is how gravity works. Lean muscle may well help offset but it has to offset greater forces.

The point isn’t Aldridge so much as acquiring a legit post threat that can open up the floor for our shooters. I realize its a position that is difficult to acquire, but in my opinion, it’s a piece of the puzzle that we are missing.

Joe :Did you guys notice that Brian Keefe, a little known assistant video coordinator from the Suns is now an assistant coach with the Thunder, and is running the summer league for the Thunder? He was brought over with P.J. from the Spurs.
He’s running the summer league. Not Ron Adams, former head college coach and veteran NBA assistant, not Ralph Lewis who is a ten year NBA player and former head coach in the CBA and an assistant for four years, not Mark Bryant, 10 year pro with 2 years as an assistant, but Brian Keefe, never a head coach anywhere, and never played in the pros. Just an elevated former college player with no coaching experience.
Is it curious that he played at UC Irvine, Scotty Brook’s alma mater?

OOOHHHH, Joe I like where ur going with this!

Since I charted defense the last fifteen games, I was also keeping track of substitution patterns. Brooks really never wavered from his usual pattern, regardless of player performance. This has to change. With the “intern” label removed, Brooks has no excuses . . .

The depth that Presti is acquiring gives Brooks the ability to sit guys. Not sit guys and win but simply sit guys. He probably should do it some but it has to be called for and not just to show off his power. He’ll probably do it but how guys react I don’t know. I am not sure how Presti will react after th eplayers react even if he knows it is coming or he tells Brooks to do it. It will be somewhat new territory but then again not that new as these players have been coached hard for a good number of years and Presti saw it plenty in San Antonio. They may want a family or band of brothers atmosphere but it still has to be boss-worker to a large degree.