Comments on: Offseason Radar, Volume I – Khimki, early spenders http://www.in-the-game.org/offseason-radar-volume-i-khimki-early-spenders/ Euroleague Blog Wed, 20 Aug 2014 10:29:57 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.9.3 By: Euroleague Notes & Numbers #1 at BLOG.IN THE GAME http://www.in-the-game.org/offseason-radar-volume-i-khimki-early-spenders/comment-page-1/#comment-12033 Sat, 13 Oct 2012 16:31:26 +0000 http://www.in-the-game.org/?p=19247#comment-12033 [...] like Monya: Mobile, athletic, shotblocking threat even in transition. Moreover, as rodhig stressed in his offseason column, Augustine thrived as pick and roll big man in Murcia, whereas his performance in the highpost in [...]

]]> By: rodhig http://www.in-the-game.org/offseason-radar-volume-i-khimki-early-spenders/comment-page-1/#comment-11976 Tue, 05 Jun 2012 17:50:00 +0000 http://www.in-the-game.org/?p=19247#comment-11976 Well, Bilbao proved that teams can still be quite efficient offensively when both of their big men play inside the arc. Of course they committed quite a few turnovers by trusting the decision making of their bigs (including their SFs in isos and post ups) but they could also generate a lot of quality shots.

I agree that Khimki could be too optimistic about Augustine’s ability to play the four position. That makes Monya even more crucial. But there are other ways to make an offense work (including pnrs) when the stretch four option is not available. Let’s see what Kurtinaitis has in mind. 

]]> By: sJacas http://www.in-the-game.org/offseason-radar-volume-i-khimki-early-spenders/comment-page-1/#comment-11975 Mon, 04 Jun 2012 20:57:00 +0000 http://www.in-the-game.org/?p=19247#comment-11975 This should make for an interesting frontcourt mix. I fully expect Monya to keep getting valuable playing time as a stretch four. Augustine will probably spend most of his minutes on PF as well, but the big question here his utilization in PnR. As you say, judging by the clip, Augustine got plenty of points this way in Murcia. He’s hardly a floor-stretcher. Hope they know what they are getting.

Fours are so important nowadays in basketball.

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