God Hates Otis Smith 153 Report post Posted July 20, 2015 Yes, speaking of...I haven't been able to find 1 thing he has had to say about the Magic off-season...I mean "0"...Anybody that has please enlighten me. I know when the Magic were negotiating with Harris he tweeted he liked Harris but to my knowledge that's been it. And I agree about his writing skills...read him a lot. That's because his name isn't Kevin Pelton he has written plenty about the magic, and talked about them on his podcast. but it wouldn't fit your narrative to listen or read what he says Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Trey Time 186 Report post Posted July 20, 2015 Can we start a Bianchi thread? I agree that if we're going to have a "real writer" thread that it should be Lowe, but Bianchi can totally be our "unintentional comedy" guy. Bianchi would kill over at The Onion. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Fultz4thewin 2,464 Report post Posted July 21, 2015 Yes, speaking of...I haven't been able to find 1 thing he has had to say about the Magic off-season...I mean "0"...Anybody that has please enlighten me. I know when the Magic were negotiating with Harris he tweeted he liked Harris but to my knowledge that's been it. And I agree about his writing skills...read him a lot. Zach Lowe has heard your prayers and they have been answered http://grantland.com/the-triangle/the-good-the-bad-and-the-tobias/ Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
CTMagicUK 1,482 Report post Posted July 21, 2015 Zach Lowe has heard your prayers and they have been answered http://grantland.com/the-triangle/the-good-the-bad-and-the-tobias/ That's a good read. Although it's kind of funny how the title seems to inadvertently imply that Tobias is ugly. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Fultz4thewin 2,464 Report post Posted July 21, 2015 That's a good read. Although it's kind of funny how the title seems to inadvertently imply that Tobias is ugly. It's really the be all end all of the tobias Harris argument. Every negative opinion about Harris is in there with quotes from gms and visual examples. Every positive opinion about Harris is in here with quotes from gms and visual examples. Harris can change a franchise. Harris might be a volume scorer off the bench. Harris might be a numbers guy on a bad team. Harris can't play defense. Harris played fantastic defense on wade. Harris is taking advantage of an opportunity Harris abused Leonard on offense Harris is a tweener Harris is a fantastic post up player. Harris is a ball stopper Harris is aware of his shortcomings Harris is a hard worker The salvation of Harris will come from Gordon. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Magicman28 295 Report post Posted July 21, 2015 It's really the be all end all of the tobias Harris argument. Every negative opinion about Harris is in there with quotes from gms and visual examples. Every positive opinion about Harris is in here with quotes from gms and visual examples. Harris can change a franchise. Harris might be a volume scorer off the bench. Harris might be a numbers guy on a bad team. Harris can't play defense. Harris played fantastic defense on wade. Harris is taking advantage of an opportunity Harris abused Leonard on offense Harris is a tweener Harris is a fantastic post up player. Harris is a ball stopper Harris is aware of his shortcomings Harris is a hard worker The salvation of Harris will come from Gordon. It seemed like Tobias was a better defender before last season. Maybe I'm wrong. I just think he came in last season just focusing on being the man offensively after working so hard on his outside shot and getting leaner. We were known as a team with no goto guy and he really wanted to be that. His intentions were sound. If he takes that work ethic and applies it to what Skiles preaches, he would not only elevate his status as an player, but elevate the team to an playoff team. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Captain Hi-Top 791 Report post Posted July 21, 2015 Can we start a Bianchi thread? I agree that if we're going to have a "real writer" thread that it should be Lowe, but Bianchi can totally be our "unintentional comedy" guy. Bianchi would kill over at The Onion. King of the unintentional OMMB comedy posts... Bianchi vs. the OP. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Trey Time 186 Report post Posted July 21, 2015 King of the unintentional OMMB comedy posts... Bianchi vs. the OP. SWERVE: Junkie is Bianchi! Finkle is Einhorn! Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Catman 380 Report post Posted July 21, 2015 This article is freaking great. Wow right on queue. Really summarizes what we have been saying, especially how you can't just judge a guy from stats. The reality is these GMs are using the heck of their film editors and studying these players films just as much as any stats are researched if not more. It also is clearly hinting that we are looking at him to be our 4 more often. I think this could be a good thing for a few reasons. He has a better chance of bulking up a little and handling small ball 4s and some bigs than covering fast SFs. He also has Gordon who can switch with him and give him the better matchup. Additionally, his post scoring is highly underrated. I like the quotes from him and Rob and also how he alludes to him and Gordon being out there together. We know this is going to happen, and I think it could be a really great combo. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
TheNameIsOrlando 310 Report post Posted July 21, 2015 That was a great read. I'm excited to see how Tobias grows as a player. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Murphy13 185 Report post Posted July 21, 2015 That was a well written article, I really enjoyed the objectivity of it. I would have liked to have more anonymous quotes from GM's aside from Rob directly referencing Harris though. That being said, I am subscribing to Synergy Sports! I am happy to have the opportunity to expand my analytics resources. The only talking point that I can't wrap my head around is Harris at the four. I worry that would increase his propensity for injury and mitigate his advantage in the post. Otherwise I am hopeful. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
ball junkie 277 Report post Posted July 21, 2015 Zach Lowe has heard your prayers and they have been answered http://grantland.com/the-triangle/the-good-the-bad-and-the-tobias/ I Know !!!....The timing of this is INCREDIBLE !!! Anyway, a few of my takeaways from his article.... 1. As he tweeted earlier this summer he likes Tobias and dedicated the majority of his piece here dissecting his game. 2. Doesn't mention our team except briefly saying we are an "interesting" team. 3. Thinks Dedmon sucks even though he is our only rim-protector on the roster basically saying he kills our already shaky spacing and has horse hooves for hands, lol....(why is Dedmon still on our roster if he doesn't fit ?) 4. Thinks our best chance for success is playing Harris and Gordon together to get solid two-way play, Harris saying, "Teams would have to pick their poison,. It would certainly be the most entertaining". 5. Lowe seems to be putting the onus for team success on Tobias.... “This team could be really good,” Harris says. “It’s only a matter of time.” That’s in part up to Harris. He has his warts, but look closely, and you can see the profile of a player who could flourish in the modern NBA. The Magic were smart to wager on that upside. Now they and Harris must work together to bring it out." GO MAGIC !!!!! Share this post Link to post Share on other sites