Timofey Mozgov Discussion: Shut Down For Season (66)

No i dont want hibbert back, i just find the rational for his weak blk #s is poor, so with that rationale of "help the helper" and "verticality" and with the perimeter players we have, are we saying we're always gona a C that's poor at protecting the rim regardless of who we play at C?

 

We're at the bottom of the league with it comes to interior defense, so something not working and the bigs should be most responsible for that.

 

We need to find a way, to make him shoot more midrange jumpers. That shot is money, i'm realy impressed.

 

Ok the block stat as an overall critique of Moz is a bit weak. Watch him play. He is a formidable presence inside whether you see it by looking at a single stat or not. I was not for his contract at first because I read his stats but watching him has changed my mind. He is the wrong target for our defensive failings inside. He's been a problem inside for people. Especially against other bigs.

Other teams burn our guards, take advantage of turnovers, fastbreak and score before our bigs can get set up. With all the guards getting penetration from our weak perimeter defense and no help from Julius with a vertical center like that we're gonna get paint scores. There's the bad defense stat. Teamed with Nance, he got more support and the penetration protection inside was better (in a half court, not when we are burned by TOs and fastbreaks). Junior could help but he's on the bench.

 

Moz shots not enough!

 

With all do respect to Mosgov fans in here, he blows and always has blown. He might give you one game, maybe 2, or maybe even a weeks worth of good, but his overall game is below average. He cant score, cant shoot, rebounds less than 10 guards in the NBA, cant guard the rim on a consistent bases, and worse, he is complaining to the ref every play like he is due some kind of respect for being a guy that gifted physically yet plas, maybe, a grade above Rob Sacre. Sacre was a D-, Mosgov is a C-. That's all he is. Only issue is, he is making 18 mil per for the next 3 and a half years. Not worth one grade above the trash we had making 800K a year.

 

Screw it. Deleted.

 

Has team's lowest +/-

 

I dont agree entirely with ox assement on moz but i also disagree he does a solid job on opposing bigs, if he doesnt get spoon fed or setup for easy basket his O can be spoty and he certainly does not bother opposing bigs who have any adequate offense, most times they go right at him on driving hooks which on most occasion moz does not even bother jumpimg or contesting much, just puts his hands up as if that's really bothers the opposing players. i cant blame him for guard penetration. however while moz cant handle penetrating guard, that doesnt mean every C cant do that, even on our team

 

moz is living up to my expectations. in fact, i think some of what he and deng do (proper rotations and spacing on both sides, screen setting, etc.) gets lost because they share the floor with folks who don't. i frequently see moz having to get in people's ear about missing their spots on d, and he's right.


the quandary for the lakers is the folks who don't consistently do these things are by far their most talented players.

 

http://www.82games.com/1617/16LAL15.HTM

Stat ON Court OFF Court Net
Minutes 214 313 40%
Offense: Pts per 100 Poss. 106.7 112.2 -5.5
Defense: Pts per 100 Poss. 113.7 106.2 -7.5 (the team allows less pts with him off the floor)
Net Points per 100 Possessions -7 6 -13 (the team also scores)
Also while he may not allow C to burn him, he is certainly NOT bothering much at all, as the per 48min who he is guarding on avg. would avg 17/14 on him. In addition while he isn't allowing a huge PER spike to opposing opponents the PER differencial between Moz and his counter part is HUGE. In comparison, if you use same metrics for Hibbert last yr, there isn't much of a difference as far as defensive impact if you're using metrics. Not to say he's is Hibbert, cause at least he's not falling down on every play or going up soft on dunks, but grand scheme its the same as last yr in regards to paint defense