Kevon Looney Discussion

It’s not a matter of relying on him, it’s a matter of he’s so bad at finishing it’s not even an option. It would be nice to have the option for your big to be able to put the ball in the hoop on these sorts of plays in backup minutes. The fact that his touch is so bad and it will look like that if we go to him scares me. Because sometimes you’ll have a guy in during a big game where your other big fouled out, or is injured, or resting, and in big games sometimes every possession counts. That’s all I’m saying, I just wish there was a path to just a bit more competent of a player there. Again, I could not stand watching Drummond play because of this type of thing.

 

Think of it this way. Looney was on three championship teams, and he was no better at scoring the ball then than now. But he contributed in other areas. I'd rather have a bench player who makes really good contributions in a couple of ways and sucks in others rather than a guy who is mediocre in everything.

 

I just don’t think he’s that same guy physically anymore. But we’ll see, I certainly hope last year was an outlier and he gets closer to what he was before that, we’re going to need that.