Reports of the death of the NBA big man have been greatly exaggerated. Look, for example, at the current NBA playoffs. Four teams remain, and four centers will see the bulk of the important minutes. But each of those players is vastly different from the next. That’s rare in basketball context; many NBA champions have followed a similar blueprint. But as Detroit Pistons Head Coach Dwane Casey is fond of saying, there’s more than one way to skin a cat.
Minute Basketball: The State of the Big
Minute Basketball: The State of the Big
Minute Basketball: The State of the Big
Reports of the death of the NBA big man have been greatly exaggerated. Look, for example, at the current NBA playoffs. Four teams remain, and four centers will see the bulk of the important minutes. But each of those players is vastly different from the next. That’s rare in basketball context; many NBA champions have followed a similar blueprint. But as Detroit Pistons Head Coach Dwane Casey is fond of saying, there’s more than one way to skin a cat.