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Many NBA fans have discussed the lack of low post players in the league today. The game is more perimeter oriented, and players that have post games aren't that common. When the Kings had Vlade and Webber, two great post players, they had a ton of options because of their skills.
Webber and Vlade both had low post games, but they posted on the high block to open the lanes for cutters. If they couldn't find anybody, they would either pick and pop with Peja or Bibby, hit the elbow jumper, or they were able to exploit their coverage inside with post moves. Those guys touched the ball on almost every possession, as the offense ran through them because of their skills. The difference with Brad was that while he was a great passer on the high block, he couldn't score on his man in the post, and if he wasn't setting guys up, all he had was jumpers.
Now, the Kings have a guy in Spencer who has the Vlade/Webber skills, but the offense isn't run through him. Spencer not only has the mid range shot, but unlike Miller, if nothing presents itself, he has the ability to work on his man on the block and draw double teams. Every single team that has that kind of potential in the post uses it. We saw it with Gasol in Memphis. We saw it with Yao in Houston. We saw it with Shaq too many times. We saw it with Webber and Vlade, and I think we are wasting Spencer.
When you have that kind of player (which doesn't come around every day), you have to use that asset to the fullest. IMO, Spencer should touch the ball every time down the court because he can bring that presense in the post the Kings have been lacking. He doesn't have to shoot every time, but working on the block opens up opportunities. I'm not asking for a total repeat of Pete's Princeton offense, but you can build an offense around a guy with his skill set and the ability to draw double teams. I think we should develop that a lot more.
Webber and Vlade both had low post games, but they posted on the high block to open the lanes for cutters. If they couldn't find anybody, they would either pick and pop with Peja or Bibby, hit the elbow jumper, or they were able to exploit their coverage inside with post moves. Those guys touched the ball on almost every possession, as the offense ran through them because of their skills. The difference with Brad was that while he was a great passer on the high block, he couldn't score on his man in the post, and if he wasn't setting guys up, all he had was jumpers.
Now, the Kings have a guy in Spencer who has the Vlade/Webber skills, but the offense isn't run through him. Spencer not only has the mid range shot, but unlike Miller, if nothing presents itself, he has the ability to work on his man on the block and draw double teams. Every single team that has that kind of potential in the post uses it. We saw it with Gasol in Memphis. We saw it with Yao in Houston. We saw it with Shaq too many times. We saw it with Webber and Vlade, and I think we are wasting Spencer.
When you have that kind of player (which doesn't come around every day), you have to use that asset to the fullest. IMO, Spencer should touch the ball every time down the court because he can bring that presense in the post the Kings have been lacking. He doesn't have to shoot every time, but working on the block opens up opportunities. I'm not asking for a total repeat of Pete's Princeton offense, but you can build an offense around a guy with his skill set and the ability to draw double teams. I think we should develop that a lot more.
