lv20gt
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Really? The concept of a face-up 4 is hazy to you? Hammonds, Bosh and Forrest are good GT examples. Thaddeus Young would have been a great example had he not played out of position. Robert Carter Jr would have also been a good example. They are players with enough size to defend in the post and compete on the boards but skilled enough to be able to score facing the basket (as opposed to players who are limited to post-up with their backs to the basket), whether that be off the drive or employing a jumper. Range to three is always nice, but not a necessity.
So you list 3 guys the most recent of which played in 03? That is what was hazy. In today's game the 4 position has a bigger need to guard on the perimeter both because the more dangerous 4s you are going to face are going to be guys who spread the ball to the 3 point line, but also because you want to be able to switch more.
Like I said, Usher at the 4 is a good option as long as we get solid play from the 5 spot. After him we have a 7-1 player who has "size to defend in the post and compete on the boards but skilled enough to be able to score facing the basket". So the combination of him with either Howard or Meka serves the exact purpose you are referring to.
edit - also the 3 you mentioned were were parade all americans coming out of high school. So yeah, we're missing one of those lol.
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