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Just saw Yeshkels take on the Egypt loss. It seems up to the third Gilas was still at a manageable deficit. But apparently TC experimented with no centers. Tamayo was the center. I dien’t see the game so I let those who watched it give the positive things of the lineup. But it seems to me Im once again correct. Tamayo is no rim protector. I havent seen a lineup of him as center work out. It just has little rim protection without a significant increase in speed. Many of you are hungup on QMB and Phillips when we already have a decent small ball center in Balti. He was the rim protector when Kouame sat and Kai was not available. Of course this is just one game. Im sure against the smaller Taiwan this will work. I doubt it will against the NZ though.
Just went to that part too after I read this. So based on that video analysis of that game, it looks like it's no better defensively than when June Mar is in the lineup. June Mar provides more size and scoring as of now, though. But I dunno if we can immediately draw conclusions from just that. I'll need to see it against Taiwan and even NZ. At least Cone tried that lineup out in Doha.
So as of now, if both Kai and AJ are not in the lineup, we could be in trouble defensively, and we'll have to massively compensate for being a donut on defense.