Open Thread: Can Marquese Chriss be the starting center for a championship team?
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We all have loved seeing Marquese Chriss’s coming from on the verge of being a bust and out of the league to throwing down highlight dunks nightly.
The stats are hard to interpret in this bizarre year, but here’s what Cleaning The Glass stats say.
Chriss is 6’ 10”, 22.7 years old. For a center, he is high usage, scores well per attempt, and assists quite a lot of teammate scores. He is turnover prone.
He is a very good shot blocker, and as good a ball stealer. He doesn’t foul that much and is an above-average rebounder on the offense and defense.
So… can he be the starting center on a championship contender? Or does GSW need to go out and get a proven veteran?
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They need to go out and get a proven veteran. Chriss can be used as a starter, IF there is no one else who exhibits the skill set that a good C should have. We loved Bogut, not because he was a scoring machine, but because he could defend the rim, pass, and change player's shots. His sheer size was daunting. Chriss is athletic and uses that to achieve results. The problem with not having a big with size is the bench. There is no one to defend the position on the bench. Bender is not a choice. Chriss is the option but only if they get someone via the draft, FA, or through trade. It is their biggest need!
Looney is undersized, slow, and always ailing. He has good D but limited minutes. We have to move on and now is the perfect time to do it. Without the big man, a backup scoring PG, and another SF backup, the Warriors will struggle to make the Finals.
If the salary cap drop isn’t smoothed could the Warriors benefit again due to their trade exception?