Farewell, Timofey Mozgov

[DougHeil]

Moz is still very young and will continue to develop. If we keep our core players in tact, and we win it this year, I can see winning big for the next 3 to 4 years.

 

[SteelSmack]

He's 28 (29 in 2 months), guys. Sure he'll get a little better, but what you see is pretty much what you get.

 

[Snarly]

Moz is still very young and will continue to develop. If we keep our core players in tact, and we win it this year, I can see winning big for the next 3 to 4 years.

He is 29 so not young in Basketball years. He does however have the legs of a 26 year old due less miles on him. He has at least three to four years of good ball in him and that fits our window so yeah glad we got him.

 

[aldamon]

"Timo walked in and everybody stood straight up,” Cleveland GM David Griffin said. “[LeBron’s] like, ‘That’s a big motherfucker.’ Timo has had a big impact, I think, on our swagger and our belief that we can win."

I think LeBron ended the nickname debate.

 

[Randolphkeys]

I've been curious to know who taught Mozgov the "tap back" offensive rebound. I know Big Z was the tap back godfather as a Cavalier and he taught Andy... just curious to know how Moz picked it up. I feel like it's a new weapon lately.

 

[Zubaz Redux]

I've been curious to know who taught Mozgov the "tap back" offensive rebound. I know Big Z was the tap back godfather as a Cavalier and he taught Andy... just curious to know how Moz picked it up. I feel like it's a new weapon lately.

Love that play with a quality three point shooting team like ours. A few of those tap back O rebounds in a row to set up a three can break an opponents will.

 

[Paul]

He's 28 (29 in 2 months), guys. Sure he'll get a little better, but what you see is pretty much what you get.

The things that give me some hope with regard to Timo improving are that he's with LeBron and Blatt who are seemingly ideal mentors for him and I also feel like a lot of Mozgov's issues stem from mental errors or being overly emotional, which maybe can be corrected.

 

[Helium filament]

The things that give me some hope with regard to Timo improving are that he's with LeBron and Blatt who are seemingly ideal mentors for him and I also feel like a lot of Mozgov's issues stem from mental errors or being overly emotional, which maybe can be corrected.

I agree. This quote from the article "He is skilled at running the floor, finishing, and defending. He has uncommonly soft hands and seems to always be in the right place at the right time" was actually pretty accurate during the regular season. So far in the postseason, he just seems a little overeager and too excited, and it seems like it's affecting his ability to finish offensively.

 

[614balling]

Who else thinks mozgov has the potential to turn into then into one of the most dominant and best centers in the game? His physical frame and wingspan is ridiculous. His athleticism is freakish. The way he's able to snag lobs and finish with either hand is impressive. His left hand is impressive and his jumshot looks solid.

Saying all that, I still see a guy that looks really raw... Continued later when I can charge my phone. I have to get off data to conserve battery life

I feel like with an off season of rigorous strength training that, with his frame, timo should be able to dominate the post like a prime Shaq used to do. I'd also like to see him work on his explosion from a stationary position as he often seems to go up soft and gets blocked by guys that have no reason to block him(work in keeping them hands up, too). I think his reflexes are slow at times when he goes for blocks.

I really feel if he worked on these few things as well as other nuisances that he could be one of the more dominant centers given his size.

 

[614balling]

View: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=d-SiI63znYY&feature=youtu.be&app=desktop

 

[rosebowl89]

Mozgov is a slightly above average center. Its what it is, very valuable to our team because we needed someone who could play, but expecting him to be this dominant guy is unfair to him.

 

[614balling]

Its not so much that I expect him to be a dominant center its more so that I think he has the potential to be.

 

[chuck0609]

Mozgov is a slightly above average center. Its what it is, very valuable to our team because we needed someone who could play, but expecting him to be this dominant guy is unfair to him.

Yep. He's a great piece who plays his role very well on this team.

There nothing wrong with that, nor does it devalue his worth for this team.

 

[jason436]

I think he will improve in the offseason and I actually with this team if he can become more consistent with his midrange jumper that would create even more spacing for our offense.

 

[Helium filament]

Mozgov looked better tonight, 5/9 shooting and 11 rebounds. I thought we used him really well, and he wasn't as much of a liability match-up wise as was speculated. Could change next game, but he looked good tonight.