Tilmon
Posted on: December 14, 2020 at 12:03:17 CT
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It's difficult for me to tell that he's appreciably better than Mitchell Smith is at this point.
Whether that's a knock on him, or credit to Smith is debatable - and probably it's a little of both.
What Smith lacks in strength/size he makes up in versatility.
Tilmon's most important role - the one that he can uniquely fill on this team - is guarding size in the post.
We don't need to save him for offense - just have him play off everyone else. We need to save him for defense, so if I were the coach my strategy on Saturday would be to have him in when Cockburn is in. When Cockburn sits, Tilmon sits if I need to save his minutes for foul trouble.