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The Bill Simmons Podcast
Maximizing Advantages of Towns
Towns should have more advantages in the series due to his size, but he faces challenges in the post against certain defenders. His game is mostly perimeter-based or put-back shots, lacking variety like a post-up move or jump hook. In the past, he had some successful post moves but seems to have abandoned them. Playing with Go Bear hinders his inside scoring due to defensive pressure. Towns struggles when forced to start further from the basket and has a limited one or two-dribble attacking style. Despite this, he has shown effectiveness with quick drives and finishes with good angularity.
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