Ty Chandler

[Jona]

I have recently started a dynasty with the Bulls and changed Chandler's position to C.

I want to know why is he a PF in the real NBA instead of a C.
He has the height (7'1"), he has the rebounding ability (Carrer 7.3 Rebs in 23.7 Min).

The only reason I can think of is that he needs to bulk up. He may be "skinny", but Shawn Bradley is very slim also, and a C.

What do you guys think?

[maes]

Mainly because Eddy Curry is physically more suited to play Center, weighing almost 300 lbs. Tyson has much better foot speed than Curry, allowing to guard the faster PFs as they zoom around (such as Odom, K-Mart, Pau Gasol). Tyson isn't a backup Center because the Bulls eventually want to play both Curry & Tyson at the same time.

The biggest problem with Chandler is that he generates a lot of fouls. At the PF spot, even coming off the bench, he still commits 3.40 PFs per game. Put him as a starting C and he'll foul out by the half-time break.

However, the fouling isn't an issue with Live, so reposition him as a Center and you'll have one of the best C's in the league.

[air gordon]

i agree with maes's assessment

[Fenix]

Well, thing with Tyson is that he's better off at PF position. On the offensive end, he's simply not a post player. His only effective move is his jumper, while the post moves simply do not exist. And of course, he's also way, waaaaaay too weak to be a lonterm solution at the 5.

[air gordon]

vank- are you referring to nba live or nba?

[maes]

Even if Tyson's strength was 10 points higher (are we talking Live or IRL?) he's still not a #1 option for a team's offense...he's mainly a defensive player with a lot of hustle abiliity. So i don't think the lack of offensive post moves lessens his role as a defensive 7 footer..which is pure gold in this league.

I mean look at Miami, they have Shaq and even HE isn't the #1 offense option.

[Fenix]

vank- are you referring to nba live or nba?

Errrrr, real world. One of the first things I change when the new rosters come out, is Ty's inside scoring which is waaaay too high.

I see him as a Marcus Camby type of a player, a rich man's Camby that is.

[FanOfAll]

As maes said, it's definitely because of the size. Chandler doesn't have the strength or body to guard the big centers down low. However, the positions are quite trivial. The only thing that really matters is who guards who on the defensive side of the floor. Even if Chandler was the 5, he would not guard (for a long stretch of time) Big Z, Shaq, etc.

[air gordon]

well other then shaq.. chandler can at least challenge the rest of the 5's in the league, defensively at least. in a lot of 4th quarters, it was chandler who playing center, not curry

offensively, it doesn't matter if he's at pf or c, he normally doesn't get good position on them anyway. he's added that face up dribble, take 2 giant steps, then throw up a missile "move", but that's really it for offensive moves, save for the occasional 12fter he makes.

seems like curry and chandler hardly get PT on the court together for whatever reason..