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[QUOTE="reedny, post: 1311045, member: 1423"]
The fact that he doesn't have a working jumpshot doesn't make him a PF (especially at 6-7/6-8 210 lbs). He still has a SF's build, but is limited to rebounding (mostly in space) and slashing. He's long and is a decent weakside rebounder-- standard for a SF in JB's system. But he doesn't have enough size or strength to be a second big, has no low-block game, isn't a shot-blocker and struggles to finish over size at the rim -- all important attributes of a PF (as you can see looking around the league). So JB was referring to the fact that he can't shoot .. which obviously limits what he can do at the 3 and moves his skillset towards a smallish PF. But when CM comes back, I think he'll start at the 4 again as he did earlier in the year.

This is not a slight on TR. The kid has really improved. He had a nice game against Duke (which spreads the floor for its guards and gives him room to operate away from the rim).  And his effort against Pitt was epic. The purpose of my post was to show what happens when you move a kid with a SF's size inside against bigger teams. He gets exploited.
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