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[QUOTE="DoctahLexus, post: 5338938, member: 6798"]
Would also say that if Hiltz and Spallina were truly useless when it came to dodging that would also be a problem for the offense. Fortunately they have proven they can draw slides or at least the eyes of the defense when initiating against most matchups. Hiltz coming out of the gate looking slimmer and faster should draw some eyes from the defense, even when he is up against a tougher long pole. Then he can exploit that with his feeding ability.

Spallina will likely never be sprint past a longpole levels of fast, but he has proven he can take the body and get to that five and five spot above the cage against most defenders. Even though it is not a speed dodge, defenses do not want to deal with a guy posted up in front of the cage like that, and often send a slide in that situation. Then he is the best in the business at exploiting those slides. Both are more than capable of exploiting a short stick matchup when it happens after a defense rotates. I think there is still a minimum level of dodging still required for most non-offball attack, but Hiltz and Spallina both offer enough there.
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