Reyshawn Terry better at power foward

After a year spent overseas, Reyshawn Terry (6-8, 232) benefited from added size and a shift in position. His chances to make the big club in training camp after a solid summer (10 ppg, 6 rpg) have improved.

“Terry played much better this year than last year,” Rick Carlisle said today. “One of the reasons was probably that we changed his position. We put him at the power forward instead of the small forward, and he did a very good job there.”

Moving Terry mirrors the changes in the NBA and basketball in general.

“The game is becoming more sized-down and more quickness-oriented,” Carlisle continued. “He got more done as a power forward. There are situations now with the way the game is played where quickness trumps size. His effectiveness at the power forward position as opposed to small forward is evidence of that.”