D21 wrote:The problem with Scott is that in almost all games, he can look good individually, but will end with the lowest +/- of the team.
On 100 possessions, Scott is at... -10pts
Nearly each time is on the floor, the team is loosing pts on opponents, and it doesn't seems to improve during the season.
Good point. I was very high on Mike Scott a few months ago, but am definitely seeing flaws in his game that could make him a deal breaker. I do think he could fetch us something in trade, particularly if packaged with another tangible asset.
PandaKidd wrote:I really liked Dieng as well and cosigned many of your comments IIRC.
BUT, we also havent seen BEBE play yet. So......forward thinking not sure how bad it was to miss on him.
Hurts now because Dieng is playing well and he was there for us to take. But lets also consider the fact that we are looking at a completely short time span with Dieng.
My biggest gripe with the Bebe pick is that he is literally years away from contributing. Seeing how little time Dennis and Muscala have gotten early under Coach Bud, I'd imagine Bebe gets even less next season. Not to mention that he still needs to bulk up, learn the basics of positioning/boxing out and is not yet fluent in English. The kid is built like a twig and doesn't really know how to play basketball. By the time he is capable of starting, he'll be Dieng's age & AL Horford will be past his prime.
That means AL will have been in the league for almost 10 years and never have been coupled with a big, strong Center. Dieng was never going to be a superstar Center, but I had him pegged as an instant contributor. He'd have been a big help this season, too, with Horfy injured.
PandaKidd wrote: ...and [Dieng] played against a team that doesnt really have any bigs anyways (HAWKS).
Fair enough. But think of it this way: Minny was missing it's starting Center. ATL was missing its starting Center. But Minny's backup dominated all the bigs Ferry acquired last Fall for us. Antic, Brand and Muscala. That's...bad. Very, very bad.