TrueLAfan wrote:The Grizz want picks for Iggy. A high second rounder might do it, but probably won't.
About last night ... first—great win. And, while I hated the Hawks loss, let’s not forget—two statement wins in four nights against top tier teams on the road. And that’s without PG and Bev.
Second … look, I like Zu. I think he’s a useful player to have at times. It’s just those times are so much less frequent than they would’ve been in 2010 or even 2015. In 2010, Zu would play 25 mpg at the same level he is now because there were more players like him, and he’s a relatively skilled young C. Now, he’s more of a 15 mpg player—not because he’s doing anything different, but because the rest of the league is. He’s great when he’s in…but he can’t be on the court with certain lineups. This is the reality.
McGruder is trade bait. He’s inexpensive and might step up his offense on a team where he can define his role a little bit. He’s clearly a guy that needs to shoot somewhat regularly to get into a groove. With us, his usage rate is so low that his shooting is in the garbage—and his good D doesn’t make up for the serious deficiency in offense. He’s been a real disappointment; I thought (and I suspect the Clippers thought) he could maintain his offensive game with fewer touches and he just can’t.
I loved 2Pat last night, but I really think we’re kinda showcasing him or JaMychal--who was also great last night, but has been one of the most inconsistent players this year. Really, JaMychal has been (to me) a bit of a disappointment as well. He’s much more inconsistent this year on both ends. I thought he could be a 25 mpg player. He isn’t. He’s had back to back double digit scoring games once this year—and had four games where he scored 3 or less (while averaging over 21 mpg) after scoring in double figures. He’s still rebounding well, though. One of those is likely to be gone, IMO, for a bigger PF/C.
i'm fairly disappointed in green. just so inconsistent and i thought he was really gonna be one of the guys who could just be that glue guy.
it's weird to say but i trust patterson more than green, considering how each of those guys started the season. i do hope green picks it up. one thing i will say is that the team's gone through so many injuries/resting days that it might just be that, that's causing a couple of these guys to be inconsistent.
