Bensational wrote:@eyriq
you keep dismissing the argument that Gay can "get his own shot" - why? if watching this current group over the past few years has shown you nothing, has it not been that we don't have enough players that can create their own offense? we've got no one that we can ISO, no one that will attack the rim consistently, no one consistent enough that will do all the work that will open up the shots for the rest of the team.
Anderson's role on the team is built around other people doing the work to get him his shots. whether that's Dwight, or a ballhandler, someone else is doing the work to make his defender consider leaving him. look at the 4 teams left in the playoffs right now - none of those guys have such a high emphasis on a player like that, and for a very good reason. when good defenses kick in, the players who can get it done on their own really start to shine.
also, what kind of offense do you think this team should run in the future? let's just assume we're rebuilding around Dwight, what kind of players will you put around him and what sets will you run?
I won't say I discount it really, I mean it may be valuable to have a high usage guy (in Gay's case 25.1% USG) next to Dwight. We've had Hedo '08 at 24.8% USG and '09 23% USG and Carter in '10 at 25.2% USG, and we were at our best in '09 and '10.
Gay would fill that narrow role. He doesn't bring the other elements that made Hedo and Carter so good for us though. He doesn't run the PnR or create for others, and so on. So while he'd be the best 'scorer' next to Dwight in the last five years he'd lack the other dimensions.
Also consider who has been 1st or 2nd in plus-minus over the last five years. '08 Hedo (2nd), '09 Lewis (1st), '10 Lewis (2nd), '11 Anderson (2nd), '12 Anderson (2nd).
In 4/5 seasons our leaders in plus-minus have been Dwight and ..... the stretch 4.
So when you ask what kinda system I'd put around Dwight, it would start with a stretch 4 unless I'm just blown away by another piece and it was between the stretch 4 or that other piece. Gay isn't that guy.
