nevetsov wrote:I really like the Brandon Roy comparison for Book. Playmaking, well rounded shooting guard.
And I love how he is showing how he and Len can run our half court sets. That's something we always struggled with having a Bled/Knight trying to facilitate.
The more Devin plays like this, the more I like his fit alongside Bled. Complete complements:
Bledsoe:
- Can rebound and defend
- Can push the ball in the open court
- Has improved 3pt shooting
- Needs to defer/share half court playmaking
Booker:
- Can shoot the ball
- Can play on or off ball in the half court
- Improving defender
Who knows, if Bogdan can develop into a multifaceted SF and we strike gold in the draft at PF, we could be looking at a very impressive young team.
Bledsoe, Price (has been playing like poor man's Bledsoe)
Booker, Goodwin (playmaking SGs)
Bogdan, Warren (like him in a Ceballos role off the bench)
DRAFT, Teletovic
Len, Chandler
And that's not even including future picks (I'd like to see us draft and stash/ develop PG and C replacements for Price and Chandler) or stuff we can get in trades (Knight etc.)
I think you need to include Knight in your Depth Chart; I don't see him going anywhere, anytime soon. McD doesn't like selling low on players, and right now, thanks to injuries and mediocre play when Bledsoe was out, Knight isn't showing that he's worth his $14M per. I think that Knight ultimately is worth his contract; just saying that due to unfortunate circumstances, his value is lower than what it was in the first 20 games of the season.
Additionally, may as well put Len at the 4 as well. Regardless of who we draft, I think Len and Telly will have to share PF duties (if we can keep Telly, and if not, then Leuer), because I doubt we hand the reins over to a rookie at the PF position, EVEN IF we do draft Simmons. He'll need some time to adjust to the NBA.
Also, before Warren got hurt, he was seeing some time at the 4 as well. So maybe until we 'find' our PF of the future, maybe Watson (or whoever is hired if Watson isn't retained) will decide to play the PF position by committee (Len, Leuer, Telly, Warren, "Rookie"). Probably not a great plan, but possibly necessary if we don't bring in starter-level PF Vet in the Off-season.
I do like your overall point, however, and hope we see a similar Depth Chart to start off the season, with the modifications I noted above. Len, Booker, and Warren should be seeing no less than 25 MPG from here on out, when healthy. So I think our starting Lineup for next season should look as such, as I mentioned a few days ago, with our Guards played as Combo. And actually, like bwgood's suggestion of 30-32 MPG per Guard (rotating Bledsoe, Knight, Booker):
PG - Bledsoe/Knight with occasional Price minutes
SG - Booker/Goodwin
SF - Warren/Bogdanovic
PF - Len/(Warren, Telly, Leuer)
C - Chandler/Len
If we put that group on the floor--Bledsoe/Booker/Warren/Len/Chandler--to start? Well, to me, that looks like a Playoff squad, especially if we see the Booker and Len we've seen as of late, as more of the norm, rather than as the aberration.
And one last thing. Does anyone notice that this Game thread has had a MUCH higher level of enthusiasm than the games when we get slaughtered? Especially the last several pages? We all recognize the 'tank', yet when we lose, it's all glum and our whole team stinks, etc. But when we win, it's a much more enjoyable thread, and fans recognize that we have some nice young pieces going forward.
