Post#377 » by SUPERBALLMAN » Sun Oct 28, 2012 2:06 am
Agree final cuts are gonna be tough and very unpredictable right now.
Definites are Okafor, Seraphin, Nene, Vesely, Booker, Singleton, Ariza, Webster, Beal, Crawford, Price, Wall.
That leaves a max of 3 spots between Barron, Cook, Martin, Pargo, Mack.
Martin I think is the surest keeper of the group due to lack of depth at his position and lack of his skill (outside shooting) on the roster. He has also proven himself in the regular season for this coaching staff, accepts his role, works hard with good attitude and low salary.
Barron is suddenly a wild card. He played really well last night against Duncan. For a team with a bunch of injury issues in the frontcourt (Nene, Okafor, Seraphin, Booker), he could provide valuable depth. Also, for a team not loaded with size he would be the team's only 7 footer. Also I assume he got the starting opp last night based on playing good in practice, and he delivered. Call me crazy, but to me that performance was enough to beat out Cook for a spot at the end of our bench.
The Mack vs Pargo choice is tough. I think they have played pretty evenly. Mack IMO may get the edge due to more upside/youth (this being his 1st training camp), and has shown excellent work ethic and attitude since coming here. Pargo could get the spot though with management's fondness for adding vets, as well as his outside shooting. I keep expecting Mack to shoot better than he does, I seemed to think of him as a good shooter in college and in fact more of a SG than PG, so I do think he still has the potential to improve in that regard. Personally, of the two I would keep Mack.
So that's what I've got... them going to a full roster of 15 with Martin, Barron, and Mack. We'll soon see what they actually do.
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