GlenRiceARoni wrote:Dwight is poor enough offensively at this stage of his career that he's definitely a bit of a hindrance on that end of the floor. The turnovers, lack of range and mobility, and poor ft shooting all really weigh heavily.
The hope is he solidifies our weak defense enough to offset that.
Obviously replacing the worst backup bigs in the league with solid production improves us greatly no matter what though.
"Get Out the Way, Let the Real F. Ballas thru" - Juvenile
Really, I don't think his offense is going to be a problem at all. He shots 73.5% from 0-3 feet, had the highest ORB% of his career, had a 115 ORtg, has a TOV% in line with his career averages, wasn't a high usage offensive player, and had the highest WS/48 total since he left Orlando... all last season. He averaged 13.5/12.7 last season. As far as his offense goes, rumors of his demise have been greatly exaggerated no matter what metric you choose to look at. Obviously he's not quite as good as the metrics would have you believe, but he's more than serviceable on the offensive end.
But honestly, with the elite rebounding and good defense, he could turn into Kwame Brown on offense and I'd still be very happy with the acquisition.