Onus wrote:vvoland wrote:Onus wrote:Podz was also hurt as a 2nd year player and helped win a game in the playoffs.
20-25 for a guard version of naz Reid isn't terrible. Now, podz just needs to shoot like naz and we're good.
Based on his first two years, it's a good gamble but, personally, I don't think he's a starting guard and I'd rather not pay that money for my 6th man.
On the +/- bit, I think it's much more of a function of who he plays with. E.g JK played better with Steph/dray last year than podz did. Conversely, jk played 2/3 of his minutes without Steph while for podz it was the other way around.
Is that the only reason podz had a much better +/-? Absolutely not. It is a significant part of that stat? Also, yes
What is similar between naz and podz?
Offense heavy players that thrive in a bench role so well that they're paid like a good starter.
Both Naz and Podz have valuable skills for their position (shooting and rebounding, respectively) while missing key elements usually found in those roles (rebounding/defense and shooting/offense). I like both and they are both good fits here but I'd think twice about paying 25m (which will be 30+ in a few years when podz is up) for either. I'm rooting for you to be right about podz but with his struggles to score, especially inside, be can be a liability.
Teams started sitting on the decel and he couldn't counter. Maybe that was the injury and we'll have two more years to see what he can develop on that end. his second season was a regression, I thought, but just like with jk, mm, and Wiseman, I see real reasons for that regression (many broken noses, multiple trades/lineup changes, late season injury, etc.). Let's hope the sophomore slump turns into the junior jump.
