Don't have to get the A list stars to succeed in free agency. Look at some of the guys Atlanta has got the last few years. Hell might be better to sign the B list players the minute free agency starts and let other teams play musical chairs over LMA, Amare, Carmelo; aging prima domas who need to be wined, dined and lead teams to first round exits.
Plumlee is good to pair with Meyers; at first glance defenses can't tell which tall white guy is the dead eye shooter and which can't hit a shot 4 feet from the rim. Leads to Meyers open threes, or guarding Plumlee 20 feet from the hoop; both good for us!
Could easily see Davis having more trade value than LMA in the next year. One is 26 years old paid $20 million the other 30 years old paid $80 million.
Always liked Davis. Hopefully he is consistently good this year and not the fade-in fade-out player he's been previously. Coaching support will be major for him.
Relentless pursuit of the ball is a good thing. I almost forgot what it looked like, but we saw it from everyone last night.
That's not happening. He'll take Plums' spot before Myers. Meyers or Vonleh needs to be on the floor for spacing purposes. Our little guards need those lanes.
I would not be opposed to him starting next to Leonard, but I see value in having Plumlee start to help get the offense rolling and keep the ball moving. Then bring Davis off the bench and have him finish the game. If I were Stotts though at some point it would be fun to try one of these lineups: Dame-CJ-Harkless-Aminu-Davis Dame-Harkless-Aminu-Davis-Leonard
@Denny Crane was right last summer when he said that Ed Davis would be a great addition to this team. I like him more than Plumlee and Vonleh right now. Although, I still think Vonleh will become really good, that's going to take a couple more years. Ed is ready now and it's showing big time!
Yes, I believe thats our best 5 man lineup. We might want to have Harkless on the bench to spell Aminu, and its not terribly important if MeyersPlum start since all those bigs get 20+ minutes. But yes I think that's the most effective group. The key is Harkless consistently hitting the three. If so that group has enough spacing. That group has the three best defenders on the team and the two best scorers! Its sort of a small ball group but with Mo-Aminu as forwards can easily defend any bigs in the league.
In the era of stretch fours, it wouldn't hurt to have Aminu guarding guys like Anthony Davis or LaMarcus or Blake Griffin.
That's the funniest stuff Ive read in a long time... in part because there is some truth to it! HAHAHA
