The value of Wes Matthews/Play both Lopez and Kaman together??

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    I think we have a great regular rotation up-front with Freeland being a very good insurance big in case of injury.
    I like our team very much. I think our bench is very solid right now while our starters have been elite since the Rolo trade.
    At backup SF I'm not that excited with Wright and think Claver is best suited as a PF, I would also really like a guy like Aaron Craft as a 3rd PG and a future investment, but these are very minor issues.
    In general we have a very strong rotation. I think it's up to Stotts to use it properly and hopefully some players to improve their defensive awareness and intensity, and the ceiling should be very high for this group.
     
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    Maybe Kaman can show Leonard and Freeland how a big is supposed to score in the NBA. It's a lot to hope for but a lot can be learned by going against someone in practice everyday.
     
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    Is there a GM in the league would wouldn't take Lopez over Kaman or Bayless?

    BTW you did mean Jerryd Bayless right? I wasn't even sure he was still in the league.
     
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    So soon? Have you already forgotten that Bayless outplayed Koponen, Mills, Oden, Claver, Cunningham, Pendergraph, Freeland, and Batum in Summer League?
     
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    But when I say I want an old-fashioned ape-man at PF, everyone tells me that's not chic. Nowadays the fashion is a stretch PF like Aldridge, avoiding all dirty work. Bayless would be in heaven if we let him take over half the team's FGAs inside the 3, as Aldridge does. That's his range.
     
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    The good thing is Aldridge is a stud. He's so good, he could probably play 1 vs 5 and still win.
     
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    I would rather Kaman just subbed for Lopez, he's injury prone as it is.
     
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    I think Kaman playing 20 min a game subbing of Lopez and and a little at PF when necessary would be about right.
     
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    I look forward to seeing what our medical staff can do with Kaman.
     
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    If Kaman can average 20 minutes a game all season, he will be the steal of the summer.
     
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    He already looks like Dr. Frankenstein assembled him from parts.
     
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    I'm actually hoping he's good for 60-65 games/year.
     
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