Plumlee and Leonard play very well together, and their skill sets complement each other nicely. Plus, there's the opportunity to start the "White Towers" chant.
Umm...let's say 5000 predominantly white people in a noisy basketball arena start chanting "White Towers". What might that sound like to the undiscerning ear?
So you agree with moving him to center, but you don't agree with ever playing him in a game or scrimmage. I agree with you.
He is out of his comfort zone as an athlete of any sport. He even dresses like an earnest poet, in his turtleneck.
I'm not sure what the heck to do with Myers really. Right now he's a back-up center that can make threes and play decent defense on centers who play with their back to the basket. By letting Myers spend the last two years hanging out on the perimeter chucking threes, the team has admitted that they've given up on him ever becoming a starting center.
I like the idea of playing Leonard at either PF or C, depending on the situation. He may end up being our starting C after next summer (assuming Plums walks). But in the meantime, our PF rotation can shoot the 3 ball. If coach wants 3pt shooting from the C position at the same time, Leonard at C is the only and obvious choice.
If we let Plums walk with nothing in return, we could potentially be looking at getting nothing in return for two straight first round picks (2015, 2016), and then giving up a near max player (Nic) for Noah. Hell, you expand that a bit to include free agents, and you get this: Out: TRob Will Barton 2015 1st round pick 2016 1st round pick Batum Matthews Aldridge Lopez In: Vonleh Davis Aminu Ouch. We better get something in return for Plums.
I'd let a TRob (5th pick overall) walk in exchange for a 2nd round pick (Crabbe) who contributes. Not sure the significance of the picks matters. What we let go was a ~50+ win team that went nowhere. What we have now is a ~50+ win team that is deeper, and IMO, more talented.
This is truth and I agree with your assessment. But from a purely value perspective, it's pretty abysmal return on investment.
Fitting guys in the salary picture under the CBA is a jigsaw puzzle. The pieces have to fit just right. Vonleh isn't a finished product. It was worth taking a shot on him given the upside and his puzzle piece in the salary structure. The guy has the potential to be a defensive player who can rebound and shoot 3's from the PF or C position. I look forward to seeing how he pans out. He's like 20? Sometimes there is addition by subtraction. ... It sure would be nice to get "something" for Plums (if we let him walk), but fitting that guy into the puzzle is an issue, and we're not sure if we're better off. The real win is Ezeli can play and play big minutes.
