Europeans (Batum, Rudy, Claver, but not Freeland) want to be jack-of-all-trades and run around helter skelter. Since Claver can't shoot, he should play PF, not SF. This means that the coaches should have him put on muscle. The weight will ruin his current Energy Bunny agility, but he won't need it at PF.
We have a lot of young talent and some of them will have to go. Robinson CJ Barton Claver Joel Leonard Crabbe There simply aren't enough minutes to develop them all. Who do you give minutes to? CJ or Will? Robinson or Claver? I think the team is going to have to make some decisions and choose a few guys to focus on going forward.
It's fascinating to watch when Claver is on the court, his basketball IQ has to be one of the highest on the team. His positioning, spacing and court vision are excellent. I totally can see him being one of those players that excel in San Antonio's system.
The thing about Claver, which position do you see him playing? Small forward? Stretch four? If he's a four, that puts him in a tough spot because we have LA soaking up a ton of minutes and then we have Robinson, who should really be getting minutes to develop. Where does that leave Vic?
It leaves him as the 3rd PF instead of the 3rd SF as now. No change in minutes until he puts on 20 pounds and plays Freeland style.
