Wesley Matthews and the Question of Talent

First question, were would that put Batum in the SG ranks in your opinion?

And is Iggy a top 5 SF anymore? LeBron, Carmelo, Josh Smith, Paul George, then Iggy?

Honestly I would take Chandler Parsons over Iggy (nothing against Iggy - still like him) even though he isn't a big name.

 

Lebron, Carmelo, George, igy and deng are who I consider the top five. Josh smith is a pf. He really doesn't play sf anymore.

I would even consider bringing in Webster at starting sf and moving batum to sg.

 

But where would Batum rank at SG if you moved him there?

And if you bring Webster in it is for SG and Batum stays at SF. Webster is going to get paid though. 7 MIL per for 3 years is my guess.

 

I think if you put batum against other sg's, he could dominate. He can shoot over anyone 6'5"; which is the average height for shooting guard. Also, guards tend to be weaker than sfs; which he would be able to post up more.

 

Westhree's value can't be measured with statistics. He's the epitome of a glue guy. When he's on the floor, the team is better than the sum of it's parts. I want him on the Blazers.

 

I see you keep ignoring my question No prob though man.

 

I'm uncomfortable answering it since there hasn't been enough sample to make a true assessment. Sorry...

All of what I say is in my opinion. I said I think he could dominate. I doubt he gets to a wade, Kobe, even smith level; but I think he gets to a top 10 level. Just my opinion because I don't have any physical playing time to really make a good opinion.

 

Fair enough.

I think he could get to top 10 but it would likely be right about 10.

I think he did play a decent amount of minutes at SG two seasons ago. His PER was better than at SF if I recall correct (not saying PER is all that though).

 

You are wise O hairy one......

 

While I think of Wes as the most expendable large (ish) contract we have, I have noticed that, on the increasingly rare occasions we go on scoring runs, they tend to be led by him hitting a string of threes. If you just compare him to other SGs, he's going to come out looking bad. But if you think of the team as a group, when he's in that group, the team as currently constructed, tends to be better than when he isn't. He's like a poor-man's Russell Westbrook: everybody hates on Westbrook because of what he isn't, but he helps the Thunder by just being incredibly intense and playing all out. Of course Westbrook is an athletic beast and all-NBA, which Wes (of course) isn't, but there's a reason Wes made it to the league from being undrafted, and that's why he has value.