migya wrote:

32 wrote:

migya wrote:

32 wrote:

migya wrote:Belinelli has been a disappointment the last few games. Looks like Lasme does more than BWRight

He certainly fouled more people than Wright did. 5 (in 15 minutes) compared to Wright's 0. Brandan got just as many rebounds and shot a better % from the floor.

Lasme can block shots WAY better, but we already knew that.

He also scored more, something that isn't expected of the small school, second rounder. BWright is the one with all the hype and expectation, anything Lasme gives is an added bonus

He scored at a worse clip than Wright in more minutes.

Lasme is not expected to be anything, BWright is, there;s the huge difference. Pretty much anything Lasme gives is a bonus. Lasme looks like he can provide in areas where the team is weak and that makes him an asset, for now and maybe even the future

32 wrote:

migya wrote:

32 wrote:

migya wrote:

32 wrote:

migya wrote:Belinelli has been a disappointment the last few games. Looks like Lasme does more than BWRight

He certainly fouled more people than Wright did. 5 (in 15 minutes) compared to Wright's 0. Brandan got just as many rebounds and shot a better % from the floor.

Lasme can block shots WAY better, but we already knew that.

He also scored more, something that isn't expected of the small school, second rounder. BWright is the one with all the hype and expectation, anything Lasme gives is an added bonus

He scored at a worse clip than Wright in more minutes.

Lasme is not expected to be anything, BWright is, there;s the huge difference. Pretty much anything Lasme gives is a bonus. Lasme looks like he can provide in areas where the team is weak and that makes him an asset, for now and maybe even the future

Thats not what you said. You said "it looks like Lasme does more than Wright". I'm telling you, that's not true. Lasme scored more points because he played 5 more minutes than Wright and took more than twice as many shots. Still, he shot a worse percentage from the field and didn't collect more rebounds (despite playing more minutes).

By your logic, Dunleavy is a better player than Azuibuke. Dunleavy gets 15 PPG, while Kelenna only gets 4.

migya wrote:Lasme can only be a steal at where he was drafted

TMC wrote:

migya wrote:Lasme can only be a steal at where he was drafted

I don't consider him a steal. I mean, a steal is a player that, for whatever reason, shouldn't have been available when he was picked. Lasme had (still has) a lot of question marks about the kind of player he can be in the pros. He was picked right where he should.

He's just a low-risk pick. If he pans out, great. If not, he's a second rounder with a non-guaranteed contract. No biggie.

migya wrote:

TMC wrote:

migya wrote:Lasme can only be a steal at where he was drafted

I don't consider him a steal. I mean, a steal is a player that, for whatever reason, shouldn't have been available when he was picked. Lasme had (still has) a lot of question marks about the kind of player he can be in the pros. He was picked right where he should.

He's just a low-risk pick. If he pans out, great. If not, he's a second rounder with a non-guaranteed contract. No biggie.

Lasme's strengths are the team's weaknesses and that gives him a huge opportunity to keep a spot on the team

sfsfsfgiants wrote:

migya wrote:

TMC wrote:

migya wrote:Lasme can only be a steal at where he was drafted

I don't consider him a steal. I mean, a steal is a player that, for whatever reason, shouldn't have been available when he was picked. Lasme had (still has) a lot of question marks about the kind of player he can be in the pros. He was picked right where he should.

He's just a low-risk pick. If he pans out, great. If not, he's a second rounder with a non-guaranteed contract. No biggie.

Lasme's strengths are the team's weaknesses and that gives him a huge opportunity to keep a spot on the team

I dont think that he will make the team this year. We are just too deep with Patrick O'Bryant, Croshere, Barnes, and Pietrus.

migya wrote:

sfsfsfgiants wrote:

migya wrote:

TMC wrote:

migya wrote:Lasme can only be a steal at where he was drafted

I don't consider him a steal. I mean, a steal is a player that, for whatever reason, shouldn't have been available when he was picked. Lasme had (still has) a lot of question marks about the kind of player he can be in the pros. He was picked right where he should.

He's just a low-risk pick. If he pans out, great. If not, he's a second rounder with a non-guaranteed contract. No biggie.

Lasme's strengths are the team's weaknesses and that gives him a huge opportunity to keep a spot on the team

I dont think that he will make the team this year. We are just too deep with Patrick O'Bryant, Croshere, Barnes, and Pietrus.

But none of those players are great shotblockers. Lasme is a monster shotblocker and that alone warrants time in certain situations. Lasme is an athlete as well and if he improves his skills in other areas a bit, he'll definately have the ability to be a permanent player on the team

sfsfsfgiants wrote:

migya wrote:

sfsfsfgiants wrote:

migya wrote:

TMC wrote:

migya wrote:Lasme can only be a steal at where he was drafted

I don't consider him a steal. I mean, a steal is a player that, for whatever reason, shouldn't have been available when he was picked. Lasme had (still has) a lot of question marks about the kind of player he can be in the pros. He was picked right where he should.

He's just a low-risk pick. If he pans out, great. If not, he's a second rounder with a non-guaranteed contract. No biggie.

Lasme's strengths are the team's weaknesses and that gives him a huge opportunity to keep a spot on the team

I dont think that he will make the team this year. We are just too deep with Patrick O'Bryant, Croshere, Barnes, and Pietrus.

But none of those players are great shotblockers. Lasme is a monster shotblocker and that alone warrants time in certain situations. Lasme is an athlete as well and if he improves his skills in other areas a bit, he'll definately have the ability to be a permanent player on the team

So who do you think are the 12 we keep?

32 wrote:Not point guards. Hudson's only competition is Baron Davis and, occasionally, Monta Ellis. Nellie won't have Belinelli, Azuibuke, or Pietrus run the point consistently.

migya wrote:But none of those players are great shotblockers. Lasme is a monster shotblocker and that alone warrants time in certain situations.

migya wrote:

sfsfsfgiants wrote:So who do you think are the 12 we keep?

The proper twelve players (as in filling the needed positions and going by what is expected as far as playing time) would be as follows:

Baron
Monta
Belinelli
Azu
Pietrus
Barnes
SJackson
Harrington
BWright
Croshere
Biedrins
O'bryant

TMC wrote:

migya wrote:The proper twelve players (as in filling the needed positions and going by what is expected as far as playing time) would be as follows:

Baron
Monta
Belinelli
Azu
Pietrus
Barnes
SJackson
Harrington
BWright
Croshere
Biedrins
O'bryant

Following Nellie's coaching career a bit, I'd say our 12 guys will be:

Baron
Monta
Azu
Belinelli
S-Jax
Harrington
Beans
Croshere
Pietrus
Hudson
Barnes
Wright (or POB, pending on Nellie's mood).

32 wrote:You can't just list the 12 best players, you need to think of depth as well. Here are the 12 I think will stay:

PG - Baron Davis / Troy Hudson
SG - Monta Ellis / Kelenna Azuibuke / Marco Belinelli
SF - Stephen Jackson / Matt Barnes / Mickael Pietrus
PF - Al Harrington / Brandan Wright
C - Andris Biedrins / Patrick O'Bryant

TMC wrote:

32 wrote:You can't just list the 12 best players, you need to think of depth as well. Here are the 12 I think will stay:

PG - Baron Davis / Troy Hudson
SG - Monta Ellis / Kelenna Azuibuke / Marco Belinelli
SF - Stephen Jackson / Matt Barnes / Mickael Pietrus
PF - Al Harrington / Brandan Wright
C - Andris Biedrins / Patrick O'Bryant

That's the team that makes the most sense, but I doubt it will happen much during the year. The starting lineup (no matter if Al starts or not, he's gonna play starter minutes) is set, but I think we'll see Barnes playing a lot of PF (instead of Wright, at least at the beginning of the season) and also Monta playing a lot of PG (when Baron's on the bench).