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re: What are you guys actuall expecting from our rookie?
Posted on 5/19/16 at 8:41 am to Crewz
Posted on 5/19/16 at 8:41 am to Crewz
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History says that either your rookie will put up good numbers and your team will be bad, or your team will be good but it is because your rookie is just a role player
This is a terrible way to look at it. The good teams 1) aren't drafting in the lottery 2) typically don't have starting spots open and 3) there's little usage available for rookie on a good team.
The bad teams are picking in the lottery, getting the best rookies, and have minutes to give instantly.
Last year : KAT, D'lo, Okafor, Porzingis, WCS, & Mudiay all played key roles on their team. Stanley Johnson, Kaminsky, Winslow, & Myles Tuner all were solid role players on playoff teams.
2015 similar, top 10 littered with rookies who had immediate impacts on their "bad" teams, followed by bunch of role players on playoff teams.
Pels are a bad team with essentially 3 starting spots open. The expectation should be a rookie will start and contribute in a big way.
This post was edited on 5/19/16 at 8:42 am
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Posted on 5/19/16 at 8:59 am to Toula
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The expectation should be a rookie will start and contribute in a big way.
this. Whoever we draft should play 27-30minutes a night. Unless it ends up being a 19yr old like Murray. Might have a little bit steeper learning curve
Posted on 5/19/16 at 9:00 am to Toula
You basically just pointed out exactly what I said in a concise sentence
The guys who put up big numbers are on bad teams. If you are a good team, you can allow your rookie to play a very niche role a la Justice Winslow. It's very rare that you get both.
Point being, if you are gonna take Buddy and get rid of Reke and Gordon, you better hope we land a big FA so Buddy can be a 4th or 5th option, because if he is a 2nd or 3rd, this team won't be good. Same for Dunn. Same for Murray.
For this team to be good, the Pels better add AT LEAST one FA or trade aquisition that is better than the rookie they take
The guys who put up big numbers are on bad teams. If you are a good team, you can allow your rookie to play a very niche role a la Justice Winslow. It's very rare that you get both.
Point being, if you are gonna take Buddy and get rid of Reke and Gordon, you better hope we land a big FA so Buddy can be a 4th or 5th option, because if he is a 2nd or 3rd, this team won't be good. Same for Dunn. Same for Murray.
For this team to be good, the Pels better add AT LEAST one FA or trade aquisition that is better than the rookie they take
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