« Reply #87 on: September 14, 2017, 03:48:07 PM »
Jae crowder - 38th best player in NBA???
And he's #44 on SI's list (only 4 spots behind IT).
I mean, I like Jae and wish him the very best, but does anybody in the world think that he is a solid #2 guy on the average NBA team? Because according to ESPN and SI, Jae would go early in the 2nd round if you took all NBA players, put them in a pool, and re-drafted them.
No. He's a great 4th or 5th guy to have.
SI even said that, so I have no idea why they ranked him 44th.
"Regardless, Crowder is an ideal fifth starter or lead reserve on a team with championship aspirations, and he should find a clean fit with the Cavaliers, who could have desperately used his services in the 2017 Finals"
How many teams realistically have championship aspirations? I agree that he is probably ranked too high but he could easily be a 3 guy on several subpar teams maybe even 2 on some bad ones.
True but who would you rather have next year Jae Crowder or Andre Drummond? Or Otto Porter? Or Avery Bradley? Heck who is more valuable to Cleveland next year, Jae Crowder or Tristan Thompson? Those 4 guys are ranked 51-54 (I didn't mention them in order) by SI and I pretty confident that most everyone would take at least 2 and many would probably take all 4 ahead of Jae Crowder.
I really don't get the love affair being shown Crowder. He is no better than a 4th starter on all of the top level teams (and he will come of the bench in Cleveland and would in Golden State as well). That isn't a guy that will have the 44th best season next year (or a top 40 season as ESPN predicts).
I do think SI's list is a lot better than ESPN. It just makes a lot more sense overall.
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