...no...the team has only 2 low-post big men - KG rarely goes inside anymore and will do so less and less as the years progress because its a wear-and-tear type of offense.
I disagree with the philosophy that KG isn't a post up player, he may not score in the low post, but he scores from the post. And it doesn't matter if he posts up from 10 feet or 5 feet, if he is scoring and converting at a high rate, it's still a score from the post.
Sure, Powe and Perk may get deeper into the paint and may shoot their shots from 2 feet as opposed to KG's 10 or 15 feet, but KG can convert at a high rate from his range....Powe and Perk NEED to get close to score.
BBD isn't fast, but he is quick and he has the brain type to be in the same mold as Larry Bird, Paul Pierce and Ray Allen...all 3 of whom aren't as athletic as other current NBA studs.
But if your mind is quick and BBD has a quick mind, with additional experience he can score in the post or get to the cup with as much regularity as Powe.
There is also not doubt in my mind that Powe can have a valuable jump shot in his own arsenal one day.
Both Perkins and Powe draw double teams btw - which is what makes them valuable - when both are left in strict one-on-one both convert at a very high efficiency.
In theory, both Powe nad Perk can draw double teams. I have yet seen that happen however. What I do see is Perk converting a lot hook shots and recently converting a lot of fall-away turn arounds, a la KG or more similarly a la Kevin McHale.
Even if either are doubled, I am not confident in either to make the pass out...Perk I have more confidence...Powe...is still a black hole.
Also, when we are a full squad at full health, no team will double Perk or Powe...heck they rarely double KG and KG gets the ball in the post more frequently.
This just says that our team is pretty [dang] dangerous when we are full healthy...that opposing teams would allow KG, Perk, and Powe to go 1 on 1 each opportunity that may arise.
The logic behind this post is sound, but the reasoning is fantasy - you can like Davis all you want, but post play is perhaps the rarest and most valuable commodity in the NBA.
I agree, post play in it's purest form is indeed the rarest commodity in the NBA.
The most valuable commodity in the NBA, however are: Kobe, Lebron, Wade, Paul Pierce, CP3, Deron Williams, Rajon Rondo etc. (Al Jefferson, Yao Ming, Kendrick Perkins, Leon Powe = not as valuable).
Heck, Mark Cuban felt Dirk was more valuable than Shaq...but ya, that was Mark Cuban....
Less than 10% of KG's offense is in the post - he is a spot shooter/cut/pick-and-pop in that order - they use his post game very selectively these days. His most frequent post play is his turn-around baseline jumper, which he doesn't use very often.
KG has become almost exclusively a high-post facilitator and a spot-shot man. He's great in the post, but the team is more interested in his defense and health than they are grinding him into dust.
Perk and Powe are the low post men, and contrary to your previous statement, all the champions of the past 20 years had great post play with the exception of Detroit....post play is as relevant as ever.
The notion you have of Davis operating "just as good" as Powe in the future is entirely speculative at this point and i've seen scant evidence of that ability - he is constantly getting himself into trouble when attacking a set defense and he finishes extremely poorly in these situations - bottom 5th in the league in terms of efficiency.
Now, maybe he builds out some type of go-to move - the fall-away would be my guess - he could then fake and go step-through.
But to date he has looked his best when attacking a defense in motion - when the defense is set he has really struggled. Powe does basically all of his primary offense off a set defense - though his pick-and-roll usage has gone up recently, which is nice.
I like both players - Davis has finally shown me something i can hang my hat on - that face-up J is his key to building an offensive identity.
But you can count on one hand the number of low-post undersized 4's - hell, you may be able to count on one finger - undersized 4's rely on face-up shooting - which is what makes Powe so unique.
