What can we expect from Powe next year?

[Barnabas]

What do you think is his ideal position?  He's a bit on the short side to play PF, but does he have enough speed and outside shooting to play SF?  Let's say he gets a chance to play for another team (Yes, we want to keep him with the Celtics, but in the event that we can't  . . ), what would be his best position?  This is assuming a lot considering that was only one great game, however, when you look at what he's done during the playoffs, he really hasn't played badly in any of the games.  I'm going to go out on a limb that there's potential there, for him to be a very good quality player.  Sort of like an Edwardo Najera, but with a lot more offensive potential.  Powe, to me, seems like an aggressive offensive player.  Which a lot of teams can make use of, including us. 

But you know, I think a team like Dallas could benefit the most from having him.  Forget salary matters for a second.  Can you picture this guy playing alongside Dirk?  If I already had a tall, quick, athletic guy like Yi Jianlian/KG/Dirk on my front court, I could do worse than having a Leon Powe as the other forward.  What do you think?

[Chris]

He is a PF.  I also think that in an ideal situation, he is a backup PF...at least right now. 

Down the road, as he gets more consistent defensively, and expands his offensive game a bit, he could certainly be a starter, but with his current skills, he is ideal as a 20 minute per game guy off the bench, who comes in to give energy and scoring.

If he is able to really get that mid range jumper down, and understand the team defense a little better, he could be a heck of a player though.

[Barnabas]

He is a PF.  I also think that in an ideal situation, he is a backup PF...at least right now. 

Down the road, as he gets more consistent defensively, and expands his offensive game a bit, he could certainly be a starter, but with his current skills, he is ideal as a 20 minute per game guy off the bench, who comes in to give energy and scoring.

If he is able to really get that mid range jumper down, and understand the team defense a little better, he could be a heck of a player though.

True.  He's on the short side so he's best paired up with a tall, mobile big man who can shoot outside.  Like KG, Dirk, and the future Yi Jianlian. 

[FLCeltsFan]

Powe is a power forward.  He is a little undersized but his long arms allows him to play much bigger than he is.  Much like 6'9" Clifford Ray who was undersized for a center but played much bigger because of his long arms (and also allowed him to save the  life of a dolphin). 

[Eeyore III]

What can we expect from Powe next year?  The same as this year, but hopefully improved somewhat in one or two areas: a guy with the heart of a lion who can be very effective against smallish PFs (namely, most back-ups) and against small/soft teams (like the non-Bynum Fakers), but who simply gets out-bigged against ... well ... bigger players.  His game is more inside-oriented than Ryan Gomes's, obviously, but his dilemma as an NBA player is similar.

Maybe if he could develop a real good outside shot, he could become Charles Oakley-like, but absent that, he is what he is: a good rotation player who can dominate guys the same size as him, or somewhat bigger, but who really cannot match up against the long PFs.