Done with Wings. What r we doing to fill the low post lunch box?

[billysan]

This is exactly right, and while we can quibble about how competent KG and Sheed are in the low post, what it comes down to is that there aren't going to be minutes for a "back to the basket" 4 or 5 to really contribute all that much.  There's only 96 npg between the 2 spots, which averages out to a 3 man rotation of 32 mpg .  While you could argue that there could be a small amount of minutes in the regular season, there absolutely won't be any minutes for a 4th big in the playoffs. 

And if this "back to the basket" big won't get minutes in the playoffs, what the heck is the point of getting him?

This brings up another point, why would we resign Big Baby for a decent contract if he is not going to see any minutes? Decent being in the 3-4 million range. In order to make that work we almost have to split minutes 4 ways with Perk, Sheed and BBD getting something around 22 mpg and KG getting 30 mpg.

This is ideal as far as keeping everyone fresh and maximizing matchups but that is probably a pipe dream. This will be quite a headache if they (and their egos) arent all on board with the plan.

Just another trade asset. It depends on the number if years the contact is, but assuming it is for one, then we retain Bird Rights for him, and if something happens health-wise to any of our bigs, we would still have Baby as an option.

And other than that, he'll help us win this year. And a great safety net in case of injury.

All true BudweiserCeltic, I just question whether there are enough minutes to go around. I am pretty certain that Sheed would not be here if he knew was only going to play 20 mpg and we need to consider Perk and BBD's attitude about minutes as well. KG will get his, no doubt in my mind.

[BudweiserCeltic]

This is exactly right, and while we can quibble about how competent KG and Sheed are in the low post, what it comes down to is that there aren't going to be minutes for a "back to the basket" 4 or 5 to really contribute all that much.  There's only 96 npg between the 2 spots, which averages out to a 3 man rotation of 32 mpg .  While you could argue that there could be a small amount of minutes in the regular season, there absolutely won't be any minutes for a 4th big in the playoffs. 

And if this "back to the basket" big won't get minutes in the playoffs, what the heck is the point of getting him?

This brings up another point, why would we resign Big Baby for a decent contract if he is not going to see any minutes? Decent being in the 3-4 million range. In order to make that work we almost have to split minutes 4 ways with Perk, Sheed and BBD getting something around 22 mpg and KG getting 30 mpg.

This is ideal as far as keeping everyone fresh and maximizing matchups but that is probably a pipe dream. This will be quite a headache if they (and their egos) arent all on board with the plan.

Just another trade asset. It depends on the number if years the contact is, but assuming it is for one, then we retain Bird Rights for him, and if something happens health-wise to any of our bigs, we would still have Baby as an option.

And other than that, he'll help us win this year. And a great safety net in case of injury.

All true BudweiserCeltic, I just question whether there are enough minutes to go around. I am pretty certain that Sheed would not be here if he knew was only going to play 20 mpg and we need to consider Perk and BBD's attitude about minutes as well. KG will get his, no doubt in my mind.

There were enough minutes for Baby and Powe, I'm sure we can work something out. Certainly, the one who'll suffer the most minutes wise will be Baby. And I have no doubt that we'll be cautious with KG. But wether Baby plays or not, he would still be a valuable piece, especially if paired up with expiring contracts and he might be one himself.

KG will play about 30 minutes. KP and Sheed will play about 26-30 minutes. Baby could play 6-15 minutes.

And if we're as good as we seem, some blowouts would sneak some playing time for Baby. And there are always some injuries.

Not having enough minutes for Baby is a good problem to have.

[billysan]

Not having enough minutes for Baby is a good problem to have.

LOL, I just visualized Baby blowing up like a balloon while sitting on the sideline waiting to get in the game. You are right....it would be a good thing to have, I'm just overly cautious or pessimistic I guess.