ip who is your back up for big al?? Josh Mcroberts??
I said all this stuff in my press release.
However there are two other spots in my rotation that will get actual playoff minutes. They will go to one of Jason Smith and Kosta Koufos and one of Ersan Ilyasova and Josh McRoberts.
That is why I think the beginning of the season will be a little bit rough for me, but at the same time it will lay the foundation I need to turn it on later in the season. Big Al will start out at around 23-27 mins per game, and Oberto will be on the inactive list until around the all-star break. Those extra mins will go to the players in the paragraph above this.
While the Suns may suffer a loss or three, they will find out which of Jason Smith and Koufos will have the stones to fill about 10 mins of PF/C time when it matters, and which of McRoberts/Ilyasova can competently fill 10-12 mins of SF/PF time when it counts. These things are important.
I think between the 4 of those guys I can find 2 that are solid rotation players on an elite NBA team. Don't believe me? Well look at Glen Davis this past year. You need to have a trained eye for it, but the right players in the right roles can yield the right results. I think by the All-Star break I should have a team with 11 players confident and able of playing for an NBA contender. 11 players all able to step up if I need them, not crap the bed just because they haven't seen many mins in a week or two (Mikki Moore, cough).
To answer your question of "who's my backup at PF, McRoberts?"
The answer is "sometimes".
Sometimes my backup will be Jason Smith.
Sometimes it'll be McRoberts and/or Ilyasova
It will depend on A) Who they're playing and B) How they're playing
it will be a little messy at first, but every player I drafted besides Serge Ibaka (who I am hoping not to even play this year) has got NBA experience, has shown something within their NBA games that I think will help me, and I think is due to make a leap.
For instance, on McRoberts:
Josh McRoberts
Here is what Larry Bird said when they resigned Josh McRoberts:
"We are very pleased to have Josh back," Pacers President of Basketball Larry Bird said. "He's another player who fits into the core group of guys we want to build around."
Here is what Mike Wells of the Indianapolis Star said:
I've been hearing rumors about how Josh McRoberts has been living in the weight room this offseason.
I saw it with my own eyes when I ran into him at Conseco Fieldhouse earlier this week. McRoberts said he's put on 20 pounds of muscle since the end of the season.
The Pacers want to re-sign McRoberts, who appeared in 33 games last season.
A Pacers official told me they envision McRoberts being like Denver's Birdman. They like McRoberts' athleticism, energy and rebounding ability off the bench.
He's not a prolific rebounder, he's not a prolific scorer, but he's 6'10, with foot speed to guard almost all PF's. He's only 22, but I think he's gonna show something this year.
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