Really?
People want to just give a four year senior college player chosen 27th in the 1st round, who hasn't played a single minute in the NBA the backup PF spot over a player that has proven himself as a valuable NBA role player?
Really?
How many four year college PFs chosen after the 15th pick in the 1st round have even made it in the NBA over the last ten years, never mind be so productive as to land the back up PF spot on a contending team?
Before you go researching the number is extremely extremely small.
I think you’ll find most people on that side of the argument aren’t really so infatuated with JaJuan, rather not in agreement with you as to BBD’s value. I’d sign almost anyone out there over BBD right now because I feel he is a selfish player more interested in his “role” on the team than winning a championship. He is an out of shape cry baby who can’t seem to realize what his strengths and weaknesses are. For some reason he thinks he is a shooter, and no matter who he is out there with thinks he should be launching up shots. He longer works hard at the thing that used to make many of us love his contribution to the team, hustle and taking charges, and therefore his skill set is very small at this weight/point.
Someone once again tell me the value of an under sized PF/C that can’t rebound, score under the basket, shoot from the outside, defend on the perimeter, score under the rim, or block shots… I think many of us don’t see it and that’s why we’d rather have a guy with upside than BBD.
I realize that Glen Davis has flaws, but I think he gets a little unfairly vilified around here for his proclivity for "launching up shots."
Last season, outside of KG, we didn't have any other bigs who played significant minutes who had the ability to take outside shots. For that reason, when Baby was on the floor with any big other than KG, he became the jump shooting big by default.
As I think he should, Doc likes to have a big on the floor who can pop out and hit the J at all times. Baby, way too often last year, ended up being the guy who fit that category.
This was due to our roster make up. Personally, I like Glen Davis much better when he can be paired with a big, like 'Sheed, for example, who likes to pop out and hit jumpers. Baby is much more comfortable and effective as a roller, going to the hoop and getting layups, drawing fouls, and getting in position for offensive rebounds.
That's why I say, let's see if we can resuscitate Troy Murphy. If Troy can regain enough of his form to be a second line big man, I think he and Baby could form a better offensive tandem than anything we saw up front last year with the second unit. Baby rolls and Murphy pops.
I do like Johnson, as well. I think he's a guy who can knock down the open jumper, too. Pairing Baby and Johnson together, if nothing else, would be amusing to watch. It would be like watching a figure from a Botero painting running up and down the court with a Giacometti sculpture.
