I know a lot of talk on this board is devoted to finding our next all star, but just as important are the role players. I have been very impressed with the play of Aaron Gray thus far this season. As a 4th big playing 10 - 20 minutes a game I say we keep him around. He is a legit 7ft and has a lot of strength/bulk. He is an offensive liability but really all you are looking for as the 4th big is rim protection - hard screens - rebounding, any points he scores are a bonus. Who knows what he could grow into with steady minutes and some work on a go to post move or two. Davis and Amir are a bit of a redundancy and the likelihood is on the way out (heart says Davis - brain says Amir), so he is not likely to turn into that third big role.
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MangoKid wrote: View PostIf he can accept that he'll be nailed to that bench on most nights and he'll get paid close to the minimum, I'm all for keeping Gray around.
I hope he does stay.
JV/Bargs then Gray/Amir or Davis. Sick!
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thead wrote: View PostI know a lot of talk on this board is devoted to finding our next all star, but just as important are the role players. I have been very impressed with the play of Aaron Gray thus far this season. As a 4th big playing 10 - 20 minutes a game I say we keep him around. He is a legit 7ft and has a lot of strength/bulk. He is an offensive liability but really all you are looking for as the 4th big is rim protection - hard screens - rebounding, any points he scores are a bonus. Who knows what he could grow into with steady minutes and some work on a go to post move or two. Davis and Amir are a bit of a redundancy and the likelihood is on the way out (heart says Davis - brain says Amir), so he is not likely to turn into that third big role.
I know, I know, Aaron, Ed, and Amir were all efficient scorers last year and could return to form again next year. But on the other hand, Amir and Ed are not scoring more when the volume shooter that is Bargnani is out.
There should be a rule that a player must average a minimum X points per 36 minutes before he can be called an efficient scorer.
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I think keeping Gray for another year would be cool. There aren't many good back up centres in this league. If we have him for a full off-season I think he can become a better player. With our new training staff, he may be able to shed some weight and increase his mobility. I love how well he hits the boards and can defend other bigs.
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i think gray 4th big off the bench is a good idea. sometimes 3rd when matchups give davis/amir difficulties. of the two i think whichever gets us a better asset is the one that will be dealt. i also think that BigV will be able to put in 10-15 points a game if we have a point guard capable of the pick and roll.
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saints91 wrote: View PostI think keeping Gray for another year would be cool. There aren't many good back up centres in this league. If we have him for a full off-season I think he can become a better player. With our new training staff, he may be able to shed some weight and increase his mobility. I love how well he hits the boards and can defend other bigs.
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MangoKid wrote: View PostIf he can accept that he'll be nailed to that bench on most nights and he'll get paid close to the minimum, I'm all for keeping Gray around.
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