McDyess is much better than Wallace now and he's been money with the mid-range jumpers since he came back from injury.
This is depressing.
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McDyess is much better than Wallace now and he's been money with the mid-range jumpers since he came back from injury.
This is depressing.
At the price range you suggest, don't we have that already with Ian?Quote:
Originally Posted by mystargtr34
I don't think Duncan shoots on the move.Quote:
Originally Posted by lurker23
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Originally Posted by timvp
I'm interested in your opinion of McDyess's height.
He's listed at 6'9" (though in some photos he seems like he's as tall as some guys who are listed to be taller--from this my feeling is McDyess has an accurate listing while some other guys have exaggerated listings).
That is good enough to play the 4 with Tim playing the 5. But when the other guys in the front court rotation figure to be Blair and Bonner, that makes for a real lack of length (maybe Mahinimi can surprise and become a solid contributor?).
Even if McDyess signs with the Spurs, I'm afraid Tim will still be left alone in many ways without help against some of the bigger frontlines (like that of the Lakers, for instance).
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Originally Posted by Brazil
Huh? Blair has almost 9 feet of standing reach and a 7'2 wingspan. That is as good as most 6'10 guys.Quote:
Originally Posted by vednam
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Originally Posted by benefactor
Thanks for the clarification. However, it's still not like having a legit 7-footer to help Tim.
I think his height is fine. He's a solid 6-foot-9. In fact, his official draft combine height is only .25 inches shorter than Rasheed Wallace. Dice is probably taller than a lot of players in the league who are listed at 6-foot-10.Quote:
Originally Posted by vednam
And on the low block, Dice puts up a mean fight. He's not a great post defender or a great help defender but his effort is undeniable. He's also pretty light on his fight. Thomas is a better post defender and Bonner is probably a better perimeter defender but the Spurs haven't had a total package like McDyess at a bigman position since ... maybe Horry's first year with the team before he lost a step on the perimeter.
He doesn't do it a lot, since his face-up shot is higher percentage, but he's fully capable of doing so.Quote:
Originally Posted by picnroll
Just watch the first part, and don't torture yourself with what happens after that shot.
http://img7.imageshack.us/img7/6876/dicechart.jpg
That is McDyess' shooting chart from these playoffs :wow
The nice thing is that Duncan likes to post up on the left side where McDyess has those grey numbers. Let McDyess stay on the other side and he'll be right in his sweet spot.
I honestly didn't watch much of the Pistons last year, but one great strength of McDyess's game for years had been his ability to score in pick and rolls. It was a while back, but in the 05 Finals, McDyess was scarily effective in side pick and rolls. His ability to shoot out of pick and rolls is eerily reminiscent (to me, at least) of David Robinson's pet jumper from the elbow in 2 man games late in his career.Quote:
Originally Posted by timvp
I just don't see downside here. If this works out, the Spurs have managed to get younger at the wing, have found an effective and relatively-athletic rebounding big to pair with Tim, and have found 2 younger bigs (reminiscent of pairs like Landry and Hayes or Davis and Powe) to bolster the front line depth. Here's hoping McDyess is on his way and that the Spurs continue to be ruthlessly effective this offseason.
Down sceeens? Curls? No way.Quote:
Originally Posted by lurker23
There is just not any of those out there. Having a guy in McDyess that can score and rebound make just as much difference. Even if he can't defend some of the biggest front line players, he will help us win the battle on the boards...which is one that championship teams win.Quote:
Originally Posted by vednam
Why are people who wanted Wallace questioning Dice?
Dude put up 10 and 10 last season and Wallace put up 12 and 7 playing more minutes.
In the playoffs, Wallace put up a pathetic 7 and 6 while Dice put up 13 and 9.
That's the key right there. God it was painful this year having to watch Pop choose between guys who couldn't score and ones who couldn't defend. Dyess, assuming we get him, and Jefferson are going to add so much versatility to this team.Quote:
Originally Posted by timvp
Well, I understand where you're coming from; the fact that we're talking about it being "added to the playbook" indicates that it never really happens at the moment. I was just going over the list of players in my head who were CAPABLE of hitting those type of shots, not necessarily who make it their forte or shot of choice. If this type of shot is in McDyess's comfort range, it'll be nice to see it added to the repertoire, should Pop so choose.Quote:
Originally Posted by picnroll
He was only 20-31 on dunks and layups? Man, that sucks...Quote:
Originally Posted by timvp
How many were contested? Who was superior in the playoffs from that range?
Tip in attempts too. We've all seen bigs get caught in the scrum under the rim where a guy will get 3 or 4 attempts to tip in a shot but he can't because he's surrounded. Maybe that happened to Dyess once or twice.Quote:
Originally Posted by JGrice02
Let Tim have the layups and dunks. Put McDyess on the high post, right side. If Tim gets doubled, McDyess gets an open jumper.Quote:
Originally Posted by JGrice02
a lot of those were probably fouls as well.Quote:
Originally Posted by JGrice02
Starters
1 Parker
2 Ginobili
3 Jefferson
4 Duncan
5 McDyess
Bench
1 Hill
2 Mason
2/3 Bowen
3 Nocioni
4 Haislip
4 Blair
4/5 Mahinmi
IR
1/2 McClinton
2/3 Hairston
4 Gist
Deal Finley, Bonner, Williams, and perhaps the 2010 1st rounder to Sacto for Nocioni. Re-sign Bowen. The bigman rotation would be a bit young outside of the starters, so perhaps you deal for Foster from Indiana instead. The Haislip signing is curious unless the Spurs intend to do something with Mahinmi, they feel that confident in the young triumvariate....or they will start our Haislip in Austin, but the latter doesn't really make any sense. I think for certain we will see a trade and the writing is on the wall for Finley and Bonner being moved.
Duncan was worse. 90-178 .506Quote:
Originally Posted by JGrice02
http://www.nba.com/hotspots/
Actually, they run that play a fair amount for Duncan. He gets a pin down screen and curls to the free throw line for the short jumper. Duncan even shoots it in rhythm off the screen. I know I've seen that play very regularly the last few years.Quote:
Originally Posted by picnroll
:clap :spin :downspin: :elephant :drool: :hungry: :lobt2:Quote:
Originally Posted by Spurs Brazil