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Of course he has lol Jordan doesn't have a lick of offense unless it's coming from an alley oop.
But man dewayne defense and hustle is astonishing, this dude deserves to get paid.
I feel he even has a more polished offensive game than Jordan.
Of course he has lol Jordan doesn't have a lick of offense unless it's coming from an alley oop.
But man dewayne defense and hustle is astonishing, this dude deserves to get paid.
Thanks for posting these stats. Leads to the next question: How does the bench grade out with Pau instead of Deadman? Can you generate those? Problem is that sample size is much smaller due in large measure to Pau's injury...
He stuffed that shot back in Griffins mouth, then LMA fouled him on the 3rd put back!!! Is that the play you speak of?
Valuable and rare! He was my X-factor coming into the season, but he has moved beyond X-factor status. Spurs definitely need to make Deadman a priority in the off-season. I do worry about poachers and the obvious comparisons to Biyombo and his contract last off-season - for better or worse. But he is flourishing here, so I expect he would like to stay if the money is close
I wonder if/how much impact Timmy has had on his development...
Going to be very annoying if Spurs lose him for nothing.
all the premature meltdowns over his preseason performance..
I like the minutes breakdown last night from Pop between Dedmon and Gasol. I hope it stays that way.
Yep..I hate starting lineup Pau, but love bench unit Gasol..he would dominate the bench rotation of any opposing team, and he wouldn't be a liability if you limit his minutes vs. starters, too..
Dedmon is going to be far more important vs. GS, though..pounding the boards is going to be more essential than posting up against them, especially since neither Aldridge nor Gasol are reliable post players anymore..not to mention, the Warriors don't mind players scoring against them in the post, either..
He'll be great until Draymond kicks him in the balls.
Surprisingly, I'm glad Pau is back. Lee, while still playing way over his salary, has somewhat regressed. It's probably because he plays too much.
I have this strong sense that he's going to destroy the Warriors bench offeneively in his limited 8-12 minute role.
You can just see it in him. He probably has GSW circled in his calender. He was pretty salty in the Boston game, imagine how salty he is with GSW...
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Dedmon was top 10 in the league TRB% last time I checked. But the Spurs have the best rebounding front court in the league. All four of the main guys are in the top 100. Three players got double-doubles last night, and Lee probably would have as well had he played more.
I don't know how I feel about Dedmon as a starter over Pau. Definitely think he's developing chemistry with LMA. But the first unit because much harder to work offensively with him there. People talk a lot about defending against the Warriors, but the other half of that is being efficient on offense. You can't just sacrifice O for D against a team that can hit a three even against stellar D.
Not just Biyombo. Tristan got paid too...sure he had Lebron pushing for him to get paid. Deandre also got a massive contract. Gobert got paid huge. Heck broken down and injury prone centers like Noah and Tyson Chandler got paid. This summer he will get paid too, specially if what we have seen continues and is showcased in the playoffs. He will absolutely get paid. It's like HarlemHeat37 says bigs always get paid.
Its possible the market for centers is smaller but I wouldn't take it for granted.
He looked very scrubbish my friend at the time... and truth is he has only got tren better and better with more playing time and chemistry with the guards.
Dedmon and Manu were the difference in last night's game.
It's hard to say when LMA and Pau had a decisive impact on a game, except in a negative sense.
those clowns.
Players should never be judged in their first month with a new team in a new system, tbh..I know it's SpursTalk, but still..
The metrics support what we've been all calling for: "Start Dedmon"Look at him basically shutting down CP on the perimeter with terrific guard footspeed..
Pau actually ranks really well in all adjusted on/off numbers, tbh..
It's not a knock on him, at all, that the Spurs are performing so well with Dedmon..
You can make a legitimate argument that Dedmon has been the 2nd best defensive big in the NBA, this season, though..he ranks #2 in rim protection and #2 in RPM among Cs..ridiculous impact, especially for that price..Dedmon/Aldridge is the best defensive frontcourt in the NBA..
Point well taken for future reference... he had never been a rotation player and was someone I had not seen b4.. so first impressions are what they are. He quickly turned that around though, very quickly
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At 27 years old and a birthday in August, just entering his prime, and started late playing ball, you have to lock him up long term all things considered. He's been getting minimum salary checks and will be very grateful for the raise, I'm guessing. He has a good situation here, so he could well give us a Danny Green discount. I'd pay up to 18 million for him in this market. The numbers speak for themselves. But I also don't think we'll have to. I peg him at 12-15 mill per year for four years. Lock him up now. He's the big we always wished Timmy could be paired with. He's like the center equivalent to Green as far as finds go. My question is this though. Since he only signed a one year with a player option, I'm assuming we don't have any rights on him? Meaning we can't go over the cap to sign him right? In which case we would have to sacrifice a lot to keep him... Can't just let him walk for nothing.
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