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Ryan Gomes | F
Born: Sep 1, 1982
Height: 6-7 / 2,01
Weight: 250 lbs. / 113,4 kg.
College: Providence
Years Pro: 2
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yes.
Ladies and gentlemen, I give you...
Your small ball 4.
He's one of the best non-power position rebounders in the NBA, and can stroke the 3 ball, to boot.
Starting forward for the T-Wolves and played huge minutes. Any respectable offer, I'd expect the T-Wolves to match.
If JR Smith says no, then go all out for this guy.
They have $55M in payroll committed for next year already with 12 players. I think they're trying to make a run at 2010, too. I think if we make it creative, 3 yrs, year 3 being a team option IF the team makes the second round any year, they may pass. It'll be a 3 year deal for them, and bite into their 2010 cap space.
Get Gomes
Now you're talking...
Not a bad option, although I think his rebounding is somewhat exaggerated by many on this board.
Make it happen R.C.
this is the guy i was screaming for the spurs to get when we drafted ian.......... so i'd love for the spurs to go after him
this is an excellent choice, dedicated rebounder, can put points on the board, not sure about his D but hes a hustle energy player so i imagine it cant be that bad.
Yeah.
5.5 in 28 minutes for his career is smokin'. That would compare favorably with any of our big men not named Duncan.
how much great one
This is probably what was meant by exaggerated.
Career rebound rates:
Duncan: 18.4%
Thomas: 15.8
Oberto: 15.7
Bonner: 11.4
Horry: 11.0
Gomes: 11.5
(and a few others by way of comparison)
St. Stephen Jackson 6.6
Lebon James: 9.7
James Jones: 7.7
Carlos Delfino: 10.5
Bruce Bowen: 5.9
J.R. Smith: 5.5
Desagana Diop: 15.6
Tayshaun Prince: 8.2
Paul Pierce: 9.8
Shawn Marion: 15.0
He's a hustle guy and an underrated, fairly dependable scorer. Rebounds well for a tweener forward (because he's spent quite a bit of time at the four). Tough but can't really guard anyone at either position.
Reminds me of a bigger John Salmons, with less D.
how much great what
Last year he averaged 7.7 rebounds per 40 minutes. That's not bad, but nowhere near "SMOKIN".
For comparison:
That's only 1 more board per 40 minutes than Udoka. It's a board less per 40 minutes than Bonner. And over 2 rebounds less per 40 minutes than the averages of Oberto, Thomas, and even Elson in his time last year.
Gomes does some things well. But yes, you are over-valuing his rebounding ability.
This guy maby a solution to Lamar if lakers keep him next year, and maby even David West.
he's not a solution to Lamar or West, but he's a of alot better than our backup wings. we can play small ball 4 if needed, he is a good rebounder for his size, and he can shoot.
I would love it if we could pick him up.
For being 6'7" I'll take it.
I really like Gomes as a player, but he duplicates what Ime does and doesn't do a bunch of things we need.
Although a great rebounder, he's not much of an athlete and can't create his own shot. If we're looking for that 4th scorer, Gomes is not the guy.
So how do we afford Gomes and get our young athlete? Draft the athlete and sign Gomes with the MLE maybe, but I still think we need athletes and scorers, and Gomes is neither.
Gomes is tough for me to read. First of all, I think the T'Wolves will keep him ... if for no other reason to save face on the KG trade. Plus he's a good young talent who is probably worth MLE money.
Gomes could work at small forward for the Spurs but he's a little bit on the immobile side. He's really a tweener between 3 and 4. If this were ten years ago, he wouldn't last in the NBA. Luckily for him, tweeners can survive today due to the rule changes allowing more help defense.
To get Gomes, the Spurs would have to use their full MLE. I like his rebounding. I like that he plays hard but also plays smart and under control. He's missing a little bit of the scoring edge I'd like but Gomes does have a chance to get even better.
If the Spurs offered him the entire MLE and got him .... I'd be happy yet a little bit skeptical on how he'll fit. He's not a scorer and he's not athletic, but it could still work because he's just a damn solid basketball player.
i like that word skeptical....what would he bring in the PO's? is he just another bonner? go spurs
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