BRIGGS wrote:make no mistake. I dont know how all of these guys are going to intertwine. Im kind of thinking of moving Amare to sixth man like Kevin Mchale
Something like this?Chandler
Jefferies
Fields
Melo
Lin
Amare
Shumpert
Novak
Walkler
I agree, Iman made great play for us to win the Toronto game with the Wolves as well. He has been doing it all year but with Lin getting all the attention, Iman loses some of credit he deserves for these wins. He has been able doing this the whole year, with his ability to steal, apply pressure on defense, and get easy points off the TO.
He has great hands to go with his defense and a combination of athleticism, strength, reach, and defensive awareness. Lin is very under rated with his ability to defend as well.
He also ha great size, good athleticism, reach, and ability to stay in front of his man. Iman and Lin compliment each other very well, on both ends, with TC anchoring the middle.
The point Briggs is trying to make is, that TC and Amare do not compliment the team and each other. We won these games during the "Linsanity" streak was a mix of having a strong defensive unit and having 3 shooters, with Lin's ability to penetrate *and as the 4th shooter*, while TC was the man that set the pick, and when he was outside of the paint, it allows the room to penetrate or cut. But with TC and Amare together, a lot of that room is gone, as teams will pack the paint and force us to hit shots instead.
If anything this streak has sold us that we do not need stars to play beautiful and effective basketball. The ability to penetrate with Lin and Iman *2nd penetrator*, with having 4 shooters, and TC 1v1 coverage, with good ball movement, is much easier to execute. While JJ is not a great scorer, he certainly has stepped up and improved his game offensively.
He is hitting those wide open shots, penetrating and finishing, tipping the RB out, and making great cuts.
I think TC, Lin, and even Iman to a lesser extent, has proven their effectiveness. While I don't think it would happen, I think if we did trade Melo and Amare's salaries to compliment the team/Dantoni's system it would allow us to use their salaries much more effectively. Say trading Amare and Melo for KG, Ray Allen, needing another 6-10m salary as expirings could be used for other areas.