gunsnewing wrote:The normal time table is 6 weeks. It will be interesting to see if people will be rushing him back sooner like they did with Lin. Then question his intentions
If we don't make any trades, by the play offs, IF EVERYONE is healthy, and if Iman is also back in shape by then, our best defensive lineup would look something like
Felton
Iman
Brewer
Melo
Tyson Chandler
not sure who should be defending the PG with this lineup, with Felton or Iman.
I think not only does Iman, with his size/athleticism/length/DEF intensity, HARASS the opponents PG much better, it would allow Felton to conserve some energy to push/handle the ball
IF Camby and Tyson Chandler can coexist together, PF/C with their lack of speed, but with their size/length Camby's age vs BIGs/shooters like Bosh/KG/Dirk/Love/Aldridge and how they match up on Lebron/Durant/Gereld Wallace/Rudy Gay/Jeff Green
Felton
Iman
Brewer
Camby
Tyson Chandler
Felton
Iman/Kidd
Brewer/Melo/Kidd
Camby/Melo,
Chandler
I do not believe 2 weeks will have changed Amare's ability on DEF with Hakeem either, but lets hope he will look forward to improving and give effort on it from now on.
1- Rebounding/especially Boxing out, the importance in TEAM DEF by putting a body/fighting for position
2- DEF *especially his footwork/lack of speed, to be able to move his feet like Jeffries, especially now with all the shooters at the PF/C spots in the league now* Bosh/KG/Dirk/Love/Aldridge and how they match up on Lebron/Durant etc, I don't think Amare will ever be able to defend these guys, maybe someone like Boozer/ZBo at best
3- shot blocking *PRESENCE*, he does not have to block a shot all the time, sometimes establishing himself is all that is needed. Like Tyson Chandler, he NEVER leads the league in shot blocked but he has always been known as at least the All DEF 2nd team since for his career, every year
4- 1v1 DEF, if he can just DEF his man much better, it would be more than enough. There is no point of trying to be a HELP defender IF he consistently gets eaten up by his own man
5- Help defender, being selective on help DEF, when he learns to shut down his own man