nixluva wrote:BRIGGS wrote:nixluva wrote:Shane has a 44" vertical and is one of the fastest players in the league!!! For comparison sake he ran the same sprint time as Russell Westbrook and despite being so short with short arms, his highest reach is only 3 inches less than Westbrook above the rim. Westbrook gets up to 11'4.5" and Shane 11'1.5". He is most certainly a freak athlete, so let's put that to bed. His issue is his height and short arms. He is smart enough to not force things in traffic. I think he'll find his way to be more effective as he gets more comfortable with the system. It seems people are expecting a bit too much right away. Kid barely played as a rookie and now is in one of the tougher systems to master. A little bit of perspective would go a long way in understanding his struggles. No guard will be able to stay in front of him once he has figured it out and he has good court vision and passing ability. He already has the PnR game down and just has to learn the other aspects of the game. I like his chances of finding a role at this level.
Will Bynum is a no brainer for us. He is proven and would give us what we need NOWin terms of a break down pg. His cost is 0. Iwant to try to win now. IF Larkin had proven himself say like napier has already I'd be more than happy to ride w youngin mistakes. Right now larkin really could stand developmental time in the d league quite simply 40 kin a night in the d is better than situational over matched min in the nba. We really need a back up Pg and there is no barrier to entry with bynum.
You're talking like you know Bynum will be able to pick up the Triangle better than Larkin. You really don't know that for sure. Bynum isn't a cerebral player. He's uses his physical talent more than his mental game to beat opponents. He's not a floor general at all. I don't know that he's the Triangle guard Prototype either. Mostly you want guys that are strong shooters and Bynum isn't really that.I grant you that he's a strong finisher around the basket and can get to the rim, but that isn't really the most important thing in the Triangle. Think of all of Phil's guards and which of his PG's were really strong penetrators? I'd rather give Larkin a chance to grow into a role than add Bynum who doesn't show any of the things you would want in a triangle PG.
He would be our best defender at the PG spot
Brings a toughness on both OFF and DEF, is strong, quick, can score and facilitate, he is a quality backup that has shown he can even start in the league when called upon
The arguement here is Bynum is a sure upgrade over Pablo and could even give time for Larkin to find his role to get comfortable
Pablo is a liability on both OFF and ,especially on DEF
On OFF, he doesn't have any ability to penetrate/finish and unwilling shooter, cause teams to cheat and he doesn't make them pay enough*
On DEF, he cannot defend any position and you can expect any player has the ability to destroy Pablo or at least make his team mates constantly help him every minute he is on the floor, even against backup and many 3rd stringers