i think if you did a league-wide survey the average starting SF would come out to around 6'8" or so. maybe a touch shorter, but either way that's not too bad for a good man defender like williams. not so long ago the 6'5" aaron mckie was able to play SF a lot and earned 6th man of the year in 2000. a very good man defender, i might add.
courtney lee is also a bit undersized- listed at 6'5", but only about 6'3" basketball height. maybe with the right matchups he'd work in a small ball lineup, but that's pushing it.
i think if you did a league-wide survey the average starting SF would come out to around 6'8" or so. maybe a touch shorter, but either way that's not too bad for a good man defender like williams. not so long ago the 6'5" aaron mckie was able to play SF a lot and earned 6th man of the year in 2000. a very good man defender, i might add.
courtney lee is also a bit undersized- listed at 6'5", but only about 6'3" basketball height. maybe with the right matchups he'd work in a small ball lineup, but that's pushing it.
I agree that Lee is small, which is also a reason why I'm not a big fan of him. I think he makes it up with length, speed, and deceptive strength but I just don't see him becoming more than an Anthony Parker like player. Smart, good defender, can make open shots, good on the break, but can't really make his own offense.
As for the SF position, I'm not even sure what it is anymore. That position has become one of the more obscure positions. It seems to be more of a utility position than a definitive one. Teams let it be whatever they want whether it's Shawn Marion grabbing all the rebounds, or using it as their initiator like with LeBron. I think Terrence plays the traditional role. I just hope he becomes as good as Andre Iguodala. I'd be really happy with that.
We don't need him, we have Lee, CDR, Terrence who are all capable of being our starter SG for the future. I'd rather have Motiejunas or any other PF in the draft because its loaded with them.
What Kiki Vandeweghe said about Hayes last week...
"He’s a young player; he’s 27-years-old and he was hurt for basically a year-and-a-half of his tenure, so he’s basically a fourth-year player at the moment. He’s still young and can still improve. Tremendously talented, and I thought he started to really make strides last year and pick up where he left off his rookie season. I thought we were very lucky to get him, especially at the price we got him. He’s been a great addition. Picking up the second-year option, that was a no-brainer with him."
What Devin Harris said about Hayes this week...
"I saw Kiki said he saw Jarvis as part of our young core. People know Jarvis is a guy who can come off screens, and he can definitely be a knock-down shooter. Defensively, in the right setting, he can be better and I think will be better. Toward the end of the year, he started to take more of a leadership role. We’ve talked a lot this summer about getting the guys in together and making sure everyone is comfortable with one another before the season starts. More than anything, you’ll start to see his leadership a lot more."
In both cases, that was more than either said about any other player.
They were both telegraphing in bigger letters what officials have hinted at since the beginning of the summer--that Hayes is going to have a much bigger role on the team, and that they consider him a key player GOING FORWARD.
Re: Your line ups for the 2009-2010 Season
