11-21-2023, 09:29 AM
(This post was last modified: 11-21-2023, 09:30 AM by surfpuckmd.)
(11-20-2023, 06:10 PM)youzigizag Wrote: Im going to wade into uncomfortable territory as I might get ridiculed for this comment...
I was briefly looking at Drummond vs McGee stats last night...admittedly I didnt dive into advanced stats or anything as I dont know what I am looking at....but is Drummond a far superior player than Javale currently? Javale has played less game and a few less minutes...but Drummond basically has him in rebounds which we need. My point is...Drummond's name gets flashed around here currently...posters claiming we sniffed around him last year as a trade target...is Javale and Drummond all that different? Are they completely two different types of players? Because I just see them as old, unmodern NBA Centers with similar size. Is Drummond that much more elite at fetching rebounds and to some extent lobs that he is worth pursuing? Because we just got over a failed experiment with McGee...who I actually think makes players adjust their shot in the paint. His advanced stats might say he sucks, everyone here hated him...but is Drummond that far in front of him that it is worth pursuing?
The advanced stats for this year and last indicate that Drummond is a much more effective player than JaVale McGee. I don't watch a lot of Bulls games but he is definitely a better rebounder than JaVale. He's one of the best defensive rebounders in the game. He's not really a shot-blocker anymore but his size in the post helps. He has thrived as a backup on a bad team. Mostly, he would correct our lack of size on our 2nd team. Having Powell play with a lineup of smaller players has been hurting us. Substituting Drummond shores up our rebounding issue on the 2nd team. DP would still have a role depending on who we're playing.
Also, Drummond would come cheap in terms of assets and salary. Much more affordable than some of the other ideas proposed here (Vucevic, Capela). JaVale McGee could have helped this current Mavericks team had he been used correctly. We have a bad coach though and I think Luka probably didn't care for JaVale so he was cast away.