Too soon, I know. The real test will come against NBA teams.
If what we saw was for real, though, he could help cut Maxi's minutes back to 25, which is where he has been the most effective. Maxi is best when he plays all-out on D, and that's hard to do when you're being asked to play 35 minutes.
Melli really looks like a RC player. Good looking shot, plays with high BBIQ, lots of energy, and brings us something we don't have, a big who looks like he really wants to rebound.
We won't know what we really have for a few games, but if he is for real, then healthy JJ is just gravy. If the real Wolverine is the guy we saw last night, we won the trade.
If what we saw was for real, though, he could help cut Maxi's minutes back to 25, which is where he has been the most effective. Maxi is best when he plays all-out on D, and that's hard to do when you're being asked to play 35 minutes.
Melli really looks like a RC player. Good looking shot, plays with high BBIQ, lots of energy, and brings us something we don't have, a big who looks like he really wants to rebound.
We won't know what we really have for a few games, but if he is for real, then healthy JJ is just gravy. If the real Wolverine is the guy we saw last night, we won the trade.