[轉錄][外電] How will Brandon Bass fit in?
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作者: Sheffield3 (黃衫Ace曹錦輝) 看板: Orl-Magic
標題: [外電] How will Brandon Bass fit in?
時間: Mon Jul 13 20:15:52 2009
一篇討論 Bass 未來在球隊定位的文章。
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The problem with signing Brandon Bass is that ? at least technically ? he plays
the position where the Magic were the deepest before his arrival. Rashard Lewis
and Ryan Anderson gave the Magic talent and depth at power forward, making it
the only position with a legitimate starter and legitimate reserve (I'd count
point guard as well, but that's arguable).
When a team has eight players under contract, as the Magic did last week, an
all-star and a promising rookie at one position feels like an overabundance of
wealth.
So, at the surface, bringing in another power forward doesn't make a whole lot
of sense (especially a 6-foot-7 power forward who's seemingly too small to fill
in as the team's primary backup center, even if the statistics say otherwise).
But that's not the point of this post. I actually like the move ? like most
Magic fans do ? especially for the relatively inexpensive price tag. For a 23-
year-old who seeps potential and has already played meaningful minutes on an
upper-echelon team, $18 million over four years is a great deal.
Anytime you can attain a quality player for that kind of value, you do it.
The question is, how do the Magic plan to use Bass? Theo Ratliff is expected to
sign sometime this week to fill the role as Dwight Howard's backup, and if
Ratliff doesn't come someone else will ? clearly, Bass isn't here to backup
Dwight. Additionally, many around the team expect Matt Barnes to join Orlando
in the near future, adding another minutes-stealer at small forward.
With a supposed influx at the forward position, how will the situation play
out?
Otis Smith (Those guys will sort out their own minutes?) and Stan Van Gundy (
We will have a lot of options in terms of the kind of lineups we put on the
floor?) are unsurprisingly mum on the subject.
Let's look at the options of how the playing time could be divvied up on
opening night and beyond.
Option A: Brandon Bass starts at power forward and Rashard Lewis returns to his
natural position of small forward.
This is something I've long been against, as I believe Lewis at the 4 imposes
more matchup problems than it creates. But with Van Gundy's declaration that
Bass in the starting lineup ?certainly could happen, this popular option is
something we'll surely discuss throughout the coming months.
Look, I love the way the Magic play with Lewis at power forward. There isn't a
starting power forward in the Eastern Conference who can consistently disrupt
Lewis offensive game, and Lewis is better on defense than he gets credit for.
At the four-spot his rebounding is weak, but he's got the best rebounder in the
NBA backing him up.
But it's looking more and more like the Magic's plans are to play Lewis at his
natural position. Lewis was considered one of the West's exciting young
swingmen in the early 2000s, and he obviously developed into an excellent small
forward for Seattle. He creates a lot of size at the 3 and can score on anyone,
but I worry about Lewis? defense on the likes of Paul Pierce and LeBron James.
Will Lewis be comfortable on those guys out on the perimeter?
Option B: Lewis starts at power forward and Mickael Pietrus plays small forward
while Bass battles Anderson and another backup big man for playing time.
Could the Magic throw out a more fun lineup? Jameer Nelson and Vince Carter
creating in the backcourt, Lewis and Pietrus running the break and hitting
corner 3-pointers, and Howard controlling the paint ? the Magic would be a
blast to watch on offense. Even if this isn't the starting lineup, it's a
combination we're sure to see a lot of.
But I think it's undisputable that Pietrus is a better player while coming off
the bench. His supreme athleticism is matched by his erratic-ism, and that's
not exactly what you want out of a guy starting alongside four all-stars. The
question is, do the Magic agree? They went into last season with Pietrus as the
starting two-guard, so anything could happen.
Option C: Lewis slides to small forward, Anderson starts at power forward and
Bass becomes the first man off the bench.
While this scenario is unlikely, you can't discount how much the Magic love
Anderson. The only way they'd get rid of Courtney Lee was if Anderson came in
return, so Anderson is surely a guy the Magic plan to use.
We've seen the Magic start JJ Redick and Courtney Lee for significant stretches
of time (not always due to injury and before Lee was clearly the team's best
two-guard), so you never know what you're going to get out of a Van Gundy
rotation. Anderson's primary advantage over Bass in the starting lineup is his
ability to stretch the defense all the way out to the 3-point line.
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補個前幾天的消息（有些人應該看過了 ）
球隊目標可能是要找 Barnes 然後再用低薪簽來老將 Ratliff 吧？
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Orlando Magic Sign Brandon Bass; Matt Barnes, Theo Ratliff Potentially Next
As first reported by NBA.com's David Aldridge, the Orlando Magic have signed
free-agent power forward/center Brandon Bass, formerly of the Dallas Mavericks.
The deal is worth $18 million over 4 years.
Additionally, a well-connected source informs me that swingman Matt Barnes and
center Theo Ratliff are the Magic's next targets. The source said the Magic
assured Barnes that they wanted to get Bass first, before turning their full
attention to him.
The 6'08", 240-pound Bass, 23, is a four-year veteran, spending the first two
years of his career with New Orleans before moving on to Dallas. He may get an
opportunity to start at power forward for the Magic, despite having played more
than two-thirds of his minutes at center last season.
Bass has career averages of 6.9 points and 3.9 rebounds in 17.0 minutes per
game, shooting 48.5% from the field, with a Player Efficiency Rating of 15.2.
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