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You had found another stat somewhere (82games?) that was not strictly in the paint, but in the general area. Maybe that only makes Amir and Max go to 100% and Sheed and Dice to 50% and doesn't change the argument though.
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I looked at the "hotzones" data. Maybe I'll dig up a current version and see. I agree that when Sheed shoots that baseline fadaway from the post, that it is pseudo in-the-paint.
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I don't think you can not start Sheed, so that would put Dice first off the bench (again). My only concern would be that Dice has picked up his game this year and I think that comes from starting (both more minutes and more production). He's really turning into a rebounding animal and I'd hate to lose that. Getting a consistent level of energy and somebody always trolling the paint might make losing that worthwhile though.
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I agree with that too. That's why this is tough. It has nothing to do with downgrading Dyess, just mixing it up. This is where the coach would have to massage it. And against certain teams, I think you are better off starting Dyess than Maxiell because of the size match-ups.
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If it's a three big man rotation, then I think you have to leave Sheed and Dice starting. If the Pistons really play a consistent four big man rotation, with Max picking up a couple of minutes and Amir 10-15, then this is really interesting.
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That is why I didn't like the idea of starting Maxiell earlier. But now that Amir has seemingly cracked the rotation, then it has become clear to me that having 2 scrappers out there off the bench is not optimizing. The Bulls are a good example of why you don't want a bunch of similar big men (Ben/Joakim/Tyrus).