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Originally Posted by buddahfan  Maxey is not good enough to start. In fact I would put him behind AJ at this time.
Maxey will never be able to rebound.
His defense is questionable
His passing is mediocre
His shooting has improved but his range is limited
AJ is like Rip totally misunderstood by almost all fans.
Rip is a great three point shooter but will forever be looked at as a mid range jump shooting guy.
AJ has been working on his strength and defense. They have both improved significantly.
Now that the Pistons are home for a stretch I expect Flipper and staff to work some plays in for AJ to run on offense.
AJ has a shooting range of up to the arc if not beyond. But he is a smart kid and at this point is doing what the staff wants which is to rebound and play defense. His offense will come and will far surpass anything Maxiell will ever do.
AJ is a potential all-star
Maxey is a role bench player.
That is how I see it and am very confident that time will prove me correct, just like it did with Bynum who ain't no K. Cato.  |
JMAX rebounds the defensive glass just fine, when he is asked to rebound. He generally plays along side any one of Dyess, Sheed, or these days, Amir, who are all more prone to be doing the board work. And of course, he gets his offensive boards with the best.
Look at this last game. Talk about poor rebounding, then talk about our starting tandem of Dyess and Sheed. They could not clear the defensive glass at all in that first quarter. (Like many, many games this season so far) Maxiell comes in the game and the problem stops cold. Between him and Amir iinjecting some youthful legs into the rebounding situation, we completely reversed things and ended up out rebounding Indiana badly.
JMAX is by far and away a better overall defender than Dyess or Sheed. He is simply more active. For sure, Sheed is more effective on some bigger players, but for the most part, Maxiell gets to plays, and stops scoring, far more often than either of Dyess or Sheed. (With Sheed of course being far the better between the two.)
Is Amir better than JMAX defensively? Potentially, but not yet. JMAX has the experience factor going for him at the moment.
Next question. Who should start. Sheed and Amir. These are your two best post players. We should start games with a serious bent toward going inside.
JMAX should be the first sub, for Tay. This gives a front line of Amir, Sheed, and JMAX. Amir plays small forward here.
Dyess comes in for Sheed, playing 20 minutes per game to Sheeds 28
Between Amir and Jason playing all 48 of the power forward minutes, and 20 of the small forward minutes, thats 68 minutes, or 34 minutes a piece for JMAX and Amir. A bit too much. So Samb should play some of the center minutes, moving Sheed and Dyess to power forward a bit, while Afflalo should play some of the small forward minutes. (Sorry Hayes, I like defense.)