[外電] How will Brandon Bass fit in?

[Sheffield3 (黃衫Ace曹錦輝)]

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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推 dabute:Is Theo really coming?
※ 編輯: Sheffield3      來自: 118.160.71.124       (07/13 20:31)
→ Sheffield3:應該是乳摸吧，我也是第一次看到 ..
→ clkdtm32:BARNES 鍋貼都簽下來就好了啊
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.

※ 編輯: Sheffield3      來自: 118.160.71.124       (07/13 20:39)
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※ combo896:轉錄至看板 Mavericks                                   07/13 21:00
推 hunight:剩不到2m的MLE想搶Barnes? Otis真的還沒學乖.............
推 badprince:逼小牛簽Barnes跟大N(中產一人一半)來跟魔術換Gortat
→ clkdtm32:Barnes之前不就跟太陽簽不到兩百萬的合約嘛?
→ Verlander35:realGM那一篇 我怎麼沒看到？
應原推文者要求，刪除部分推文，科科 .. XD
※ 編輯: Sheffield3      來自: 118.160.71.124       (07/13 22:13)
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推 spluto:就算覺得太貴也先簽下來跟小牛凹全額的中產來先簽後換
推 hunight:Barnes之前是屈就低薪拼身價 現在人都過30了哪可能再搞一
→ hunight:次低新短約?
→ hunight:另外 中產有個很重要的規定 就是禁止先簽後換
→ hunight:剩下的中產必須拿來補個搖擺人 雙年最好補到大N和鍋神其中
→ hunight:之一 不然補個A.Carter之類的老將控球
推 spluto:@@ 中產不能先簽後換 那季中交易呢?
推 hunight:要等簽約開始算的三個月或12/15 還有 鍋貼是BYC 別想對他
→ hunight:的先簽後換有期待 魔術如果要留他 用早鳥會比較有誠意一點
→ hunight:也可以保留剩下的一點點MLE
推 kingwei520:Ratliff還不錯.硬漢型的.一場上來頂個10分鐘不成問題
→ kingwei520:他去支援大前鋒也OK.一般對他印象算是防守很棒
→ kingwei520:雖然不知道他還有全盛時期多少功力.但應該還是夠用
→ kingwei520:我自己是覺得禁區比較重要.如果可以補他再加上鍋貼
→ kingwei520:那我們的禁區就妥當啊!補搖擺人或雙能衛就再看看囉!
推 starcry:能找來老鍋神也很不錯
推 yaipi:傳說ODOM只要800萬  真便宜...
推 clkdtm32:湖人開的他才要吧 你看雷霆的八百萬他要不要
推 yaipi:看湖人的陣容及薪資  有時候真的會有點不爽...阿泰只要600萬
→ yaipi:雖說是球員自己願意  不過有的時候真羨慕...
推 dabute:推S大用心
推 s1y:替補C偏好大N 跟魔獸互補的類型
推 s1y:剩下來的中產還有多少 Barnes不夠的話 Daniels夠嗎
→ s1y:VonWafer跟Bogans之類的是比較不推拉
推 y1027330:中產還有兩百萬左右吧