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Remember When the Heat signed Birdman and he WAS the key to their run.....
I don't think that's Leon Powe. Looks nothing like him. Powe did play with James and Perkins in 2001 and 2002 though. Oakland Soldiers.
View: https://twitter.com/ChrisBHaynes/status/569540525784764416
Guess he's not worried about clearing waivers lol.
No team that has the cap space to absorb his contract would want him anyway, so he really has no reason to worry. The only teams interested in Perkins are the teams without cap space.
I mean, Philly could screw us over and pick him off waivers lol.
Settle down chief... and talk to NBA.com, not me.
http://stats.nba.com/tracking/#!/player/defense/?CF=GP*GE*30|MIN*GE*19|GP*E*|BLK*GE*.5&sort=FGP_DEFEND_RIM&dir=-1&Season=2013-14
http://stats.nba.com/tracking/#!/player/defense/?CF=GP*GE*30|MIN*GE*19|GP*E*|BLK*GE*.5&sort=FGP_DEFEND_RIM&dir=-1
I actually took screen shots but couldn't post them without uploading images elsewhere... You'll see Perk at #2 in 2013-14 and then behind 4 other big men in 2014-15. I used 30 GP or more, 19mpg or more and .5 blocks per game or more to eliminate guys who have played like 2 games and to try to eliminate most non-bigs. Klay Thompson and KJ McDaniels were still up there on the 14-15 list.
Edit to add: As for total defensive impact, his DRPM has been very good as per my earlier post,
I mean, Philly could screw us over and pick him off waivers lol.
You're using a basic NBA.com stat to prove your point. The stats and link I posted are adjusted for who the individual player is playing with and then some. Look at the link you posted, Serge Ibaka is at the top. You think Perkins might benefit from playing next to the best shot blocker and help defender in the league? If basic NBA.com stats were sufficient enough the NBA wouldn't hire teams of MIT math wiz's to work on analytics..... sigh.
It never ceases to amaze me how conveniently people use stats and specifically small sample sizes to bolster arguments.
Perkins sucks. Everyone will be whining about him in no time. Enforcers are overrated. The spurs have won 5 championships without an enforcer. Give me a good basketball player any day over an enforcer, who can barely dribble and shoot.
I can't wait until a Tristan, Perkins, Delly lineup blows a 20 point lead and everyone comes in here whining.
Ill say it again, hes a fine insurance policy, but he should NOT be playing 15-20 minutes a game and it's not even a discussion.
Please give me a name of the better option that was realistically available?
This keeps getting asked, and it's not really a question that can be answered with certainty. Only Griffin knows who was "available."
We can go off of the guys that we know are available, like Blatche or Thomas Robinson.
Personally, I'd have preferred Robinson to Perkins.
Why? Because I think Robinson has upside. He could be a total bust, but even then he's still going to give us those 6 fouls that Perkins' dead body would.
Is he going to give us the same leadership, camaraderie, or toughness as Perkins? Not likely, but the toughness part is debatable.
But I do think Robinson has more in the tank than what he's demonstrated so far in the NBA. And I'd be willing to gamble on Robinson before I'd settle for Perkins.
So personally, as I said previously, it's not a great pickup in my estimation; but it's also not a make or break moment for the Cavaliers.
And I don't want to beat a dead horse, nor do I want to bring people's hopes down. I certainly don't think the moves hurts the Cavs; I just don't think it's what I would have done if I were in Griffin's shoes, and for various reasons.
Concisely, I'm not thrilled with how Griffin manages assets. But that's an ongoing grievance that was bound to resurface at the trade deadline with the Cavaliers finding themselves with no assets.