Jarrett Allen: Nice Head of Hair

[macbdog]

JA soon to drop 42.

The rockets are coming up next, aren't they?

 

[Cassity14]

Another huge performance for JA. He’s the ideal 4th guy on a great team.

 

[macbdog]

He's the new Grady Sizemore. Does a bunch of stuff very well thats needed, but folks just zero in on his few deficiencies and harp on him. Then, once he falls off they won't even realize what they had. Dude is a fantastic defender, rebounder and interior scorer. But because he can't 'stretch' the court and he has these small lapses in confidence he gets picked apart.

 

[Cassity14]

He's the new Grady Sizemore. Does a bunch of stuff very well thats needed, but folks just zero in on his few deficiencies and harp on him. Then, once he falls off they won't even realize what they had. Dude is a fantastic defender, rebounder and interior scorer. But because he can't 'stretch' the court and he has these small lapses in confidence he gets picked apart.

What did people harp on with Sizemore aside from his health?

Dude was probably the most beloved athlete in Cleveland not named LeBron James.

 

[Cavatt]

This was a game where it was pretty obvious the Bigs needed to be involved. They have been frozen out a bit by Donovan and Garland doing their thing. AC is right, they need to get these guys going because they play great when they are more involved and it creates space on the perimeter.

 

[Beanie4Heisman]

The rockets are coming up next, aren't they?

Was a s/o to Douglas Adams & HG2G

 

[macbdog]

What did people harp on with Sizemore aside from his health?

Dude was probably the most beloved athlete in Cleveland not named LeBron James.

His strikeouts. His slowly deteriorating batting average (coupled w the Ks). His leading off, as a high K/power hitter. Constant, constant bitching. About how it 'held him back' from being a superstar. I think it came about from 3 factors: he was smack in the middle of the Steroid Era, so constant progress to video game numbers was expected; he followed Belle and Ramirez, who as hitters were flawless and set an impossible standard; folks still cared about Ks then; and the mathemagicians had only just begun to preach about the importance of the highest OBP belongs leading off, regardless of power or Ks. But it was a thing, at least on the interwebs, I was an avid Shapiro/Dolan apologist back then.

 

[adam81king]

Trade him for a wing and sign Willie Cauley-Stein.


(This is sarcasm)

 

[Futuredome]

Trade him for a wing and sign Willie Cauley-Stein.


(This is sarcasm)

If the wing was good enough..................

 

[foucault87]

If the wing was good enough..................

There are maybe 4 of those and Tatum and Luka are not coming through that door

 

[2 For The Brew]

Actually six times nine does equal forty two.

In base thirteen.

Share and enjoy.

 

[B Mac]

There are maybe 4 of those and Tatum and Luka are not coming through that door

Thought this was an interesting exercise, not because I want to trade him, but because I'm interested in just how much I value him.

Here are the "wings" I'd def trade Allen for:

Giannis
Luka
Tatum
Durant - If remotely healthy.
Kawhi - If remotely healthy.

Here are the ones I'd really have to think about, but probably would pull the trigger on:

Brown
Butler
George
Siakim

The toss up's that I'd likely turn down:

Middleton
Ingram
Bridges
Markkanan
Grant
Anonoby

He's in good company here for sure, and its all hypothetical, but if the right wing came around, you just can't say no.

 

[foucault87]

Thought this was an interesting exercise, not because I want to trade him, but because I'm interested in just how much I value him.

Here are the "wings" I'd def trade Allen for:

Giannis
Luka
Tatum
Durant - If remotely healthy.
Kawhi - If remotely healthy.

Here are the ones I'd really have to think about, but probably would pull the trigger on:

Brown
Butler
George
Siakim

The toss up's that I'd likely turn down:

Middleton
Ingram
Bridges
Markkanan
Grant
Anonoby

He's in good company here for sure, and its all hypothetical, but if the right wing came around, you just can't say no.

I think this is a good list. I might quibble on a few of these guys being wings (mainly Giannis and Pascal) but I think I agree with a lot of this. I think I turn down most of your toss up list, but have to think about it for Ingram, Middelton, and OG.

Allen is in this interesting position where what he offers as a high level mobile rim protector+offensive presence out of the 5 (and on an excellent contract) might be rarer than the primary wing that everyone loves so much.

 

[jjvors]

Thought this was an interesting exercise, not because I want to trade him, but because I'm interested in just how much I value him.

Here are the "wings" I'd def trade Allen for:

Giannis
Luka
Tatum
Durant - If remotely healthy.
Kawhi - If remotely healthy.

Here are the ones I'd really have to think about, but probably would pull the trigger on:

Brown
Butler
George
Siakim

The toss up's that I'd likely turn down:

Middleton
Ingram
Bridges
Markkanan
Grant
Anonoby

He's in good company here for sure, and its all hypothetical, but if the right wing came around, you just can't say no.

Good thought exercise. I'd pull the trigger on Brown and Siakim. They wouldn't do the trade.

I'd consider Ingram, but his health record isn't good and he may be too fragile to play at SF.

 

[letgocavs]

If we got that Allen snubbed all star game against the hornets every night we’d be set. Needs to find that edge, anger, aggression every game.