Comments on: Pacers Sign Miles Plumlee

By: gregor t.

gregor t. — Mon, 09 Jul 2012 00:49:32 +0000

Has anyone ever noticed that THans is shorter than Granger in dang near every photo on the Pacers website. just sayin!

By: Mike 2

Mike 2 — Fri, 06 Jul 2012 21:13:33 +0000

@zach
I agree that Miles won’t average 10 boards a game and won’t get the minutes to try. I will say that we definately missed a defensive inside presence whenever Roy went out of the game. Lou and Hans aren’t great rebounders, so I would be extremely pleased if Miles can come in and replace Lou’s rebounds + 2-3 more and play good defense around the rim. Also remember too that Roy has never averaged more than 30-35 min a game, so Miles should get a little burn this season.

Also, if Miles can become a proven shot blocker from the weak side, imagine a “twin towers” lineup with Roy at the 5 and Miles at the 4. That would seem to be a good start in looking at miami or the Bulls in the playoffs. Neither team would be able to drive the lane or defend the low block, and if Roy misses a short hook you have Miles there for a put-back. The big line-up would be Hill (6’4″) George (6’10″) Granger (6’8″) Miles (7’0″) and Roy (7’2″). That is a big, atheltic, long line-up that would be great on defense and has 4 scorers.

By: Zack

Zack — Fri, 06 Jul 2012 12:48:20 +0000

@ little B

PJ3 dropped because of his motor and apparent knee issues. He’ll still be better than Plumlee. I guess I’m a big PJ3 believer. He has so much untapped potential, and was being used incorrectly at Baylor. He should be able to tap into that potential playing with Durant, Westbrook and company. imo, he also would have been able to do that playing with David West, Granger and co.

By: Dwight Meredith

Dwight Meredith — Thu, 05 Jul 2012 21:44:10 +0000

A backup 5 without very good offensive skills, needs to be able to do several things to succeed.
In particular, he needs to be able to 1) contain quick guards on the P&R and recover to the roll man, 2) protect the rim from the weak side; 3) rebound on both ends; and 4) set good screens.

A backup 5 who can do those four things competently is valuable. Omar Asik will tell you it is $8 mill per year valuable.

Because of his size, agility, and motor, I think Plumlee has a chance to do a reasonable job at all four tasks. Plumlee is 6’10+ 252 pounds and Plumlee had the best lateral quickness and the highest vertical jumps of any big man measured at the pre-draft combines. http://www.draftexpress.com/nba-pre-draft-measurements/?page=&year=2012&source=All&sort2=DESC&draft=0&pos=5&sort=

At any rate, expecting more than a chance of obtaining a rotation player from such a late pick is just not being realistic (except, perhaps with a draft and stash strategy).

By: NexSerenade (Mike)

NexSerenade (Mike) — Thu, 05 Jul 2012 20:47:24 +0000

Foster averaged 12 rebounds on his career Per 36 statistic. At the heighth of his career statistically (A Five-Year Span between ’03-’08) he played in 358 games (71.6 avg), starting in 254 of those games (50.4 avg) and playing an average of 24.6 mpg. Lou Amundson averaged 3.7 rpg over 12.6 mpg in 60 games with no starts last season. Foster in his first two NBA season played in 90 games (45 avg) with just 9 starts and averaged 3.6 rpg in 10.4 mpg.

Foster was drafted 21st overall.

Basically, if Plumlee can simply step in and replace Lou’s rebounds while playing better defence than Lou (at times this last season, a rake could play better defense than Lou) than his rookie season will be a success. People nowadays think a draft pick has to come and compete for ROTY to have a good season. By the end of the first month of 2012-13 basketball, this guy is probably going to have his own chanting section in the G2 Zone. (Assuming Area 55 is defunct)

By: little B

little B — Thu, 05 Jul 2012 20:17:29 +0000

@ Zack,
I’m pretty sure PJ3 dropped in the draft due to off court issues. Last thing the Pacers want to do is get a guy with a bad rep to come in and undo everything the Pacers have done the last 5 years to clean up there name. Also I highly doubt Plumlee is going to make or break this team so I am not really worried about this pick.

@ Markus
Yeah. Nash, now Crawford. Let’s just hope they get Mayo and Hibbert. Mayo my guess will have a contract like Hill. So they should have about 3-4 mil left after that to go get someone else? I’m guessing that could go to another big man (don’t think Kaman will be that cheap).

By: Zack

Zack — Thu, 05 Jul 2012 19:48:28 +0000

I’d rather have the potential of PJ3 than the hustle and grit possibility of Plumlee.

By: Joe B

Joe B — Thu, 05 Jul 2012 19:38:58 +0000

Second-coming of Foster would be a steal at the 26th pick, in terms of defense, rebounding, and hustle. PJIII has greater potential–MP has size and four years with one of the best coaches in the game. Mike 2, he won’t come close to 10, but if he can average 6 and 6 off the bench and learn how to take a charge/ block a shot, the Pacers will have found their back-up big man.

By: Markus

Markus — Thu, 05 Jul 2012 19:34:47 +0000

Jamal Crawford will be signing with the Clippers according to sources. Another “potential” FA the Pacers should have been pursuing lost to a big market team.

By: Zack

Zack — Thu, 05 Jul 2012 19:29:33 +0000

@ Mike 2

What bench player is going to average 10 rebounds per game? Answer: NO ONE. If Miles is in fact going to average 10 boards per game, he’s either A) getting 30+ minutes per night, or B) a starter. If he isn’t a starter and getting 10+ RPG, then he certainly should be starting.

Miles needs to outperform players that were picked after him like Perry Jones III to be what I would call a successful pcik. I don’t know if he’ll be able to do that. But if he can work hard and become a decent big off the bench, I guess we need to be alright with that because that sure seems like his ceiling to me.