Next years minute distribution and production levels

for Thabo. His prowess on the defensive side of the ball is indisputable but dang… If there was even a hint of a solid jumper or real 3pt threat in his game, he’d be making 5-7 mil a year and the Thunder wouldn’t have this conundrum on their hands. Obviously people are calling Harden the yin to Thabo’s yang, but it sure makes the depth chart a problem. What I’d like to see out of this season a clear winner at the SG position. Either Harden steps up his defense and remains a handful on offense or Thabo locks down that corner 3 pointer and occasional jumper and it’s settled.

Jeff Green is our PF. Period. This is the 3rd summer I’ve had to read this crap. I’m also a Suns fan and unless you want an Amare-like situation, it all needs to stop. Green is not going to go anywhere and he’s not going to be a sixth man. Why would we want Odom or Smith when we already have what they offer. Green is better than Odom everywhere except on the glass and handling the ball. And Odom is spotty with those things. Green doesn’t have the defensive ability of Josh Smith, but that’s what we got Serge coming off the bench for. And as much as I hate to admit it, that’s what we got Aldrich for. So stop questioning Green so much before he starts feeling unappreciated.

Also I really don’t get why everyone is so high on Aldrich. You could say it’s cause he is a young 7 footer. No. He measured just 6’9’’ and some change at the pre-draft combine. Hmmm a 6’9’’ white banger….where have I heard that before….oh yeah, Nick Collison. Maybe it’s cause he was such a beast at Kansas. No. He averaged 11pts and just under 10 boards a game last year as the “best center in the country”. He was better the year before, averaging 14 and 11. I thought you were supposed to get better when you stay in school.

I want to be just as optimistic as anyone, but this guy has bust written all over him to me. Then again there have been many other players that didn’t do much in college before exploding into the NBA spotlight. So who knows. All I’m saying is that we don’t need to be talking about moving Jeff to the bench or even out of OKC to make room for Ibaka and Aldrich just yet.

Ibaka is our Jason Terry, Manu Ginobili type. Not in the scoring sense, just in the burst of energy and activity he gives us off the bench. Some players are better starters and some are better coming off the bench. Serge falls into the later category. Aldrich, on my most optimistic day, is going to take at least a full season before we see any real impact. So let’s slow down a little and enjoy the summer after a very successful year.

We have a solid 6 man rotation as it is not counting Krstic. That’s alot more than some other teams have. So let’s enjoy that a little and let that center find his way onto the court, whoever it might be, in his own time. Remember this team has been built on patience and hard work so far. I don’t see any reason to change judging by the results.