Those playoff numbers are skewed tho. His first year he didn't even play yet was still getting into the news. Remember the choke jester to lebron? Then the dexter Pittman elbow he got. He was a scub that year and only.played in garbo minutes.
it's my fault, I probably shouldn't have brought it knowing that most Heat fans or fans in general don't like him lol. I've heard some pitter patter about how Clippers have wanted Deng and also put Smith/Lance on the block
Those were the back to back ECF years. I'm talking about when we played them in the semis. He played garbage minutes. He averaged 10 mins a game that year.
That's 4 games removed from his 42 total, I don't see how his impact in the playoffs or total playoff games total is really skewed by this tbh
He had those two good seasons like I said and now has retreated back to his old self. His first two years he had 10mins a game
C'mon b, Danny Granger's Pacers we're talking about and we're also talking about a rookie... He produced for them the year Granger went down, helped them get to the ECF in his third year in the league, before ever averaging any real minutes. Not sure how anyone can deny that he's got talent but it's cool, different opinions, i understand. we can move on
Bad fit imo, Clifford's and Stephenson clearly weren't on the same page. He played 61 games while healthy and only started 25... plus he just wasn't a good fit with the roster. I'm not saying he's a star but he is a special player and the type of glue/role player you would want on a championship team. I think he's a perfect fit in almost every way imaginable for us (pro's beat cons, at least). He wants to win at all cost, we may lack the motivation. All our facilitators are the score first type, his unselfishness (on offense) could help open our's in a major way imo... we can't ride Wade's coattail's in the playoffs and hope to be successful. This roster's too loaded with offensive players to go out like that. Spo is the type of coach to let him do his thing as long as he brought the energy and effort to the table, he's not as reactionary as most coaches. He(LS) might be the right player, at the right price, in the right age... opposed to us tearing apart our roster and assets for a washed superstar like Melo/Joe Johnson/Howard to do whatever
That's cool
Any trade is a gamble, I'd take that risk and start him at the 3.
I wanted to see Winslow start but I'm not sure we want a rookie in that position right now, i just don't know. I think he'd probably fit in better with the starters than Deng and Deng better with the bench than the starters but still... If we could get Lance... I think him and Wade- as long as they could put everything aside- could work very well together. They are two of the best wing passers in the league and I think they'd click regardless of chemistry and give us something to mold our offense around. Wade and Goran are two ball dominant score first guards who's games are vastly different, we knew coming in that this isn't a roster that really suits his game but Goran right now isn't very compatible with anyone in our starting line-up (him and Bosh still a work in progress). If we're going to be successful, Goran's going to have to become a feature of the offense instead of a main piece like we hoped. Getting someone who can help us get the most out of Wade and get him to buy into this team is our best case scenario... Wade/Lance running the offensive with the weapons we have should make us elite imo but the trade probably doesn't happen, so...
