At 34, Sheed was 9th in NBA Defensive Rebounding percentage at 24% last season. He makes a very good rebounding team even better, besides everything else. He was 20th in Defensive Rating, and 4th best in turnover pct. And that is in a year that people said he stopped playing hard after a point in the season. He plays inside and out and does both very well. Smart, emotional, and still a game changer when he wants to be.
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If you go back and look at the free agent rankings before July 1st, Sheed was ranked anywhere from 10-20. Now he's #1. I guess that means he looks really good next to Kevin Garnett. The other thing that is changing is the perception that Sheed quit playing last year, or, alternatively, that he only played once in a while. I'm not sure how you rank high in the above categories only playing once in a while.
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Welcome back Lex!
I just discover you restart blogging: i'm really happy!
I agree on Sheed, is a great move. Now just wish on a good backup 3, then we can fill the roster with the Gabe and Tony ;)
Hey 1111. Good to hear from you! I'm sure we'll land a decent 6'8" guy in the next month. Not sure who though, and not sure if we'll have to give up BBD to do so.
I don't think we give up Big Baby because of who we land at the 3. Keeping him is going to depend on what kind of contract he is offered by another team and if we can match it.
As for Sheed. He is still a very versatile player and a perfect fit for this team. I don't think he quit last season as much as he got discouraged with all his long time teammates being parceled out and lesser players coming back in their place. I can't blame him for not quite giving it his all.
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