There's been lots of talk on here about the 15th roster spot, which I understand. Whoever wins it isn't going to do much in the regular season, but it's preseason and, save for injuries, there isn't much to discuss. I figured I'd use this thread to put that entire discussion into one place. It's entirely possible that this isn't a battle in the first place. As several of you have pointed out, Ivan Carter is saying Dixon's roster spot "is all but guaranteed." (As a sidenote, if I was Ivan's editor, I would have never printed that line without attribution. Who is saying Juan's spot is guaranteed?). I'm kind of dubious, just because DerMarr is getting almost 20 minutes a game this preseason ( five more than Linton Johnson ), while Dee Brown is getting almost 25. DerMarr is sixth on the team in preseason minutes, behind Brown and rotation mainstays Andray Blatche, Caron Butler, DeShawn Stevenson and Antonio Daniels. Why give DerMarr so many minutes if you knew he wasn't going to make the team? So, without further ado, the smackdown. This one will be serious, as I'm sure Jake can come up with a funny version. Category Advantage Height/Weight 6'3'', 164 6'9'', 201 DerMarr Best season 2004/05 17.3 pts/36 15.2 PER 51.8 TS% 18.4 Ast% 106 ORtg 109 DRtg 2004/05 14.7 Pts/36 14.0 PER 60.5 TS% 10.0 REB% 113 ORtg 106 DRth Push Top role Sixth man on a 2nd-round playoff team Part-time starter on a 49-win playoff team DerMarr Recently... ...
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There's been lots of talk on here about the 15th roster spot, which I understand. Whoever wins it isn't going to do much in the regular season, but it's preseason and, save for injuries, there isn't much to discuss. I figured I'd use this thread to put that entire discussion into one place. It's entirely possible that this isn't a battle in the first place. As several of you have pointed out, Ivan Carter is saying Dixon's roster spot "is all but guaranteed." (As a sidenote, if I was Ivan's editor, I would have never printed that line without attribution. Who is saying Juan's spot is guaranteed?). I'm kind of dubious, just because DerMarr is getting almost 20 minutes a game this preseason ( five more than Linton Johnson ), while Dee Brown is getting almost 25. DerMarr is sixth on the team in preseason minutes, behind Brown and rotation mainstays Andray Blatche, Caron Butler, DeShawn Stevenson and Antonio Daniels. Why give DerMarr so many minutes if you knew he wasn't going to make the team? So, without further ado, the smackdown. This one will be serious, as I'm sure Jake can come up with a funny version. Category Advantage Height/Weight 6'3'', 164 6'9'', 201 DerMarr Best season 2004/05 17.3 pts/36 15.2 PER 51.8 TS% 18.4 Ast% 106 ORtg 109 DRtg 2004/05 14.7 Pts/36 14.0 PER 60.5 TS% 10.0 REB% 113 ORtg 106 DRth Push Top role Sixth man on a 2nd-round playoff team Part-time starter on a 49-win playoff team DerMarr Recently... ...