Aminu SUUUUUUUUCKS

[TBpup]

He had a terrible game today... Not sure that means he sucks though. I'd say he's an average NBA player.

I guess....if an average NBA player can't dribble at all and is just as likely to shoot an air-ball as hit the rim or actually make a bucket. There are some things he can do and when he occasionally can hit a shot it certainly helps the team. But to rely on Aminu having to score is a recipe for failure.

 

[HailBlazers]

Aminu is our best defensive match vs Durant, and probably Klay Thompson as well. His job in this series will just be defense. He's not a bad player, he just needs to know his limitations.

Defending Durant isn't important at all to people in this thread apparently.

 

[blue9]

Defending Durant isn't important at all to people in this thread apparently.

LOL! Aminu can't defend Durant.

 

[Nikolokolus]

Defending Durant isn't important at all to people in this thread apparently.

Apparently it wasn't important to Aminu either?

 

[HailBlazers]

LOL! Aminu can't defend Durant.

Better than anyone else on our team.

 

[Nikolokolus]

Better than anyone else on our team.

Talk about "damning with faint praise."

 

[blue9]

Better than anyone else on our team.

Mmmmmm, no.

 

[Denny Crane]

Aminu has the length to play PF. As a PF, he does have a decent enough 3pt shot to be an effective stretch 4. He's probably the best defender on the team and can guard at least 3 positions.

For what we pay him, he's a bargain and absolutely worth a roster spot. A lot of other teams would love to have him.

That said, Stotts didn't start him against the Warriors. He's clearly been in a slump lately. He played several minutes less than his season average. Stotts isn't going to insist on playing him if he's not doing well.

Evan Turner beat him out for the starting job in the playoffs. I'm perfectly fine with Turner starting - I thought that he would be the starter when we got him.

 

[HailBlazers]

Mmmmmm, no.

Mmmmmm, then who is?

 

[dviss1]

Aminu is our best defensive match vs Durant, and probably Klay Thompson as well. His job in this series will just be defense. He's not a bad player, he just needs to know his limitations.

Well said.

 

[blue9]

Mmmmmm, then who is?

Turner, Harkless, and Vonleh. Aminu has length and size, but no brain. Give me brains any day.
Turner doesn't have the size, but he'll still play better positional defense and make Durant shoot over the top. Aminu just reaches and lets Durant blow by. I'd much rather get beat by Durant shooting over the top of a defender, than blowing by for dunks or getting into the lane for short bunnies.
But I'm not even concerned about Durant scoring - it's gonna happen. Aminu's "defense" isn't going to do a damn thing. Again, that's not even much of a concern - what's a concern is how inept he is at all the other facets of the game. Not only is he not stopping Durant, but he's throwing away multiple possessions each game.

 

[PtldPlatypus]

I'm admittedly uninformed, but if Aminu hired a shooting coach to work with him daily and exclusively from the moment the playoffs were finished, how long would it likely take to completely break down and rebuild his jumpshot to become something functional? Would 3-4 months be enough?

 

[HomerLovesKoolAid]

Aminu can be an effective player as a defender/rebounder/energy guy.

The only shots he should take are fast break dunks/layups off turnovers from great d. The idea of giving Aminu and Turner the green light every time they're open from 3 is idiotic.

 

[Denny Crane]

Aminu can be an effective player as a defender/rebounder/energy guy.

The only shots he should take are fast break dunks/layups off turnovers from great d. The idea of giving Aminu and Turner the green light every time they're open from 3 is idiotic.

Aminu is 8th on the team in 3PA per 36.

Only Harkless, Turner, Vonleh, Nurkic and Davis take fewer.

 

[illmatic99]

Aminu is a fucking boss

 

[tester551]

I'm admittedly uninformed, but if Aminu hired a shooting coach to work with him daily and exclusively from the moment the playoffs were finished, how long would it likely take to completely break down and rebuild his jumpshot to become something functional? Would 3-4 months be enough?

No. It would take 2-3 years.

 

[Voodoo]

Maybe it's the low bbiq, but he reminds me of Travis Outlaw with some of the hair pulling things he does.

Dude, this is exactly who I always think of when I try and compare Aminu to someone. Outlaw would do some amazing things, just like Aminu, but then for every one good thing he does he follows it up with 3 mind bogglingly stupid things. So frustrating.

 

[Scalma]

Aminu is actually a smart defender. He rarely bites on pump fakes and he's almost always in position. He's a tire fire offensively, but don't let that cloud what he does defensively. If you can't see this, you're either biased against him, or just blind.

Ps: if we're judging players on whether or not they can defend KEVIN DURANT, we can safely conclude that there are no good defenders in the league.