05-06-2021, 12:13 AM
Despite the fact that his skills are limited and he has lost athletic ability due to the injury, Powell has shown that he has the ability to contribute to this team. And I'm not sure how you fit BOTH Holmes and Powell onto the same roster with salaries exceeding 10M each, when they really won't fit on the floor together.
Powell's biggest asset is that he's willing to play like a wild man, all out - he will run around, literally CRASH the boards, play human pinball, muck the game up, whatever it takes - and that energy has value. I actually think he has GREATLY increased that aspect of his game this season, like never before, and it's working. Maybe it's out of necessity, because it's all he has, but whatever the reason, it's effective.
In the stats that say Holmes is good on D, what do they say about DP? Is there really an upgrade?
If you can sign Holmes to a reasonable deal, reasoning that he's more of a two-way player, can you trade Powell and get back value at another position?
Powell's biggest asset is that he's willing to play like a wild man, all out - he will run around, literally CRASH the boards, play human pinball, muck the game up, whatever it takes - and that energy has value. I actually think he has GREATLY increased that aspect of his game this season, like never before, and it's working. Maybe it's out of necessity, because it's all he has, but whatever the reason, it's effective.
In the stats that say Holmes is good on D, what do they say about DP? Is there really an upgrade?
If you can sign Holmes to a reasonable deal, reasoning that he's more of a two-way player, can you trade Powell and get back value at another position?