Friday Poll: Minutes for Epic Vale and Bean Burrito

by Truth About It on Aug 28, 2009 3:16 PM EDT in Polls Comment 6 comments

Nick Young & JaVale McGee of Washington Wizards Holdin' It Down @ Drew League (via Ballislifedotcom)

Last season, Nick Young (Bean Burrito) averaged 22.4 minutes per game, JaVale McGee (Epic Vale) 15.2. This season, things will be very, very different. The availability of time just won't be there, and hopefully the team will be much better for it.

Still, there 'should' be plenty of chances for these two kids to earn minutes. As you watch the video above from their work in the Drew Summer League in LA (which also tickled Bethlehem Shoals' fancy), contemplate how many minutes you think these two should "get as a couple" and respond accordingly below.

Is this a pointless poll? Why, pretty much yes.

Is it Friday? HECK YEA!!! Have a great weekend everyone.

Poll

JaVale McGee and Nick Young's cumulative minutes per game next season will/should be:

Over 30 minutes

44 votes

21-29 minutes

79 votes

14-20 minutes

54 votes

13 minutes or less

7 votes

184 votes | Poll has closed

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i'm not ready to say anything about where mcgee's career will go

but i don’t think i’m exaggerating when i say i’ve never seen anyone get higher above the rim than him.

"a crab dribble is when you travel" - caron butler

by little stevie colter on Aug 28, 2009 4:22 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs

Hopefully

McGee has the potential to be an All Star, as Colangelo implicitly acknowledged by putting him on the select team for the U.S. national squad. It would be wrong-headed to not give him the minutes that are necessary to allow him to develop. Of course he’ll make mistakes. He also might be a bust. But these negatives are outweighed by the positives associated with having an All Star young big man, something the Wiz haven’t had since C-Webb, and before that Wes Unseld.

The jury is still out on Young. Hopefully he’ll learn to play D better. His passing got better last year, but he still has a ways to go. He’s already getting old at 24. He better show up this year and displace Stevenson from the rotation.

by Dellis on Aug 28, 2009 5:05 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs

McGee is going to get minutes this year

I know Flip’s tendency is towards 8 man rotations, but I really don’t see any way that this incoming coaching staff is going to glue McGee to the bench this year.

This guy was a standout in Team USA’s Select mini-camp and has an outside shot of making the 2012 team. We’ve all seen glimpses of what he can do, and I don’t think the coaching staff is going to let this “win now” attitude derail the development of probably the most athletically gifted player we’ve had since CWebb.

If you look back at that USA Select team roster, you’ll see that every player there already is (or “will be” in the case of Randolph and hopefully McGee) either a starter or one of the first guys off the bench for their team.

I’m expecting to see McGee come off the bench and play at least 20 minutes this season.

by formula0 on Aug 28, 2009 7:19 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs

I agree

I know he does a lot of dumb stuff that drives coaches crazy, but I think his positives (ability to dunk anything lobbed within ten feet of the basket, alter any shot within fifteen feet of him, rebound as well as Haywood despite a complete inability to box out) out weigh his negatives (poor decision making, inability to pass or shoot). The eight man rotation will most likely be a ten man rotation this year, since depth is pointless if you don’t use it, and I think Javale will probably be the second big off the bench, maybe third if Oberto is good again and Flip decides he doesn’t like winning. I’m guessing he’ll get about 18-22 minutes a night and wow enough people that there’ll be pressure on Flip to play him more as the year goes on. I like the idea of using him in a way similar to Birdman, too, by bringing him off the bench and using him as an energy man and shot blocker.

Nick Young deserves to play since I think he’ll work well next to Gilbert. Basically, I figure that Gil trusts him enough as a shooter to set him up, he’s another penetrator, and he might be able to score without dribbling now. Maybe most significantly, and I do realize that this is a bit of a stretch, he might be fast and quick enough to guard some point guards who are too fast for Gil if he’s lost a step. Bean Burrito checking Rondo just might be crazy enough to work, since it’s not like he’ll have to worry about giving up an open jumper if he gets caught in a screen. Still, I’m guessing he gets 15 minutes a night and gets traded to a team like Memphis or Milwaukee.

by pantslessyoda1 on Aug 29, 2009 2:11 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs