Rasheed could be like the 1980's Bill Walton addition to the Big Three.
Good call. Don't get me wrong, Sheed is not my favorite player, now that he's wearing green I'm a fan, but I'm think this move is huge for a number of reasons:
- Big insurance for injuries to Perk or KG
- Perk is great, but prone to foul trouble
- In the past few seasons, when Perk comes off the court - particularly w/o KG - the team has to go small, and they have run into struggles in that situation.
- Less minutes for KG means a healthier KG down the stretch
- A lineup w Rasheed at the 5 and KG at the 4 can really, really spread the floor. Rondo's penetration would cause a nightmare for other teams w Rasheed and KG drawing the opposing bigs to the perimeter b/c they can both shoot from 15 feet and out, Sheed has even greater range.
- On the other hand, Sheed has some post moves, too, so he can be a factor downlow, especially on the 2nd unit.
- Which leads to the last point - having Sheed be that anchor of the 2nd unit will greatly improve both the offense and defense of that unit.