Is Earl Barron worth considering as a 'big off the bench'?

[AtlHomer]

He played with Miami a few years ago and finished this past season with the Knicks. He's 7 foot and 250 lbs which suggests he has good size. He finished the season with a few double doubles although we don't know how hard the opposition played in those games. Best of all, he is probably affordable.

Is he worth giving a guaranteed contract to or should we either extend Morris or try a new big of the bench?

He are Barron's stats:

Earl Barron

Edited June 26, 2010 by AtlHomer

[frosgrim]

He played with Miami a few years ago and finished this past season with the Knicks. He's 7 foot and 250 lbs which suggests he has good size. He finished the season with a few double doubles although we don't know how hard the opposition played in those games. Best of all, he is probably affordable.

Is he worth giving a guaranteed contract to or should we either extend Morris or try a new big of the bench?

He are Barron's stats:

Earl Barron

He couldn't be worse than Collins or RadMo

[MaceCase]

As with Nellie's system in Golden State that managed to have 16 players or so score 25 points or more over the season, many of those guys being DLeaguers, I just don't know how to evaluate Earl's performance for D'Antoni. Sure I'd give him a look in a minicamp but I'm a lil suspicious of his performance last season.

[DrReality]

Can't see him making an impact more than 10 minutes a game. That could change with the new coach, but be realitstic.