NBA Spotlights Brooklyn Net's Foward Mason Plumlee!

Brooklyn Net’s Forward, Mason Plumlee, has a lot to prove.

This season, Mason Plumlee began his 2nd year in the NBA coming off an invaluable summer with Team USA. Despite still being a rookie at the time, he and his USA teammates won Gold medals in the FIBA Mens Basketball World Cup. Prior to his gold medal win, Mason found himself for the first time in the NBA playoffs where he and the Brooklyn Nets ultimately lost in the second round to the defending champions, the Miami Heat. Speaking of the Miami Heat; Mason Plumlee was the man who blocked Lebron James’ shot, allowing Brooklyn to sweep Miami in the regular season. So what are the expectations for Plumlee in the 2014-2015 season?

Just about every analyst will say that Mason Plumlee should have a breakout season with the Nets based off what he’s been able to accomplish. He really should. Brooklyn fans and his teammates love him. He’s been a beast when it comes to offensive rebounds; getting second, third, and even fourth opportunities at the basket. He’s had incredible dunks off fast breaks and passes when he’s inside the paint. His post-up game has improved dramatically compared to his rookie season. He’s playing better defense and is figuring out where to be on offense.

The NBA has taken notice as they have spotlighted him in a recent one-on-one video. Believe it or not, he’s even gotten loud with his mentor and teammate, Kevin Garnett. Yet somehow with all he’s done to this point, he’s fallen out of the Nets rotation behind teammate Jerome Jordan.

Brooklyn Nets head coach, Lionel Hollins was pressed by the media for his decision to put Jordan ahead of Plumlee. Coach Hollins simply responded by saying, “He has to play better.” Paraphrasing, Coach Hollins needs Plumlee to play like a “big” when his number is called. Though something like this would deter most people, Plumlee isn’t built that way. If he is told that he can’t do something, he is going to find a way to do it. This movement further down the bench will more than likely light a fire within Plumlee and fight his way back into the rotation and for more minutes. This is a hiccup early on in the season for Plumlee and hiccups don’t last forever.
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Mason Plumlee still has a lot to learn but if this man’s history is anything to go by, he will learn very, very quickly. When you think about what Plumlee needs to improve upon to get to the next level, free throws definitely have to come to mind. This season, Plumlee is only shooting the ball at 49% from the free throw line. Plumlee is a big man that can get to the line but he has to concentrate on making those free throws. He also needs to develop an offensive game away from the basket so that he can be a threat from multiple positions. Plumlee’s defense can also go to the next level. He has to guard the paint every time with the mindset of you’re not getting in here or create turnovers though opponents charging at him. Once Plumlee learns something, it sticks with him and when it does, he will be a serious problem to deal with.

“I want to do something special for Brooklyn,” Plumlee states in the NBA spotlight video and we believe he can. His play time may have been reduced but one should never bet against him. That’s a losers bet every time.