Maye is actually an excellent rebounder, as his #s per minute show. He also is a legit threat facing up and from 3 and is a good passer. It's not a matter of "making up for" anything, Tony and Luke are just different type players.
Look, since Kennedy has been here he mostly played the 5 because even though he has a face-up game he struggled early guarding away from the block. As he slimmed down and got quicker and smarter he has become a sneaky-good defender further out. I think the same will happen with Tony as he catches up with his body. He runs the floor well but is not quick enough just yet in moving his feet to guard more than 10 feet out --- as that improves so will his ability to play more 4. For example, let's say next season he and Huffman get on the floor together --- clearly Huffman would be the 5 and Tony could play the 4.
Honestly, I wish folks here could grasp that Luke is a very good player and very valuable to this team, and our Bigs' minutes are just about where they should be (silly concerns about who comes in first notwithstanding). We are fortunate to have the flexibility to mix and match, because reality is that teams with two traditional Bigs on the floor together are not as common as they used to be.
As far as Tony goes I was on here preaching about how good he was gonna be even before he committed, and his development is coming along just as I expected. He is far from his ceiling and by next season with another summer of working on his body and game he can be a monster for us.
