Big Al! AL and Val toughest frontcourt in the league.Quote:
TRex wrote:
Big Al! AL and Val toughest frontcourt in the league.Quote:
TRex wrote:
Kleiza to denver for chandler, straight up.
caldy to utah for jefferson, straight up.
Lowry
DD
Chandler
Jefferson
JV
Bench:
Bargs
JL3
Ross
Davis
Amir
Bargs or amir would have to be traded. If you amnestied Amir think of the bench scoring you could have with Bargs.
Pipe dream, i know.
I am quite certain that no move is imminent (for good reason), but I'll say that trading for Smith does NOT make sense. First of all, he's a UFA after the season, so we'd have to be sure we could sign him long term. Second of all, Atlanta is not going to take Bargnani, his contract is too many years and too much money for a team clearly trying to create cap space to make a run at a star (ie CP3). So you'd have to likely give up Jose, Davis and picks for a guy you're not sure will be around for more than a season. Too much to give up, and too risky.
Sign Big AL. Bench Bargnani or ship him back to italy
For me, looking at how we've been struggling a bit defensively, I would like to go with Jose Smith.
Rudy Gay IS an underrated defender, but I feel, the assets trading off to the receiving team would be too much if it were for Gay. Josh Smith for Andrea Bargnani + asset (Ross/Anderson) + Four 2nd round picks. > Gay + asset (Selby, Wroten) for Calderon + Derozan/Ross + Amir/Ed + Four 2nd Round Picks.
Josh Smith under Coach Casey not only would it be a dream for Casey, but Smith would be held accountable for the shots and offense he is taking. People are wondering that being on a team, asking him to hold a big role, may be too shot happy, but I feel this team will hold a guy like J. Smith accountable.
Josh Smith isn't your ideal 3 point shooter no doubt, but he is capable of hitting the open shot, not to mention he's a great paint protector, great rebounder, and can play the 3 if you want to play big.
RUDY GAY TRADE:
PG: Lowry
SG: Derozan
SF: Gay
PF: Bargnani
C: Valanciunas
Bench:
PG: Lucas/Selby-Wroten
SG: Fields/Anderson-Ross
SF: Kleiza/McGuire
PF: Ed-Amir/Acy
C: Gray
JOSH SMITH TRADE:
PG: Lowry
SG: Derozan
SF: Fields
PF: Smith
C: Valanciunas
Bench:
PG: Calderon/Lucas
SG: Ross-Anderson
SF: Kleiza/McGuire
PF: Ed/Amir/Acy
C: Gray
Just my thoughts :D
Not necessarily big minutes but between the pg and sg spots there is minutes for them. However I don't necessarily put the same emphasis on 3 point shooting being a must in order to win a playoff series as you do. Being an elite level defensive team like Detroit in their most recent elite years they were able to win with Billups being the Olympic player with range beyond the arc I believe. Indiana is also a good example of a team that wins with defense. Don't get me wrong I see the validity in your point but I think being an elite defense allows for you to win in different ways.Quote:
Lark Benson wrote:
Detroit had Billups, Prince and Sheed all able to knock down a 3, with Rip Hamilton also able to hit them even if he focussed on the midrange. Yeah they were ugly as hell on the offensive end, but you're not gonna see another defence like that with the league's current rules and number of teams playing with stretch 4s, especially without a Ben Wallace in the middle.Quote:
Mediumcore wrote:
The Raps would be relying on DD and Fields to be lockdown wing defenders in order to become an elite defence, and that strikes me as unlikely. Not to mention JV has a long way to go before you can call him an elite defender in the middle - it might take 3-4 years if he gets there at all, center is a really tough position to learn defensively. I just don't think Smith makes the team an elite defensive unit without a lot more help.
memphis going on a diffirent direction? they wanna tank now? :confused:Quote:
Matt52 wrote:
We were ranked somewhere in the 12 to 15 range defensively last season and that was without JV or Lowry and with Bargnani. I don't think it's too optimistic to think that with the newcomers as well as Smith and AB gone that we couldn't get into the top 5, which I consider elite.
Even IF that happens (and I still don't think it would, but this is all speculation and neither of us is right or wrong), they'd be the Scott Skiles Bucks. You gotta be able to play both ends.Quote:
Mediumcore wrote:
LOL, well seeing as that we are talking about a scenario that is likely to never happen, speculation is all we have.