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[VanillaGorilla]

Do we even need a stop gap though? Were going to be shitty. I say throw Leonard to the wolves. Sink or swim.

Not to mention LaMarcus plays a decent amount of minutes at C, and Freeland can too.

 

[Run BJM]

Forgot about Freeland, and that Batum is likely on the way out.

I guess you probably will suck, now that I think about it, unless Lillard is ROY.

 

[Tortimer]

Forgot about Freeland, and that Batum is likely on the way out.

I guess you probably will suck, now that I think about it, unless Lillard is ROY.

Batum isn't going anywhere. Who are you?

 

[Nikolokolus]

I like Scola. But, with the resigning of Hickson does it really make sense to go after another 4 that deserves minutes?

Not for any reason that I can think of. Now getting some kind of journeyman 5 on the other hand? ...

 

[Pinwheel1]

I would not over spend for Scola. But he has played a lot of center. Undersized as he is, he somehow gets it done.

 

[superfly4201]

Looks like Scola will likely clear wavers due to an odd loophole in the amnesty rules, Darko could get by too:


http://www.hoopsworld.com/amnesty-claim-on-scola-prohibitive

The $10 mil for Scola is over three years. $3.33ish per year is a steal.

 

[RW#30]

Now we know why JJ signed a one year offer from the Blazers. His value would be half or less vs. 24 hrs ago. His agent is in the know... Smart.

 

[PtldPlatypus]

I like Scola. But, with the resigning of Hickson does it really make sense to go after another 4 that deserves minutes?

Do any of our bigs necessarily need to be defined strictly as 4s? Other than Leonard (who is clearly a 5), I think it's arguable that all our bigs can play either 4 or 5, as could Scola. I mean, Thomas and Hickson would be our smallest pair of post players, and they played together quite a bit last year. I think it would be great to have a stable of 6 post players, any two of whom could play together at any one time.

 

[VanillaGorilla]

I'm of the opinion that just cause a guy plays some minutes at the 5 doesn't make him a center.. That would make every PF in the league also a C. Hickson and Scola, to me, are guys that should exclusively be power forwards.

 

[PtldPlatypus]

I'm of the opinion that just cause a guy plays some minutes at the 5 doesn't make him a center.. That would make every PF in the league also a C. Hickson and Scola, to me, are guys that should exclusively be power forwards.

I guess it all depends on what you feel is necessary to be provided from the center position. If you believe that a center must be a shot-blocking rim defender, then sure, all our 6'9" guys come up short (pun intended). But if the main requirement is to defend in the post and rebound adequately, then there's no reason that Hickson, Thomas, & Scola can't fill that need for 20 mpg combined.

 

[Blaze01]

I'm of the opinion that just cause a guy plays some minutes at the 5 doesn't make him a center.. That would make every PF in the league also a C. Hickson and Scola, to me, are guys that should exclusively be power forwards.

I think is more important how they match\complement LA on the floor than what position you label them....Very few dominating centers in this league to worry about matchups with....Niether team in finals had a true center worth worrying about....