Idog1976
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I know I titled it dream lineup, but I just wrote that to get you in this thread. I actually would like to see people's best imagined lineup given the possibilities still available. Trades are fine, but be realistic: 1) assume no top 10 player will be moved or 2) Western Conference rival will trade us one of its top two players. So, for instance, no LBJ due to the first rule and no Deron (I don't consider Deron quite top 10 in the league) due to the second rule. Kobe would not qualify as a trade target under both rules.
I have assumptions here about what I think other teams are willing to do, but I will explain my thinking about that below. One has to imagine motives a bit to play armchair GM. Considering what I think are realistic possibilities at this point, I have narrowed it down to three guys I would like to see picked up this off season. Renounce any euros that can come off the cap that you aren't super high on (Freeland, Koponen), then sign Paul Millsap if possible leave a million, Kirk Hinrich for Blake + Outlaw + picks + $, and Shane Battier in a trade for Przybilla. Utah doesn't stop us because we sign Millsap to a huge contract and they don't want to go into luxury tax hell. Chicago no longer needs Hinrich and his contract is an anchor around their neck as they are struggling to define themselves and build around Rose. Houston is desperate for a man over 6'9", and now that they have signed Ariza and lost Yao to injury, Battier is available for the right price.
As an aside, I would actually be just as happy to try and get Ramon Sessions and Kurt Thomas from Milwaukie and then trade Joel for Battier. I said stick to one lineup though, so I'm going with the former; I also think it is a possible outcome of current rumors (substituting Lee for Millsap below is a strong possibility as well).
The lineup then would be:
PG Hinrich/Bayless/Mills
SG Roy/Rudy
SF Battier/Batum/Webster
PF LMA/Millsap/Cunningham
C Oden/LMA/Pendegraph
We leave one spot open. That team is deep and has an amazing 9 man rotation. Excellent BBIQ almost throughout the lineup, good defense, and amazing offense. With some growth from Rudy, Batum, Bayless and Oden that team challenges LA for the Western Conference crown next season.
So then, tell us your realistic dream lineup and how you would get it. Of course we won't all agree on what is realistic, so please try to stick to the rules.
Rule #1: No top 10 player is realistic as a trade target. (I will base top 10 off of PER)
Rule #2: No Western Conference rival will trade one of their top two players to us. e.g. Utah will not trade us Boozer or Williams.
(In fact you can see rule #2 this in action right now. Utah won't trade us Boozer, but they will work with us to send Boozer to the Eastern Conference.)
So let's hear it. What's your lineup and how do you achieve it?
I have assumptions here about what I think other teams are willing to do, but I will explain my thinking about that below. One has to imagine motives a bit to play armchair GM. Considering what I think are realistic possibilities at this point, I have narrowed it down to three guys I would like to see picked up this off season. Renounce any euros that can come off the cap that you aren't super high on (Freeland, Koponen), then sign Paul Millsap if possible leave a million, Kirk Hinrich for Blake + Outlaw + picks + $, and Shane Battier in a trade for Przybilla. Utah doesn't stop us because we sign Millsap to a huge contract and they don't want to go into luxury tax hell. Chicago no longer needs Hinrich and his contract is an anchor around their neck as they are struggling to define themselves and build around Rose. Houston is desperate for a man over 6'9", and now that they have signed Ariza and lost Yao to injury, Battier is available for the right price.
As an aside, I would actually be just as happy to try and get Ramon Sessions and Kurt Thomas from Milwaukie and then trade Joel for Battier. I said stick to one lineup though, so I'm going with the former; I also think it is a possible outcome of current rumors (substituting Lee for Millsap below is a strong possibility as well).
The lineup then would be:
PG Hinrich/Bayless/Mills
SG Roy/Rudy
SF Battier/Batum/Webster
PF LMA/Millsap/Cunningham
C Oden/LMA/Pendegraph
We leave one spot open. That team is deep and has an amazing 9 man rotation. Excellent BBIQ almost throughout the lineup, good defense, and amazing offense. With some growth from Rudy, Batum, Bayless and Oden that team challenges LA for the Western Conference crown next season.
So then, tell us your realistic dream lineup and how you would get it. Of course we won't all agree on what is realistic, so please try to stick to the rules.
Rule #1: No top 10 player is realistic as a trade target. (I will base top 10 off of PER)
Rule #2: No Western Conference rival will trade one of their top two players to us. e.g. Utah will not trade us Boozer or Williams.
(In fact you can see rule #2 this in action right now. Utah won't trade us Boozer, but they will work with us to send Boozer to the Eastern Conference.)
So let's hear it. What's your lineup and how do you achieve it?
