If Wes is out for an extended time who should we fill our roster out with?

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Rastapopoulos said:
1. Some players bounce around before they're appreciated. Like Dante Cunningham. Or Zach Randolph. Or Hassan Whiteside. Or Danny Green.
2. 25 is not exactly old.

Plus, here's evidence of a Portland-Babb connection!

Be nice to have some of this to make up for no Wes:

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Out of the players you listed, Danny Green is the only guy that you can fairly compare Babb to and even then Green went to UNC and was drafted to a contender right away (albeit a 2nd rounder). Guys like Z-Bo and Whiteside are bigs, bigs take awhile to either mature into their bodies or adapt to the NBA game, guards who are good usually only take a season/season and a half.

Being 25 is kind of an issue IMHO, why would we sign a guy who is basically the same player as Crabbe (who is 3 years young and has played two seasons in our system)?

If we are gonna sign someone I hope it's another PG who can shoot or a pure scorer who has shown the ability to get the job done at the NBA level (E.G. average over 12 PPG).
 
Sim Bhullar from the D league. 7 foot 5 inches and 6 really good fouls on Dwight Howard in the playoffs. Otherwise E-Will would be nice to have back for the rest of the year.
 
rotary111 said:
Sim Bhullar from the D league. 7 foot 5 inches and 6 really good fouls on Dwight Howard in the playoffs. Otherwise E-Will would be nice to have back for the rest of the year.
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Elliot Williams was signed by the Pelicans to a 10-day contract last week and they're expected to extend it.
 
BlazerDuckSeahawkFan94 said:
Out of the players you listed, Danny Green is the only guy that you can fairly compare Babb to and even then Green went to UNC and was drafted to a contender right away (albeit a 2nd rounder). Guys like Z-Bo and Whiteside are bigs, bigs take awhile to either mature into their bodies or adapt to the NBA game, guards who are good usually only take a season/season and a half.
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I don't think that's a very good generalization, as guards can get away with different things at the college level too. For example, Jerryd Bayless is only now a solid contributor for the Bucks because he's finally learned to be an adequate PG. And there are players like Patrick Beverley who went to Europe to do that. Babb, meanwhile, has shown a sharp improvement in the D-League, which is a good sign. Sometimes guards are overvalued when they're young because they're super-quick (Telfair, e.g.) but never develop solid skills otherwise. PLUS: defense is something that usually takes time to develop, which is why Bruce Bowen and Tony Allen were passed over when they were younger.

In general, teams with systems are better at finding undervalued players and exploiting them for their appropriateness to the system. San Antonio is the gold standard, of course, making useful players out of Danny Green, Gary Neal, Matt Bonner, et. al., but I think we have a similar thing going on now with Stotts.

Being 25 is kind of an issue IMHO, why would we sign a guy who is basically the same player as Crabbe (who is 3 years young and has played two seasons in our system)?
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If he's good, then it looks like he's NOT the same player as Crabbe.

If we are gonna sign someone I hope it's another PG who can shoot or a pure scorer who has shown the ability to get the job done at the NBA level (E.G. average over 12 PPG).
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Any suggestions? But in general, I don't think "pure scorers" are necessarily that great, otherwise Nate Robinson wouldn't keep bouncing around. "Pure scorers" tend either to be inefficient selfish gunners, or locked up in long-term huge contracts.
 
Sue him and RipCityTwo for copyright violations. SlyPokerDog can't tell you how much money Mixum got off of him. You know, because the settlement's confidential and all.
 
BigGameDamian said:
I posted this on the "Crabbe?" thread. Seth Curry has reached agreement with the Suns on a 10-day contract, according to RealGM
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BlazerDuckSeahawkFan94 said:
It's scary to give a 5'9 shooting guard a lot of years/good sized contract. He has been a contributor on some really good teams though.
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I think he's a great talent but I believe something about his personality or personal shit puts up a red flag. Something ain't right. Maybe he's a locker room cancer, maybe an asshole, maybe he's just a fucking tool
 
magnifier661 said:
I think he's a great talent but I believe something about his personality or personal shit puts up a red flag. Something ain't right. Maybe he's a locker room cancer, maybe an asshole, maybe he's just a fucking tool
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Doing shit like this is funny at first, after the 20th time you might wanna slap someone...

 
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