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<div class='quotetop'>QUOTE (reganomics813 @ Jul 10 2008, 06:44 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}></div><div class='quotemain'><div class='quotetop'>QUOTE (Josh_Boone @ Jul 10 2008, 06:33 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}></div><div class='quotemain'>LOL at saying Don Nelson and Frank in the same sentence.
I dont see Najera being a 4 i dont. I see him as a 3 here and i would take Boki over him, but thats just what i think.
I dont want to see Najera take time away from Our Young players.</div>
I didn't say it was a good impression. This is the same Frank who had Sean man the 3, started Hassan, and beat the Kidd/Marcus back court to death. I know alot of us give him a hard time but he does at least try different lineups and giving him consistent weapons to choose from will only help cover up the fact that having too many options is his Achilles heel as a coach.
While Najera may cut into some of the young guys PT he will be an example to point to and one hell of a practice partner that willl advance these kids faster than they would without him. We only see a small fraction of the work in the 48 minutes they're on the court. If the young kids work their butts off they'll play but with such a young roster we need backups and Najera is actually a guy who doesn't mind coming off the bench and knows his role. While you may not agree Najera is the right guy for us you have to agree that's the type of additions we need.
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I agree entirely with this post. But I go back to my point. Does it make sense to add this kind of player while you already have Hassell on the roster for two more years at $4M per and now Simmons also? Hassell is more of a 3/2 than a 4/3, but there is overlap with Najera in position, strengths, and weaknesses.
I won't prejudge until I see what else is coming. But signing Najera absolutely necessitates moving one of the young bigs (and I hope it means a firm "no" to resigning Boki). You can't have all of Lopez, Yi, Boone, Swat, Anderson, and Krstic vying for time at the 4 and 5 (even though Anderson could also play the 3) while also having Najera stealing at least some minutes at the 4 and Swift undoubtedly sulking his way to some minutes as well. At least 2 of that bunch have to go.
Based on CBA rules and the fact that teams don't hold big news conferences for players and then trade them away within a matter of weeks, it's safe to say that Lopez, Yi, Anderson, and Najera (if he's signed) are here for quite a while. If we assume that Swift is one of the two that will be moved, that means one of Boone, Swat, and Krstic are gone.
The logical one to go, given the duplication in skillsets of the new players, is Krstic. But somehow I really hate seeing him leave. He was on course to become a solid, home-grown center/PF. But I can't see why he would possibly want to stay here if he's going to have to fight 5-6 guys for playing time when he's still trying to return to form from a devastating injury. If he signs short term or takes the QO, this is his last chance to earn a big contract, and he can't do it from the bench.
I dont see Najera being a 4 i dont. I see him as a 3 here and i would take Boki over him, but thats just what i think.
I dont want to see Najera take time away from Our Young players.</div>
I didn't say it was a good impression. This is the same Frank who had Sean man the 3, started Hassan, and beat the Kidd/Marcus back court to death. I know alot of us give him a hard time but he does at least try different lineups and giving him consistent weapons to choose from will only help cover up the fact that having too many options is his Achilles heel as a coach.
While Najera may cut into some of the young guys PT he will be an example to point to and one hell of a practice partner that willl advance these kids faster than they would without him. We only see a small fraction of the work in the 48 minutes they're on the court. If the young kids work their butts off they'll play but with such a young roster we need backups and Najera is actually a guy who doesn't mind coming off the bench and knows his role. While you may not agree Najera is the right guy for us you have to agree that's the type of additions we need.
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I agree entirely with this post. But I go back to my point. Does it make sense to add this kind of player while you already have Hassell on the roster for two more years at $4M per and now Simmons also? Hassell is more of a 3/2 than a 4/3, but there is overlap with Najera in position, strengths, and weaknesses.
I won't prejudge until I see what else is coming. But signing Najera absolutely necessitates moving one of the young bigs (and I hope it means a firm "no" to resigning Boki). You can't have all of Lopez, Yi, Boone, Swat, Anderson, and Krstic vying for time at the 4 and 5 (even though Anderson could also play the 3) while also having Najera stealing at least some minutes at the 4 and Swift undoubtedly sulking his way to some minutes as well. At least 2 of that bunch have to go.
Based on CBA rules and the fact that teams don't hold big news conferences for players and then trade them away within a matter of weeks, it's safe to say that Lopez, Yi, Anderson, and Najera (if he's signed) are here for quite a while. If we assume that Swift is one of the two that will be moved, that means one of Boone, Swat, and Krstic are gone.
The logical one to go, given the duplication in skillsets of the new players, is Krstic. But somehow I really hate seeing him leave. He was on course to become a solid, home-grown center/PF. But I can't see why he would possibly want to stay here if he's going to have to fight 5-6 guys for playing time when he's still trying to return to form from a devastating injury. If he signs short term or takes the QO, this is his last chance to earn a big contract, and he can't do it from the bench.