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RR7 said:
Haha, I hate him as well, always have. Just was looking through their roster with poaching in mind, and he seemed like a likely candidate. Because I hate Barea even more. Much, much more.
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I want Dieng. I would love to get Rubio and Deng from them. Those two guys would really shore up our bench, but I'm sure Minny still thinks of Rubio as some kind of star :lol:
 
Hire a coach for Leonard

Trade Will Barton or ? for Patty Mills

Trade for a defensive 2 or 3

Find a defensive coach
Find an offensive systems man (Think Pete Carril, Tex Winter). Come to think of it, either one of those guys could fill both roles, who is the new blood in this role? There has to be some.
 
Boob-No-More said:
Yeah, a death star.

BNM
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I think Bricky would be great as a backup though. He plays good defense, he runs the break, and he passes the ball extremely well. I just find it hilarious that he's going to get some big contract.
 
Thad Young would be great pickup. I wouldn't worry about him or TRob having a minute jam, with our bench production that should be the least of our worries. Cross that bridge when we come to it.

The harder part will be meeting Phillies asking price. I don't think they'll accept just expiring contracts.
 
Draco said:
Thad Young would be great pickup. I wouldn't worry about him or TRob having a minute jam, with our bench production that should be the least of our worries. Cross that bridge when we come to it.

The harder part will be meeting Phillies asking price. I don't think they'll accept just expiring contracts.
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I don't think Philly is going to deal Thad. I think there's a reason why he's the only guy left on that team. He's still very young at 25 and they're going to need someone with a little experience on that team. I don't think Thad is going anywhere.
 
Natebishop3 said:
I want Dieng. I would love to get Rubio and Deng from them. Those two guys would really shore up our bench, but I'm sure Minny still thinks of Rubio as some kind of star :lol:
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No chance they move Dieng, though. If they're rebuilding, why would they move young pieces? Have to look at the pieces they wouldn't want around in a rebuild. Budinger, Martin. Most everyone else outside of Pek is expiring.
 
RR7 said:
No chance they move Dieng, though. If they're rebuilding, why would they move young pieces? Have to look at the pieces they wouldn't want around in a rebuild. Budinger, Martin. Most everyone else outside of Pek is expiring.
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That's the problem though, they have Pek. I don't think they can move him with that contract. So if they move Love, they're going to need pieces in a rebuild. I agree that Dieng would be a hard sell, but center is not a position of need for them.
 
RR7 said:
No chance they move Dieng, though. If they're rebuilding, why would they move young pieces? Have to look at the pieces they wouldn't want around in a rebuild. Budinger, Martin. Most everyone else outside of Pek is expiring.
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I've always liked Budinger game when he is healthy for a 3&D backup.

I actually really like Pek as well, that guy is an enormous beast down low. A freakishly big bruiser. Problem with him is his defense, he needs to be paired with a lanky defensive PF. If the Pelicans could get him that would be the best twin tower duo in the league.

If I'm Minnesota I think I try to do a Love deal on draft night. I don't think Kevin Love is a superstar player though, I guess it depends how you evaluate him. Look at the gold mine Utah got for Deron or Denver got for Carmello. That is the type of trade I'd try to get. It would be awesome to see the TWolves improve to become a playoff team next year after dealing Love.
 
If Chicago can't get anything with their free agent money, and Minny starts blowing up that team, I'd look at taking on Pek's contract. Him with Noah would a great tandem. His contract isn't that enormous, its very similar to Batum's. With the cap going up the next few years it'll be an even better value as long as Pek's performance doesn't decline.
 
RR7 said:
No chance they move Dieng, though. If they're rebuilding, why would they move young pieces? Have to look at the pieces they wouldn't want around in a rebuild. Budinger, Martin. Most everyone else outside of Pek is expiring.
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Yeah I agree zero chance Minnesota moves Dieng. Right now he is their second most valuable player after Love.
 
I would love to see either Ariza or Afflalo come off our bench, not sure either would want to be a bench player. would give up Wright for either. Hawes would be a solid upgrade, but don't think he would want to come off the bench. Bradley would be a solid back-up 1 or 2 guard, and I like Luke Ridnour, he would be solid as a backup PG

PG - Lillard / Ridnour
SG - Matthews / Barton / Afflalo
SF - Batum / Ariza or Pierce
PF - LA / T-Rob
C - Rolo / Hawes
 
Really, I think signing a back-up PG and another big will be about all we need.
 
The more I see things dissolve between Love and the Timberwolves. I hope Olshey has something up his sleeve to help deal with Lamarcus.
 
ripcityboy said:
The more I see things dissolve between Love and the Timberwolves. I hope Olshey has something up his sleeve to help deal with Lamarcus.
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Actually making the playoffs, which each players wants, helps. We did, and have a good core around him going forward. Minnesota never has and has a mediocre core.
 
mikebris said:
I would love to see either Ariza or Afflalo come off our bench, not sure either would want to be a bench player. would give up Wright for either. Hawes would be a solid upgrade, but don't think he would want to come off the bench. Bradley would be a solid back-up 1 or 2 guard, and I like Luke Ridnour, he would be solid as a backup PG

PG - Lillard / Ridnour
SG - Matthews / Barton / Afflalo
SF - Batum / Ariza or Pierce
PF - LA / T-Rob
C - Rolo / Hawes
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Thinking we can get Ariza and still have Batum.:biglaugh:
 
BigGameDamian said:
Vince carter is 37 and still has a ton of athleticism.
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just because carter can still dunk doesn't mean he hasn't lost athleticism.
Duncan can still dunk.. Kobe can also... Hell even Andre Miller can dunk.
Yet all of the players I listed and the one you listed have lost a ton of their athleticism.
They're no longer the players they once were. yet still get it done due to IQ.
 
This is a little one-note, but it's an easy base upon which to build:

Trade or cut everyone who had a PER less than 13 last year during the regular season. We only had seven guys - SEVEN! - with a per above 13 last year. San Antonio? They had 12 guys above a PER of 13.

That leaves us with our starting five, and two high-risk, high-reward bench guys: TRob, and Thrill.

Bring in low-risk, consistent guys. Nate guys. Pop guys. Guys who started for us back in the dark years. Scrappy guys. Guys who throw themselves to the floor in January games. Let them work their asses off got get 18-20 minutes a game. Play a more strict play-based system for the bench, and play them together. Let the starters flow. Make the bench read from the sheet music.
 
Doesn't that plan presume that none of our current bench fodder has the ability to improve? I can see coming to the conclusion that the old guys are as good as they are going to get (Watson/Mo/Dorell). This is where the evaluation expertise of our staff is important. They should know to which of our projects are worth devoting another year.
 
BBert said:
Doesn't that plan presume that none of our current bench fodder has the ability to improve? I can see coming to the conclusion that the old guys are as good as they are going to get (Watson/Mo/Dorell). This is where the evaluation expertise of our staff is important. They should know to which of our projects are worth devoting another year.
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I definitely admit that I didn't have time to flesh out the idea, since I'm at work :ghoti:

Take away Dorrell, Mo, and Earl... you have Crabbe, Claver, McCollum, Leonard, and Freeland. You have to consider if they are going to (a) play better than a replacement "scrappy" player, and (b) play as well for the same amount of cash money. Leonard and Crabbe aren't ready, and won't be in time. Leonard's contractis a miniature boat anchor given his contribution level. Both are gone in my plan.

Freeland is a scrappy player in the Nate mold, so he can stay, if he can improve his game a bit more. CJ probably deserves another year. Claver could be a scrapper, but he's not performing well at all... but he's really cheap so maybe he gets another year and a larger role to prove himself.

So yeah, it's not as simple as I posted. But we need - NEED - at least a 13 PER out of everyone in our (hopefully 10-man) rotation.
 
BlazerCaravan said:
I definitely admit that I didn't have time to flesh out the idea, since I'm at work :ghoti:

Take away Dorrell, Mo, and Earl... you have Crabbe, Claver, McCollum, Leonard, and Freeland. You have to consider if they are going to (a) play better than a replacement "scrappy" player, and (b) play as well for the same amount of cash money. Leonard and Crabbe aren't ready, and won't be in time. Leonard's contractis a miniature boat anchor given his contribution level. Both are gone in my plan.

Freeland is a scrappy player in the Nate mold, so he can stay, if he can improve his game a bit more. CJ probably deserves another year. Claver could be a scrapper, but he's not performing well at all... but he's really cheap so maybe he gets another year and a larger role to prove himself.

So yeah, it's not as simple as I posted. But we need - NEED - at least a 13 PER out of everyone in our (hopefully 10-man) rotation.
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Good points. You just drained most of my hope. ;) A trade is probably in order.
 
I kind of disagree. Terry really only uses and 8 man rotation, so guys like Leonard, McCollum and Crabbe have space to invest a year or 2 more into before we cut bait. Leonard kinda reminds me of Jermaine Oneail, not in terms of comparable skills or that I think he will have the same success should he go elsewhere, but in that he just seems young and trying to figure out the speed of the game. This upcoming season is really the pivotal season to see if we have a kid worth hanging onto, his cost isn't a bank breaker by any means.
 
Paul Allen won't want to just cut guys making millions and have to pay a replacement another million. If we can find a team to eat the contracts of Leonard, Wright, Clavier sure go do it.
 
Draco said:
Paul Allen won't want to just cut guys making millions and have to pay a replacement another million. If we can find a team to eat the contracts of Leonard, Wright, Clavier sure go do it.
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That's the likely scenario yeah.
 
Schilly said:
I kind of disagree. Terry really only uses and 8 man rotation, so guys like Leonard, McCollum and Crabbe have space to invest a year or 2 more into before we cut bait. Leonard kinda reminds me of Jermaine Oneail, not in terms of comparable skills or that I think he will have the same success should he go elsewhere, but in that he just seems young and trying to figure out the speed of the game. This upcoming season is really the pivotal season to see if we have a kid worth hanging onto, his cost isn't a bank breaker by any means.
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San Antonio has shown us the wisdom of lowering starter minutes: longevity, strong bench play (though that's a bit chicken or egg), and long term post-season success from being well-rested. It might behoove us to move from an 8-man rotation to a 9- or 10-man rotation, which wouldn't be scary if our bench was better.
 
Everyone on this team except Batum and Crabbe can be considered expiring deals, Either they expire or have a team Option or are RFA. Combining Wright + other bench pieces might help another team be liberated of a contract they might want to get out of for cap or $$$ reasons.
 
BlazerCaravan said:
San Antonio has shown us the wisdom of lowering starter minutes: longevity, strong bench play (though that's a bit chicken or egg), and long term post-season success from being well-rested. It might behoove us to move from an 8-man rotation to a 9- or 10-man rotation, which wouldn't be scary if our bench was better.
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I agree completely, but Stotts historically as a head coach has typically used a short rotation.
 
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