Black is definitely a keeper this season or next one, we already lost James Johnson to Memphis through Dleague We need toughness and rebounding badly and Black has better size arguably than Dorsey who is a undersized C
If we can leave him on the Vipers to polish up his game and get him some burn, I would go that route. I think someone said he was 6'9 without shoes. If that's the case then he's undersized as well. We don't play with the top of our heads so wingspan is just as important. Dwight / Dorsey or Black Jones / DMo / Adrien / Capela (Vipers) Ariza / KP Harden / Daniels / Terry / NJ (Vipers) PB / Canaan / Smith I think the last spot is between Black and Dorsey. I'd cut Garcia but that just me and keep Ish.
Lol one is 22 and Adrien is a more finished product at age 28, not much comparison there.... would keep both for different purposes Adrien to plug in from the bench and to develop an almost ready young player in Tarik Black
I'd let Canaan and Dorsey go. We need playmaking on the bench and Ish provides that. He can't close the gap on Lin's point production, but we can close that gap with Terry, Pap, D-Mo. About the wingspan on Black, he's nearly the same as T-Jones. 6'9" guy with 7'3" wingspan. Capela is 6'11" with 7'-5" wingspan and super quick & high jumping so I can't wait for him to start edging out minutes.
I hope a trade is coming. I dont want to lose alot of those guys. If rookies dont count on team if we send them to dleague all year it makes it alot easier. But i really hope a trade is coming. Like yhe harden trade before opening night
I have no clue why you think Dorsey is getting cut. Unless he becomes a constant injury concern he will be on this roster... He will be a defensive force and management really likes him and brought him over for a reason... This Dorsey is years removed and light years different from the Dorsey you remember... Our overseas players will stack up as follows: Beverly, Dorsey, Papa then Capella...
management viewpoint changes after seeing a player on the court. Dorsey does not have any playing time as of yet. If he comes out not as advertised then he is gone. Just like Ish is out playing Canaan right now; Ish may have passed him on the PG ladder.
Canaan won't be outright cut. If Morey wanted him gone then he would try to find a taker for a low second
Canaan won't get cut. Ish has him beat in experience but Canaan will be a better player than Ish in the future. I say we trade Ish for something of value and move on. Problem solved.
If we are to believe what has been coming out interviews, defense is the theme and Mchale had made comments about Ish being a much better defender than Canaan. IMHO, problem is not solved if our defense is not better. Offense was the least of our problems last year.
Trade Jones and Canaan to the bucks for Ersan or Brandon Knight, creates room for 1 player and keep either Ish or Black.
We are in a Win now mode and developing a mediocre NBA player is the least of our concern - that is Canaan Ish holds together the 2nd unit just fine and has much better overall value that is beyond scoring and shooting Some food for thoughts
Canaan just isn't very good. The only thing he can do is shoot 3's and handle the ball well enough. He can't play defense, he's an average passer, has no court vision, and can't finish at the rim because he's too small and has short arms. He's not going to get much better.
