Sometimes subtle moves are the best

I'm guessing today or this week is suppose to be "the week" that the Rox find out if they get Swift or not. I make no bones about it that I think SAR is the best option for the Rox, but it seems like he's not on their radar for some reason. Many people on this board think Van Gundy can get the best out of swift, whatever that is and the Rox are on their way. Just like last yr when the Rox didn't have alot of money, they made little moves that paid huge dividends. Getting James,Barry,Sura,Wesley for basically nothing and they really help our team. With the base being Ming and McGrady the Rox are looking for guys who will buy into the system that can play well with these two. I know everyone wants this Horace Grant type of player at the 4 or this bigger deadeye from 3 pt line, but this teams real success relies on #11. When Ming plays dominant like he should every night, the Rox are a championship quality team with the roster they have,period. When ming plays inconsistent, then the rox have some trouble unless McGrady bails them out. If Ming plays like he did against Mavs in those playoff victories, would we be talking about a shotblocking 4 man. If Howard was healthy and the Mavs couldn't go really small, would we be so enamored with a underacheiver like swift? If Ming dominated Dirk when they played him, would we even be having this discussion? So no matter who is added unless its Brand or someone like, this team will only be a true contender when Ming plays consistent dominate basketball for 35 mins every night.

Back to the subtle moves out there, there are plaenty of guys who played pretty good last yr that went under the radar screen that many people without the package didn't get to see.

Pauchulia-Mil. I seen the guy play a few times and he actually played pretty well in his limited minutes. He's 21, 6'11 and about 245 and playes with great energy. He plays very tough, not only for a euro, but tough altogether. I mean he played in 19mins and grabbed as many rebounds as Swift did and shot higher fg%.

Gerald Wallace- He's the super athelete. He goes to the basket hard and strong. He's 22 and did show improvement once given the time. He's a good rebounder,shotblocker and steal guy for a swingman. He gets to the ft line 6 times a game. One of the biggest knocks against the Rox is that they were a mostly stand still jump shooting team and got to the ft line the least of playoff teams. People will say he cant shoot the 3, but dont the rox already have enough of those stand still guys? Plus they can have the consumate guy like Barry behind him anyway.

Those are 2 guys in particular that I've kinda kept a eye on. Both are restricted, but it wouldn't take much to get them. i really like wallace, because i think the Rox need that super athelete on the wing who goes to the rack and gets to the ft line. If anything showed in the playoffs is that howard,daniels and stack did damage because Wesley is too small and barry wasn't quick enough, but that was all because McGrady had to guard dirk. Even a guy like McCarty could help this team especially playing against the Dirks and garnetts of the world. With that said, it still comes down to #11.

 

He was a 19 yrs old rookie from another country.

 

I also think that guys like Harrignton,Gooden and Desmond Mason are availible. Mason is 27 and goes to the line like 6 times a game and gooden for all his craziness was like 14 and 10 last yr. I think both can be had with the combo of expiring contracts and picks. Mason makes 7 and some change for 2 yrs and gooden makes almost 5. Both ar young and atheletic that the Rox are looking at. I still like wallace. he avg as many blks as Swift did from the 2/3 spot. His ft% could be higher, but he gets to the rack.

 

Now everyone thinks JVG is a very good coach and teacher. Since we assume that he will get the best out of Swift, why cant we think the same about Gooden. At least Gooden has been more consistent in his career than Swift.