What I hope happens? (Hear me out)

I've been keeping a basketball eye on this kid since he got to UK. And I've always seen him as a poor mans Paul Pierce. Royce can ball. But I like what Jones was doing in the paint and stepping out and hitting the J.

 

Yeah, his attitude's a reason for concern, but he's only 21 and seems like the kind of player that would blossom in a positive, winning environment. SAC's been a zoo for the last few years. He was certainly affected by Westphal's incompetence, Tyreke's r****dation, and the negative energy that's been flowing through that org ever since the "2nd best in the West" days with Webber, Divac, Bibby, Christie, Stojakovic, and White Choc.

Cousins is going to be a force for the next decade. He and Kevin Love are going to dominate the NBA.

 

You're forgetting Shaun Livingston for the vet backup PG , already on roster

 

He was in the PF group at the combine

 

This whole "Dwight doesn't want to be here, therefore I don't want him" type of logic is particularly troublesome because it contains reinforces the insecurities that the person thinking it fears most. The problem of wanting to build a competitor and wanting to field a young team that can grow together can be solved with this move:

Trade for Dwight using a package of our veterans.

You acquire the best center in the game to win games and probably more.
You open up spots and minutes for our younger players.

Everyone has their favorites that they would or would not trade, but the point is to make this move and move forward. My personal roster for next year would look something like this:

Dragic/ Fortson ...
Clee/ Lamb...
Parsons/ White...
Donatas/ Jones/ Leuer
D Howard/ Camby/ Smith

Also, trading for Howard means we can offer the best contract. The extra $ per year and the extra year adds up to money you don't sneeze at or make up in endorsements (as if his profile could get that much bigger, the NBA is already global) means we would be in the best position to sign him.

Thanks for reading.

 

He would be a much a dangerous and tough to gaurd 3. Dude is dangerous.

 

Well, Patterson and Morris would be gone as well, and a first rounder too. And we could take on a bad contract, just not play them.

What I really mean to drive at is that even if we send Parsons it is the best move.

 

I'd like to see the following 10 man rotation.

1st unit:
1. Dragic.
2. Lee.
3. Parsons.
4. Dmo.
5. Joakim Noah.

2nd Unit:
1. Livingston.
2. Lamb.
3. Morris.
4. Jones.
5. White (point center).

Keep Camby, Leuer, and that other pg. Trade (for Noah), amnesty, and send rest to RVG.

I think this would be a heck of a team

 

I'd like us to win 12 games next year.

 

What everyone else said. If you pick a direction, that also means a concerted effort towards either winning or rebuilding, you can't do both.

To rebuild, you trade away Lowry, Martin, Scola like you said. Re-sign Dragic since we have no good young PG's to build up. Re-sign Lee and start him until Lamb hopefully proves he deserves the starting spot more. Start Parsons until White hopefully supplants him. Make it a FFA at PF with Patterson, D-Nuts, and Jones. Re-sign Camby because I want him to become our new mascot. We can even let him finger wag once in a while when he blocks shots (but you have to do it towards the stands Marcus!!!). Don't try to trade for anybody unless they are under the age of 25. Beg Llull to come over, see what he can do.

Win 25 games. Or 35. Or 15. That part is less important. Playing time for the youngsters is what counts.

 

White isn't a sf. He's not Lebron. I think he'd have more difficulties than Morris trying to defend the 3. His advantage is at 4 or 5 imho.

 

Sigh, not exactly what everyone else is saying. Dwight and Dragic and some combination of CLee, Parsons and Donatas would keep is playing winning basketball and if the can produce we would be fun to watch and tough in a series. Winning, while rebuilding.

Optimistic, I know, but not unreasonable.

Copa81

 

fixed.