i don't know if we need another pf because i don't know how good scola is. it wouldn't be a bad idea to have insurance though.
I don't know about that. TMac, Battier and Bonzi (in a pinch) sounds like some pretty solid fire power at the three. Throw in Justin Reed and Mike Harris for good measure and it looks like we have quite a bit at the small forward position.
Do we really need anything else at any position? I think all we need to do is get rid of some guys. The main spot where we were weak was PF. We trade for a capable PF and we drafted a capable PF. We need to lose Alston, Sura, JLIII, and Novak.
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If TMac and Bonzi are fire power at the 3, who is playing in the 2 spot? Only Luther Head? The way I see it, Bonzi is on the bench as a backup at 2 and 3, with TMac and Battier starting. If (when) TMac misses a game, Bonzi will probably start in his place at 2, which means the only player left to back up Battier is Kirk Snyder (who we dont want to see on the court for any significant period of time). At PF we already have: Scola, Hayes, Landry, Novak, Reed, and maybe even Butler. P.S. For those of you out there who keep doubting Scola, here is a good link to check out on the spurs forum. http://www.spursreport.com/forums/showthread.php?t=71836&highlight=scola
IMO the starting lineup and rotation should look like this: James / Francis / Brookes Francis / Bonzi / Head / Snyder TMac / Battier / Bonzi / Snyder Scola / Hayes / Butler Yao / Butler I start James and Francis because we get great outside shooting with James and a great penitrating guard in Francis. I think that gives us great balance in the back court. We could also start Bonzi or even Snyder IMO at the 2 and still be very balanced and effective. The only way I would start Francis at the point guard is if TMac or Head start at the 2. Personally I want to see TMac moved back to the 3 spot almost exclusively as I think he performs better there. If TMac gets hurt you put Battier in the starting line up at the 3 and Bonzi still backs him up. Even if you want to start Bonzi at the 2 in the event of a TMac injury, when Battier comes out of the game for a breather you move Bonzi to the 3 and insert another shooting guard. James, Francis, Bonzi, Head and Snyder all can log quality minutes at the 2. Our shooting guard position is probably the deepest in the league especialy when you consider that TMac played almost exclusively at the 2 spot last year. Our small forward IMO is also deep when you consider that we have 3 players that can log quality minutes there. We can go 2 or 3 deep at the 1,2 and 3 spots with quality proven talent. While I believe in Scola and have high hopes for Butler we only have 1 proven NBA player at the 4 and 5 spots, Hayes and Yao. Another player such as Jeff Foster or Tim Thomas would provide some nice insurance for those positions.
I say re-sign Mutombo and move out guys like Sura, Lucas III, Reed and this team has enough right now. Send Landry to the D-League or something, because he has potential. PG Alston/James/Brooks SG McGrady/Francis/Head SF Battier/Wells/Snyder PF Scola/Hayes/Novak C Yao/Mutombo/Butler If Adelman can't win it with that, there's not much hope for this Yao/T-Mac experiment. That being said, being able to land a good PF for Alston would be much better obviously. But I don't think another PF is actually needed. Just re-sign Mutombo and this team is at least the 2nd best team already, but it's got a lot younger cast than the Spurs and a lot more fire power.
Scola + Hayes looks good to me. Other than a Deke at backup center and a pass first PG there isn't anything else I would like to see us add.
Another vet PF and thinning out our roster. -I would like to trade Alston + JL3 + Landry + Novak for Marshall or SAR + a 2nd rounder OR -Head + JL3 + Landry (rights) for Ike Diogu Something like that. Then I would quit for now.
I am with you on this but I am leaning with crash on the starting lineup more now: Francis / Alston / Brooks James / Bonzi / Head TMac / Battier / ?? Scola / Hayes / Novak Yao / Butler / Deke On the ?? I say let Reed, Snyder and Harris fight it out in camp for the last spot to see who wins it outright. Snyder would be my call to win it, though. Sign Deke if for nothing more than the playoffs, but sign him. That is a deep, quick, and potent offensive lineup. You can run a lot of teams into the ground with this lineup.
