PG: Fisher(30)/Lue(27)/Gaines(23)/Wilks(25) SG: T-Mac(25)/Barry(32) SF: JJ(34)/Boki(24)/Piatkowski(34) PF: Taylor(28)/Howard(31)/Weatherspoon(34) C: Yao(24)/??? This is not a lineup of my wish, it's a lineup with real possibilities. Looks like we might get both Barry (S&T with TE) and Fisher(MLE) Now, we have floor generals, vet leadership, young guns, a top two scorer in the league, a top two center in the league, slashers, rebounders, bruisers, three point specialists, good coaches, Americans, Asian, Euros. We don't have a great individual defender, but we have JVG. This is a great lineup, don't you thinK? Now, what's yours?
Nice lineup DeAleck, both realistic and functional. However, I see J Howard starting. I do not see us getting Brent Barry because of the other offers he has recieved. Here is mine: PG: Fisher, Lue SG: McGrady, ?, Pike SF: JJ, Boki PF: Howard, Taylor C: Yao, Skinner
PG: Arroyo, Lue, Gaines SG: McGrady, Piatkowski SF: Jackson, Nachbar PF: Howard, Taylor C: Yao, Skinner
Let's start with keepers : Yao Tmac JJ Pretty good : J.Howard Potential : Boki Gaines Worth coming back from last year : Padgett Would love to get rid of, but can't : Taylor Spoon Pike AG Lue Wilks that's 13 guys. Plus we have the offseason acquisitions : Trade exception guy (TE) : looks like Brent Barry Mid level cap guy (MCE) : looks like ? ---------------------------------------------------------------- thats 15 guys . Any other - the second 1.7 mil mce, or minimum salary guys - only come in if we make room. We need to cut Wilks. We need to dump Pike, AG and Lue for picks or something. It's be great to get rid of Taylor or Spoon, anyway, anyhow. What we got : starting C - Yao starting PF - Howard starting 3 - JJ starting 2 -Tmac starting 1 - barry with Te backup 4 - Taylor? backup 3 - Boki? backup 2 - Barry/JJ backup 1 - Lue Needs : backup C for Yao - skinner seems right guy/price at 1.7. backup power forward backup point guard. Worst problem : Point guard or Power forward? I'd say Point, on talent/age, making Arroyo very attractive. Taylor's contract is a huge problem though, and should get a lot of attention. We need that money for Yao in two years, not three.
OK, sorry. Here: PG: Lue(27)/Gaines(23)/Wilks(25) SG: T-Mac(25)/Barry(32) SF: JJ(34)/Boki(24)/Piatkowski(34) PF: Taylor(28)/Howard(31)/Weatherspoon(34) C: Yao(24)/Steven Hunter(22)
PG - Fisher/Lue/Gaines/Wilks SG - McGrady/Piatkowski SF - J. Jackson/Nachbar/Griffin PF - Howard/Weatherspoon C - Ming/Taylor Hm....I think it looks good
PG: Arroyo, Lue SG: McGrady SF: Jackson, Nachbar PF: Howard, Taylor C: Yao Or PG: Barry, Lue SG: McGrady SF: Jackson, Nachbar PF: Howard, Taylor C: Yao
lol ok time for a new one since i haven't done one since the big trade. Feasible (and desirable) lineup: Starters: PG - Brent Barry/Tyronne Lue/Mike Wilks SG - Tracy McGrady/Eric Piatkowski/Reece Gaines SF - Jim Jackson/Bostjan Nachbar/Scott Padgett PF - Juan Howard/Maurice Taylor/Clarence Weatherspoon C - Yao Ming/Mark Blount/Malick Badiane Just looking at the rotation I can tell you we have too many backup point guards, not really good backup shooting guards, overpaid but undersized powerforwards, and well, we just need a good backup C. WIth this lineup, we have a tall team except for the Power Forward spot. Many already know how badly i stress the PF spot, but i guess i'll just have to accept it. It's way too hard to try and do anything with their contracts, so we'll just leave it at that. Yao's backup is Mark Blount, and according to stats, he's a pretty solid shotblocker and rebounder for the minutes given to him. 7 Footer is a plus. I really would like Badiane to be signed even though he may not be ready, hes a long center that could help us. I'm would be pretty happy with that team above. so recap for me is sign Brent Barry and Mark Blount. and badiane
c-yao/Etan Thomas or Skinner pf-howard/taylor/spoon sf-jj/boki/padgett/griffin sg-tmac/gaines/pike pg-Barry/Lue/wilks I think signing Barry would be the best idea, granted he doesn't play defense very well but that is were our Coach Mr. Defense Van Gundy comes in, Barry loves to pass and can shoot the 3 very well. we need shooters to go with tmac and yao because they well double team yao and mcgrady alot and we need guys who can hit the open shots. and i think thomas or skinner are the best options at back-up center. that is 15 players if you have only 1 back-up center, what is the NBA roster 13 or 15? i forgot.
I agree getting a point guard is our biggest priority now but I also believe getting a banger to play with yao and mcgrady is also extremely esential. Trade mo Tay and one or two players for a banger in the middle or a point guard and then use the money we have on something we didn't get in that trade. With Juwan Howard and Mo Tay, I don't see someone to help bang up some players to help Yao out.
