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Where to get backup help? Wings or bigs?


Right now, this team has one legitimate Shooting Guard in Randy Foye, and a player who will end up starting at that position in Chauncey Billups. Mo Williams might also get some time there as well. Meanwhile, our bigs consist of Blake, DJ, Trey Thompkins, and Brian Cook.

PG: CP3, Mo, Bledsoe, Warren

SG: Billups, Foye, Mo, Leslie

SF: Butler, Gomes, Foye

PF: Griffin, Gomes, Cook, Thompkins

C: DJ, Thompkins

This team is desperately weak at C, and our SF and PF positions are not much better. We currently have 13 players on the roster, which gives us 2 spots (actually 3 possibly- in the new CBA teams are allowed 16 players as long as two are suited up).

The bigs are most important, and I would love to bring back Ike Diogu, who can play both the PF and C positions. He is a hard worker, and a decent scorer and defender. Another player we have been linked to is Reggie Evans, who is a great rebounder, but doesnt do much else for the team. Evans would probably take the low level MLE, and Diogu would get a minimum contract.

This would give us 15 players, so in order to get a backup on the wings, a non-necessary player would need to be waived/amnestied. This player would probably be either Cook (probably not- after all, he is still a big), or Willie Warren, who is absolutely buried on the PG/SG chart.

Now, the player I would like to pick up is Keith Bogans. He is a veteran, a guy who plays solid defense, hustles, and can nail the 3. He would immediately become a backup at SG/SF, depending on how Foye and Gomes look. He is a better defender than Foye, but cant score as well, while Gomes has a big size advantage on him. He is more of a SG than a SF, but he is easily large enough to play there- after all, both Foye and EJ played that position last year at times, and Bogans is bigger than they are. He also brings experience in the playoffs, though with CP3, Butler, Mo, and Billups, that is probably not as much of a priority as it has been previously.

Edit: He just got waived by the Bulls earlier today after picking up Richard Hamilton, if you were wondering how he was available.

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We should get any of these.

Sam Young, Mickael Pietrus, Michael Redd, or even DeShawn Stevenson, almost the same player but a little bit more effective and having played with a championship team.

by Christian Vielman on Dec 16, 2011 6:14 PM PST up reply actions  

Sam Young is not a FA

I believe Pietrus is on the Raptors or Suns, and he is also a huge chucker. Redd is injured all the time, and was never good defensively anyway.

Stevenson is a possibility, but he is really no better than Bogans.

by NewCavsfan on Dec 16, 2011 6:23 PM PST up reply actions  

i would take a chance on Redd

can’t have too many shooters and he is a very classy guy…good for the lockerroom if anything

also he wont be expected to play a lot…which should help lessen his injuries

I Am Witness to the 1st BLAKE GRIFFIN Triple-Double! And the 2nd Triple-Double!

by KidJustin on Dec 17, 2011 12:13 AM PST up reply actions  

That's right.

Sam Young is a RFA, with a team option for this coming season. And Pietrus is still with the Suns, but he has a player option for this season. Pietrus would be a good back up wing, ready to play defense, and shoot 3’s. That’s the type of wing we need coming off the bench, much better than Stevenson or Bogans. Not sure if he exercised his option though, might not be available.

by Christian Vielman on Dec 17, 2011 7:49 AM PST up reply actions  

2 things we need (i said it elsewhere)

A defensive swingman (SG/SF)

A backup center who is strong and can block shots.

….Pst we only have one shot blocker

Energy * Focus * No Excuses
"For [Griffin] getting in the way of Andre Miller’s 40 yard dash?" -S. Perrin

by Takebb909 on Dec 16, 2011 6:06 PM PST via mobile reply actions  

I would like to see

Dalembert, Pryzbilla, or Humphries settle for our 2.5 MLE, and then resign Ike Diogu for the minnimum

by LJ Hann on Dec 16, 2011 7:25 PM PST up reply actions  

No way Dalembert or Humphries come here for the 2.5 exception

Pryzbilla is possibly retired. The best option is via trade. Otherwise get some old guys like Troy Murphy to get by with.

Help us Altered Beast you're our only hope.

by ClipperChuck on Dec 17, 2011 1:12 AM PST up reply actions  

Fesenko, Przybilla

are probably the best options, if we try to sign a FA center for minimum. They can’t do much offensively, but can bring a lot of energy, and some hard fouls on the other side of the floor, which is what we should expect in 10 minutes.

Bogans would definitely worth a contract, but would also like to see if WW is worth keeping. Where’s our old friend QRoss? :)

by kingofrnb on Dec 17, 2011 6:54 AM PST reply actions  

no more guards

We need to keep most of the guard time to Mo Williams and then when Bledsoe comes back we need to fit him in.

Paul/Williams/Warren
Billups/Bledsoe(when he returns)/Leslie

Those guys are going to log thebench front two will log major mins and I see Foye being the odd guy out because even with the three guard lineup I see Bledsoe or Williams taking the role away from Foye. Trade Foye!

Need a 4/3 type Tweener and a C then call it a season.

by KillaClip on Dec 17, 2011 7:31 AM PST via mobile reply actions  

"Need a 4/3 type Tweener and a C then call it a season. "

….I guessing your thinking like Gomes is a smallforward. He is better as a PFS.

Energy * Focus * No Excuses
"For [Griffin] getting in the way of Andre Miller’s 40 yard dash?" -S. Perrin

by Takebb909 on Dec 17, 2011 9:32 AM PST via mobile up reply actions  

I think you are right

Foye is probably the most likely trade target at this point. I think Mo is still too valuable as a backup to trade, especially while Bledsoe is still down.

There are plenty of team that could use Foye, but I am not quite sure how good of a player we would get in return.

by NewCavsfan on Dec 17, 2011 4:56 PM PST up reply actions  

Bring Back Paul Davis

I think he’s playing over in Europe somewhere, couldn’t cost much. He seemed like a pretty serviceable back up center when he was here.

by Clipster Hipster on Dec 17, 2011 8:35 AM PST reply actions  

No Thanks

I thought P. Davis was pretty terrible in his time with the Clips. Not surprised he didn’t land anywhere else in the league. I’d much rather have Troy Murphy. Hell, at least DJ Mbenga is athletic….

by Vobre on Dec 17, 2011 1:32 PM PST up reply actions  

Murphy was just picked up by the lakers.

by tenkaistar on Dec 17, 2011 3:29 PM PST up reply actions  

Reggie Evans?

Yeah, I just saw that about Murphy. How much did he cost? Is Reggie Evans available? I know he’s a rebounding machine and he’s not a shot blocker, but is his post defense passable?

by Vobre on Dec 17, 2011 6:33 PM PST via mobile up reply actions  

reggie would be solid

but i would rather find a big body to back up DJ (like fesenko), and then use Trey/Ike at power

by LJ Hann on Dec 17, 2011 6:41 PM PST up reply actions  

Fesenko is a big dude, but not much else

I agree that Reggie is a little smaller than ideal for a C tough.

by Vobre on Dec 18, 2011 4:11 AM PST up reply actions  

I was watching the Warriors/Kings preseason game..

Golden State has a lot of big men. They can’t keep them all. They have Tommy Smith 6-10, Wright 6-8, and Ubiles 6-6 (SF). Sacramento has Jason Thompson 6-11, Dontae Greene 6-11, and Whiteside 7-0. Maybe we can grab one of these guys. Ubiles played for the Puerto Rican team and looks pretty good as a slashing SF. The others are big men. Greene likes to shoot it from outside.

by tenkaistar on Dec 17, 2011 11:55 PM PST reply actions  

On a sidenote to the game, Jimmer looked pretty good for SacTown.

Also, I watched the Wolves play last night and in no way will the Minny pick we had will be the top pick this year. They were very fun to watch and both Rubio and Barrea really added a lot to the team. While it was only one game, the more wide open NBA style seems to better suit Rubio’s game. He is an incredible passer with great court vision. A new slimmed down K Love was killing it from 3 and still rebounding and Derrick Williams was a beast from inside and out. This is a team I will actually watch this year on NBA Ticket.

"Who wants a free Sharpie?"

by PV Mike on Dec 18, 2011 9:49 AM PST up reply actions  

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