Comments on: What to do with that other pick

By: Colonel Sanders

Colonel Sanders — Sun, 21 Jun 2009 15:18:22 +0000

To be on the smart side I see mason, chucky, and earl leaving the team, keep brooks, and get curry that give them points but still keep some d, mason wasnt really physical to me on d and not a good shooter, honestly chucky has been the father time of the team, love the guys support on and off the bench but you got to contribute to the floor and be able to be put in rotation to allow the starters some rest.

By: Crow

Crow — Sun, 21 Jun 2009 06:59:49 +0000

The list of above average talents on the team would also include Westbrook on rebounding. And White and Sefolosha both finish pretty well.

By: MartzMimic

MartzMimic — Sat, 20 Jun 2009 14:54:24 +0000

I think I’m almost as anxious to see what – if any – moves Prest makes in free agency as in the draft (unless, of course, the draft would involve a trade for a significant veteran).

We’re still a year away in the process of just ridding ourselves of bad contracts/unproductive players.

By: Cpt. C-Note

Cpt. C-Note — Sat, 20 Jun 2009 07:47:33 +0000

@Joe
I’m with you, man! We have to have the threat of the long-ball to free up our “weapons” in KD, RW, & UNKIE JEFF. It will take the rest of the league 20-30 games to catch up to what we about to bring!(I hope!)

I believe…(cheese)…

but 4 real though…

By: Cpt. C-Note

Cpt. C-Note — Sat, 20 Jun 2009 07:41:04 +0000

@Crow good point here. The "new" player should be able to create and distribute the ball w/o any threat to our beloved KD.(also run the point in situations.) !!!BTW! hit the long-ball at the HIGHEST rate of any of our squad...This has to be Harden or Curry, right?

By: Joe

Joe — Sat, 20 Jun 2009 05:47:16 +0000

Going back to the idea of midrange vs. threes: I notice that when Weaver is in the game, and there is a defensive rebound or turnover, Weaver runs directly to the corner for a three in transition. Thabo did the same quite a bit, and so did of course Wilkins. Desmond didn’t because he doesn’t take that shot.

The point is, if that person was a Curry or Harden, that would scare the hell out of the other team. With Weaver and Thabo, not so much.

Scotty knows that that is the most efficient shot in the game. It’s as short as a midrange straight away, but has the extra multiplier of 1.5.

Scotty needs more guns. I can totally expect the three to become a bigger part of the arsenal if we can replace Weaver and Thabo at the two for quite a bit of the SG minutes. To me, Thabo and Weaver, Livingston and perhaps a third PG become part of a wing bench mob that are used situationally where defense is needed.

By: Crow

Crow — Sat, 20 Jun 2009 05:27:30 +0000

Praised for his mid-range game Richard Hamilton is one of the very lowest on high percentage takes. I wouldnt want him, especially on this team.

By: astrorob

astrorob — Sat, 20 Jun 2009 05:26:56 +0000

We need to pick up Harden with #3, grab a good role player at #25 and pay Gortat the $6million he’ll want, which is fine for a starting center and can even be moved to the four if Krystic or Collison comes in for more size. If we can stay active and financially smart when FA starts, we can upgrade our bench, which has a lot of dead weight at the moment and several have expiring contracts.With Harden/Equivalent quality 2 guard and Gortat, we will have a mean starting five, but can we produce when they rest?

By: Crow

Crow — Sat, 20 Jun 2009 05:25:59 +0000

Among free agents with the highest high percentage possession usage (this time with foul shots) are Kleiza, Ariza, Odom Milsap Varejao N Robinson Turkoglu Alston
and Carney

Love is strong on this.

By: Crow

Crow — Sat, 20 Jun 2009 05:17:24 +0000

That was more a blend issue and probably more an issue with the other guys.