David Wood wrote:warriorsstepup wrote:Turiaf and Beans starting whats gotten into Nelly- the dumbarse, just now noticing that playing 2 big men actually helps wow no way, he deserves coach of the year for that. On another not if they get into foul trouble, who will back them up- The need for another center showing its important head.
My thinking exactly. Turiaf is our power forward. He has maybe the best mid range J on the team so he can certainly stretch the D a little. Not to mention he's a natural power forward. With goose in there, Turiaf can be the aggressive shot blocker that he is without having to worry about taking the only rebounder on the floor (himself) out of the play.
That's why a true 7-footer backup center should be the first item on the agenda in next years draft.
No thanks... I'll take a legit PG, or a PF who can contend with Wright for minutes, over a back-up C with our first round pick.
I wouldn't mind looking at a polished C with our second round pick; we'll be able to nab a solid back-up in the early second (Jerome Jordan from Tulsa?). This would be wise because Jordan is not much of a "project" like several of the big men we've taken in the past few years. He is a solid contributor on both sides (60%FG, 9.2RPG, 14.4PPG, 2.6BPG). That's the kind of guy I'd trust to spell AB at Center, which would allow Turiaf to spell Wright and then we could play Randolph at his more natural position, as a SF with a focus on interior play.
Also, I'd look to shop S-Jax and Crawford. Ideally, we'd clear up cap space, bring in a legit PG (Hinrich?) and look to draft a defensive-minded SF (Aminu from Wake Forest).
Hinrich / Watson
Ellis / Belinelli / Morrow
Aminu / Maggette / Randolph
Wright / Turiaf
Biedrins / Jordan
With a different coach, this line-up has the potential to tear it up. It's a very solid all-around line-up with more focus on defense and rebounding than our current line-up, but still packed with potent offensive weapons. Also, a lot of youth, but few question marks / developmental players. The only problem is that Azubuike is in the middle of nowhere in this line-up.
The way I see it, he, Morrow, and Randolph would all be fighting for spare minutes assuming the other guys play the way I expect them to.
I doubt I'll get what I want here, but honestly none of these desires are very far-fetched. Trading Crawford for Hinrich, as 32 has pointed out, is not only possible, but downright reasonable. At the pace we're at, Aminu and Jordan are slated to be picked right around where we will be in each respective round. (That is, if we have a second-round pick -- do we?)
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