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Re: What does this team need more right now?
« Reply #15 on: August 30, 2014, 12:11:07 PM »

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A rim protector.

I think this team can scrap their way scoring wise. We get a Jeff Green moment once in a while, we can do team effort. But we need stops, and a presence defensively in the paint to prevent opponents from penetrating.

We dont have that.
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C: Jermaine O'neal / Ben Wallace

Re: What does this team need more right now?
« Reply #16 on: August 30, 2014, 01:38:43 PM »

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What this team needs is a direction.

...And a rim protector

Re: What does this team need more right now?
« Reply #17 on: August 30, 2014, 06:06:23 PM »

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They need to not take on any new contracts. No trades that give away assets. Also no trades for guys unless they are in final year. Just play out the year.


Right now team is looking like it will have 20 million in cap space next year, Wallace will be in expiring year for a trade asset, and there are a boat load of picks. Don't screw up for a 8 more wins player.

Re: What does this team need more right now?
« Reply #18 on: August 30, 2014, 06:17:22 PM »

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Shooting guards.

Man, I just can't get me enuff sum shooting guards!

We need to corner the market on freaking shooting guards!!!

Right now, our starting lineup is solid:

Bradley
Thornton
Smart
Turner
Young

But our bench is thin.  Only a handful of guys left who can play SG -- only Chris Johnson, Chris Babb and Keith Bogans. 

Sure, Wallace or Green can be asked to play SG in a pinch.  But who wants posers?

And McGruder is just here for the training camp check and a bus ticket to Maine.

We clearly need to dump sum of the oversized deadweight on this roster and get sum more quality shooting guards!

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Re: What does this team need more right now?
« Reply #19 on: August 30, 2014, 10:29:58 PM »

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Wins. This team needs more wins.

Re: What does this team need more right now?
« Reply #20 on: August 30, 2014, 10:32:02 PM »

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Go-to scorer and a rebounding rim protector. Preferably all in one player  ;D

Re: What does this team need more right now?
« Reply #21 on: August 30, 2014, 11:03:45 PM »

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Scoring, rebounding, 3&D guys, interior defense, preferably from an athletic PF/C with a decent IQ.

So, yeah.. To compete, quite a lot.

Re: What does this team need more right now?
« Reply #22 on: August 31, 2014, 12:39:47 AM »

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Lamarcus Aldridge. Or younger KG. Man i miss that guy


Re: What does this team need more right now?
« Reply #23 on: August 31, 2014, 03:34:12 AM »

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What this team needs is a direction.

Couldn't agree more. Until we look a little bit more like a basketball team and less like bits and pieces, it's hard to say what to prioritise.

Re: What does this team need more right now?
« Reply #24 on: August 31, 2014, 03:46:04 AM »

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Lamarcus Aldridge. Or younger KG. Man i miss that guy

Can you imagine how good the Blazers would be if Indiana didn't match their offer on Roy Hibbert?

Lillard, Aldridge and Hibbert. Yikes.
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Re: What does this team need more right now?
« Reply #25 on: August 31, 2014, 07:39:53 AM »

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Good players. This team needs more good players. Right now.

^^ This.

Good shooters, good defenders, good runners. We need good players. Maybe a star doesn't really fit the system that Stevens is trying to build.

From what I understand, with a motion offense everyone is a threat. Everyone is supposed to be able to shoot/attract enough attention from their defender to think that they might shoot.

So maybe that's what we need (and what we have). A lot of "decent" shooters (yes, Rondo included. If he's open enough he'll knock down a few of those. Anyone who disagrees can read Kevin's article on that a few weeks back). A bunch of "good" players and not a star/go to scorer.