During the playoffs we ended up putting IT at the 2 so he could score more and Turner basically was the 1 on O. Sure AB was out, but the problem of not having a real 1 is still there. I know I'll get a lot of rolly eye smily faces and one liners, but wouldn't Rondo solve this problem and be easy to get?
He just averages 12 points and 12 assists this year, shot a career high 37% from 3 and had 2 steals a game.
He did recently say he liked Stevens and wished he had played for him longer.
He would have helped us against the Hawks.
I know the criticism against him (besides shooting) is that he needs to have stars with him. But maybe signing him would make it easier to bring in stars. However things shake out the team he could join next year would be a lot better than the one he was traded from.
The guard spot is a little packed (especially if you like Rozier and Hunter) but it could work as RR would be the only true point guard (maybe Rozier) and it would make at a lot easier to moe Smart, AB or IT in a trade for a star.
I would only be interested if, he really wanted it, he didn't leave on any bad terms and it was a good deal. But those things could all be ok and he could be an easy upgrade while we try for KD or DMC or Butler.
I know this idea won't be popular, so tell me, would you go for another guard or do you think we are ok as is?
There is absolutely nothing wrong with Isaiah Thomas playing PG, and I think you might just be failing to understand the context behind that change by Brad Stevens.
The reason he moved IT to SG is because the defence was trapping IT every single time he touched the ball, and he had no choice but to pass the ball out to other guys. The reason they were able to get away with doing that is because we had absolutely zero competent scorers on the court outside of Thomas.
Thomas would get the ball, drive, be met by 3 jerseys, pass out to an open Crowder - for an ugly brick. Or he'd get trapped, pass to Sullinger...for a nasty turnover. Or he'd get trapped, pass out to Jerebko, and then the Hawks would run at JJ because they know he can only really hurt you from three.
If Bradley was on the court they wouldn't be able to trap Thomas the way they did, because they couldn't afford to leave Bradley open. If KO was healthy they wouldn't be able to afford to trap Thomas, because they couldn't afford to leave KO open. If Crowder was healthy and shooting the ball as he normally does then the couldn't afford to trap IT because they can't leave Crowder.
The Hawks were able to trap Thomas because Jerebko and Thomas were pretty much the only two guys on the team who were capable of hitting outside shots with any consistency throughout the series. When you can't hit open shots, the opponent can afford to ignore the shooters and throw extra defensive attention at attackers. They threw everything they had at Thomas because they knew we didn't have a single guy on the roster who could make them pay for it.
Thomas is a PG - we do not need another PG. Thomas just needs to have at least two other quality shooters on the court to stretch the floor so he can play his game. Normally we have that, but with all the injuries in the playoffs, we didn't.
Even Lebron would have struggled mightily in Isaiah's position in that series - no NBA player can score easily when you have 3 defenders loading up on you every time you touch the ball. That's why it's so important in basketball to have guys who complement each other.
Lets not overract to our loss to the Hawks. We lost with no Avery Bradley (who is more critical to this team then anybody seems to want to accept), no Olynyk, and an offensively crippled version of Crowder. Yet we still took them to 6 games.
We
need another scorer in our starting lineup. Personally, I look to the frontcourt as the place we should focus on for that, since Bradley and Crowder are capable (if not great) scorers when healthy - but we don't have a single frontcourt guy who is a consistent offensive threat.
Much as I hate to admit it (as I'm not at all a fan of his), Kevin Love would be a pretty nice solution for us. So would Butler or (obviously) Durant. We basically need to add a consistent 18-20 PPG scorer into our starting lineup to take pressure off Thomas. The impact it would have on our team's success would be absolutely out of this world.