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With The Current Club, What Are We Missing?
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There's math, and everything else is debatable.
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Matt52 wrote: View PostSeriously. WTF did happen?
Last year 3rd in defensive rebound percentage (75.4%), this year 23rd (72.6%).
Last year 9th (94.0) in OppPPG, this year 17th (98.5).
Last year 14th (104.5) in DefRtg, this year 24th (107.7).
And it isn't pace; last year 6th slowest (89.3), this year 6th slowest (89.9).
I think a coaching change is necessary 'cause Casey is a good defensive assistant coach, not head coach material.Attitude Is A Choice.
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- Perimeter shooting at the wings. Gay and DD better put in work this summer to add that to their games because it is necessary going forward. Teams are already cheating off the 3 pt line on the Raps, need to get that respect from opp. D
- A PF that can give you 32 or more productive minutes. No disrespect to Amir, but he is best used as a reserve and Bargnani has yet to show us he can be that guy on a winning club. I personally would like to see Pau Gasol in this slot, depending on what it would take to get him in a Raps uniform.
- Veteran, pass-first PG. Someone steady back there, Calderon-like skill set. Luke Ridnour I've always liked as a reserve.
- JV keeps developing steadily. The team's fortunes are closely tied with his success over the next 3 years.
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I think I can some sum up with one word what this team is missing:
Bargnani.
Not the one we have, but the one we were supposed to have. I'm talking about the player that was promised to us 7 years ago, a scoring dynamo that can hit from pretty much anywhere on the court, who is an assassin from the 3 point line, but also deadly with great touch around the basket, and extreme quickness that causes nightmares for opposing defenses. A 7 footer who not just creates spacing because Casey imagines it to be so, but in actuality. Like, for real. What I'm talking about is a player that exists in the minds of every #SupportBargnani fanboy, that player that they are imagining in their head -- that player, is the player we are missing. Bring that imaginary player into fruition (who has seen Weird Science?) and this team starts winning games again.your pal,
ebrian
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we should've kept calderon and traded lowry. Valanciunas is elite at the pick and roll at an nba level, and calderon is one of the few guys in this league that could set him up. Calderon and davis also had excellent chemistry together.Terrence Ross is an elite shooter that fits the mold of an inside out team. I also have no doubt that his confidence and the level at which he is playing would be much higher with calderon running point. I wonder if there was a 3 way trade (maybe with thomas robinson in sacramento) to be had with sending lowry to a 3rd team, thereby facilitating the rudy gay trade.
enough bitching and whining though, it's done. And it's just basketball.
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Filling the holes and getting ready for a playoff push next season
Originally i posted this on a different thread but i decided to make a new thread on this seeing as i haven't started a thread in a while. Anyways, if we truly want to make a run next year and make it to the playoffs as not only an 8th seed but a 7th or 6th, we need to upgrade the roster in certain positions for sure, there are a lot of holes that need to be filled. There are a TON of good FA this summer so it's a very good year to shop and fill out the roster with good solid bench players and solid starters(who can actually contribute consistently). We have 5 guys that are UFA this summer: Alan Anderson, Aaron Gray(Player option), LK(Player option), Pietrus, and Telfair. Of these 5, imo, we should keep Gray, and resign Telfair as a 3rd string pg, i'm kinda torn on LK because i love his toughness coming off the bench but he just can't stay healthy. Guys i wanna see gone are: AA, Pietrus, Bargnani, and Lucas. Maybe we could package Lucas and Bargs in a deal to bring in some picks and cash(can't see these two netting much more). So then we're left with:
PG: Lowry,---, Telfair
SG: DeRozan, Ross
SF: Rudy, Fields
PF: Amir,---, Acy
C: Valanciunas, Gray
Now for FA signings. Here's a list of FA's i want the Raps targeting:
Insurance Wings:(in case of injury)
Dahntay Jones
Anthony Morrow
Reggie Williams
3rd Big:(only if Starting PF is not aquired)
Mo Speights
Zaza Pachulia
Brandan Wright
Emeka Oakafor
Backup PG:*
C.J Watson
D.J Augustin
Beno Udrih
Starting PF:*
Elton Brand
Al Jefferson
*- Positions in need of upgrade
Let me know what you guys think. What positions really need an upgrade? What can we get for Bargs? Who should we target?
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Al Jefferson would be killer on this team.
I dont agree with Beno Udrih, I wouldve gotten him before the trade deadline because he is already expiring. I wouldnt sign him for extra years!
Zaza would be a nice insurance for our bigs in foul trouble
And I vote Anthony Morrow, because that kid can shoot.The Baltic Beast is unstoppable!
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The Raps have 5 players-- sadly they all start. Their bench is littered with players who should have significantly less usage in their ideal roles. Of the starters the Raps have only 4 actually starters. Amir would be best as the first big off the bench.
So we need one starting PF.
EDIT: This is my 3rd time trying to get this right.
The two things the Raps need is a proper assessment of what they have, and moves that place those players in the best situation to succeed.
PF is the perfect example. Amir is built for the first big off the bench role. He can play both the 4 and 5, high energy, but has a fairly high foul rate. If he starts you lose some of that energy because he has to hold back on the incidental fouls. Off the bench he is free to play his game. Once the 5 players are playing in the right roles then they can assess who to keep, trade, offer a contract, draft, etc. Depending on the type of PF replaces Amir in the starting 5 further adjustments need to be made.Last edited by blackjitsu; Sun Mar 3, 2013, 10:51 PM.
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