Which three players would you like to see with Perk and Rondo? (within reason)

[mgent]

If we decide to build around Rondo and Perk with other younger players, who would you like to see replace Ray, Pierce, and KG?  Don't say Dwyane Wade, LeBron, and Chris Bosh.

I was thinking Josh Smith, Gerald Wallace, and Andre Iguodala.  All three guys are good passers and excellent athletes who would go well with Rondo on the break.  We'd still be a top defensive team and we'd be much better at rebounding.

[More Banners]

Does contract matter?

[rondohondo]

If we decide to build around Rondo and Perk with other younger players, who would you like to see replace Ray, Pierce, and KG?  Don't say Dwyane Wade, LeBron, and Chris Bosh.

I was thinking Josh Smith, Gerald Wallace, and Andre Iguodala.  All three guys are good passers and excellent athletes who would go well with Rondo on the break.  We'd still be a top defensive team and we'd be much better at rebounding.

Melo!   He is going to be a free agent in 2012 , the same year the C's will have a ton of cap space. With Denvers future looking shaky with an older Chauncey Billups and KMart who knows how much longer they will be contenders.

Melo is basically the same player as PP in his prime ,but has the potential to be even better.


You add Melo at SF and try to get a sharp shooter like Morrow from GSW and possibly even use BBD at PF . That team is easily 50+ wins for the next 5 years with room to grow.

[PosImpos]

I was thinking Josh Smith, Gerald Wallace, and Andre Iguodala.  All three guys are good passers and excellent athletes who would go well with Rondo on the break.  We'd still be a top defensive team and we'd be much better at rebounding.

Problem is, that team would be just awful at shooting.  Sounds good on paper, wouldn't work that well in practice.  Those guys all do similar things on the court; their games overlap too much to work well together.



Marcus Thornton, Danny Granger, Anthony Randolph  are my picks.

[pearljammer10]

If we decide to build around Rondo and Perk with other younger players, who would you like to see replace Ray, Pierce, and KG?  Don't say Dwyane Wade, LeBron, and Chris Bosh.

I was thinking Josh Smith, Gerald Wallace, and Andre Iguodala.  All three guys are good passers and excellent athletes who would go well with Rondo on the break.  We'd still be a top defensive team and we'd be much better at rebounding.

I love how Wade, Bosh, and James are off limits but Josh Smith, Gerald Wallace, and Andre Iguodala are just waiting on the tree branch ready to be picked... I know they arent of superstardom status, but its pretty much still out of the realm of possibility.

[indeedproceed]

I have no idea. It would take trade magic not seen since 2007.

[guava_wrench]

If we decide to build around Rondo and Perk with other younger players, who would you like to see replace Ray, Pierce, and KG?  Don't say Dwyane Wade, LeBron, and Chris Bosh.

I was thinking Josh Smith, Gerald Wallace, and Andre Iguodala.  All three guys are good passers and excellent athletes who would go well with Rondo on the break.  We'd still be a top defensive team and we'd be much better at rebounding.

I think we would see a zone every game since we would have zero above average outside shooters. We would see some major clogged lanes.

[Edgar]

No bosh

Rondo, Wade, Bronnie, Garnett     , Perk
Bibby, Ray,          , Noah

8 to be champ

[rav123]

Wilt Chamberlain, Bill Russell, Michael Jordan

I'll need role players who can hit it from outside.

[KungPoweChicken]

If we decide to build around Rondo and Perk with other younger players, who would you like to see replace Ray, Pierce, and KG?  Don't say Dwyane Wade, LeBron, and Chris Bosh.

I was thinking Josh Smith, Gerald Wallace, and Andre Iguodala.  All three guys are good passers and excellent athletes who would go well with Rondo on the break.  We'd still be a top defensive team and we'd be much better at rebounding.

First of all, I would never build around Kendrick Perkins. I'd trade that guy for a pet rock if a GM would bite. Anyway, excluding contracts, trades, salaries, etc., I wouldn't mind having a team of Rondo, Roy, Deng, Bosh, and Ibaka.


Rondo--he just does what he does.

Roy--your number one scoring option

Deng--a great role player, third option, and your lock down defender

Bosh--your second scoring option

Ibaka--your best rebounder, shot blocker, and paint presence



I'd bet on that team to win three titles: great defense and great team play. But they would need a sixth man. Steph Curry would be ideal because (1) this team needs someone who can shoot the lights out, and (2) they need someone who can add some diversity to the team.

[Bahku]

A healthy Al Jefferson, (yes, at PF), Danny Granger (SF) and Kevin Durant (SG). (This is a dream thread, right? )

[jackson_34]

Durant or Melo would be a dream come true. It would be nice to see Big Al back in green.

[Bankshot]

No bosh

Rondo, Wade, Bronnie, Garnett     , Perk
Bibby, Ray,          , Noah

8 to be champ

Ray and Garnett, but no Pierce? Wow

You would keep those two but banish the lifetime Celtic?

[2short]

gerald wallace and danny granger are celtics for sure

[Birdbrain]

If we decide to build around Rondo and Perk with other younger players, who would you like to see replace Ray, Pierce, and KG?  Don't say Dwyane Wade, LeBron, and Chris Bosh.

I was thinking Josh Smith, Gerald Wallace, and Andre Iguodala.  All three guys are good passers and excellent athletes who would go well with Rondo on the break.  We'd still be a top defensive team and we'd be much better at rebounding.

Melo!   He is going to be a free agent in 2012 , the same year the C's will have a ton of cap space. With Denvers future looking shaky with an older Chauncey Billups and KMart who knows how much longer they will be contenders.

Melo is basically the same player as PP in his prime ,but has the potential to be even better.


You add Melo at SF and try to get a sharp shooter like Morrow from GSW and possibly even use BBD at PF . That team is easily 50+ wins for the next 5 years with room to grow.

This is interesting.  I like Melo.  I disagree that he's as good as Pierce or ever will be (sans stats) because he lacks Paul's heart but, he is a top 5 go to guy on the offensive end. 

I still think you can win (2008) with Perk at Center but, you need a scorer at PF and great shooter to play alongside Rondo.