Is Your Pick Two Team Better than When it Started?

[Edgar]

8.27, 9.27 and 10.27 and cash, for a mid 7th.
then i will pick the all star 11 to 15

banks, greene, gerald, moore, blount

I am happier now with blake and i expect to add the final piece tomorrow
I dont care if i have to offer the house

lobe to have blake who is being more than solid thisyear and gives miller a
break

my white chocolate 

Steve Blake is an excellent addition. One of the most underrated offensive facilitators in the league at his position. His decision making, passing, floor leadership and shooting ability add a great amount to a team's offense.

nice you like it
two picks away.....

[KCattheStripe]

TEAM OF THE FUTURE!

PG: Rose
SG: Batum
SF: Gallinari
PF: Jeff Green
C: Noah

Bench: Al Thornton, Jrue Holiday.

[celticsclay]

I am going to toy with the idea of listening to my critics (always a sign of an awful gm) I will consider trading Barbosa and my next pick for the right offer... pm the heck out of me

[indeedproceed]

Devin Harris/Will Bynum
Thabo Sefelosha/Wes Matthews
Omri Casspi
David Lee/Ersan Ilyasova
Brook Lopez

I love this team in terms of improving the current roster. But I don't like that I honestly have no one on the wing I think is reliable on a regular basis.  

[Who]

I am going to toy with the idea of listening to my critics (always a sign of an awful gm) I will consider trading Barbosa and my next pick for the right offer... pm the heck out of me

I would only trade Barbosa if you got a scorer in return. There isn't a lot of offense in that frontcourt (outside of Duncan) so you'll need a talented offensive minded backcourt.

A Barbosa + Jack trade package might be interesting for somebody ... then use your replacement scorer as the starting SG + play Roger Mason Jr as backup PG + draft a backup SG with size + athleticism who plays defense.

Depends if you can get any real value for him or not (Barbosa or Barbosa + Jack). A JR Smith type would be ideal.

[Edgar]

8.27, 9.27 and 10.27 and cash, for a mid 7th.then i will pick the all star 11 to 15

banks, greene, gerald, moore, blount[/size][/color]

I am happier now with blake and i expect to add the final piece tomorrow
I dont care if i have to offer the house

lobe to have blake who is being more than solid thisyear and gives miller a
break

my white chocolate 

Steve Blake is an excellent addition. One of the most underrated offensive facilitators in the league at his position. His decision making, passing, floor leadership and shooting ability add a great amount to a team's offense.

nice you like it
two picks away.....

[The Walker Wiggle]

Devin Harris/Will Bynum
Thabo Sefelosha/Wes Matthews
Omri Casspi
David Lee/Ersan Ilyasova
Brook Lopez

I love this team in terms of improving the current roster. But I don't like that I honestly have no one on the wing I think is reliable on a regular basis.  

Team will either win in the fashion of the current Rockets team or maybe Rivers' 99-00 Magic squad or else be THE lovable losers. Every guy 1-8 was on my big board. (Maybe the Matthews pick was a reach, but a rookie that Jerry Sloan loves probably has a future.) High character young core. Supporting players have a lot of grit.

The big but, is that you were handed a historically bad Nets franchise AND a mid-round pick, so suffer for want of even one player who has proven ready to shoulder the burden of winning games today.

P.S. I noticed you haven't commented yet, IP, but the Draft Dodgers are planning to finish the season playing outdoors in the rail yard. Willing to sign another tenant to the Barclays Center in 2012?

[Lucky17]

Devin Harris/Will Bynum
Thabo Sefelosha/Wes Matthews
Omri Casspi
David Lee/Ersan Ilyasova
Brook Lopez

I love this team in terms of improving the current roster. But I don't like that I honestly have no one on the wing I think is reliable on a regular basis.  

Definitely a scrappy bunch. Maybe a little small? A bruiser/enforcer type or two might help. Perhaps a sharpshooter too.

[indeedproceed]

Devin Harris/Will Bynum
Thabo Sefelosha/Wes Matthews
Omri Casspi
David Lee/Ersan Ilyasova
Brook Lopez

I love this team in terms of improving the current roster. But I don't like that I honestly have no one on the wing I think is reliable on a regular basis.  

Team will either win in the fashion of the current Rockets team or maybe Rivers' 99-00 Magic squad or else be THE lovable losers. Every guy 1-8 was on my big board. (Maybe the Matthews pick was a reach, but a rookie that Jerry Sloan loves probably has a future.) High character young core. Supporting players have a lot of grit.

The big but, is that you were handed a historically bad Nets franchise AND a mid-round pick, so suffer for want of even one player who has proven ready to shoulder the burden of winning games today.

Yeah, the mid-round pick wasn't great. I'm not one to complain (except all those PM's to Roy threatening legal action. Apparently lawyers frown on that.)

I like how I can run either Lee or Lopez at the center, Ilyasova or Casspi at the 3,4, then Sefelosha at the 2,3. I'm a sucker for a fluid lineup.

I like the Rockets comparison and that's what I was thinking. I didn't want to throw the baby out with the bathwater just to get a player that wasn't a sure thing now (Martin, Pierce, Butler, etc..), and probably also mortgage my future, so I thought if I wanted to win at all, I'd rather win some now with toughness and give me room for improvement. I still like to believe they're a playoff team, but there will be some ugly losses too.
 

P.S. I noticed you haven't commented yet, IP, but the Draft Dodgers are planning to finish the season playing outdoors in the rail yard. Willing to sign another tenant to the Barclays Center in 2012?

Share? With filthy draft dodgers? Surely, you must be joking.


I will leave the corresponding joke to you. Don't let me down.

[Atzar]

Rubio/Alston
Harden/Daniels
Gay
Griffin
Kaman/Speights

Still looking to trade Kaman, and I'd like to pick up a floor-running big in the process - Nene and Frye both come to mind, although I'm not sure if either is really attainable.  

Still, what do people think of the setup thus far?

[indeedproceed]

Rubio/Alston
Harden/Daniels
Gay
Griffin
Kaman/Speights

Still looking to trade Kaman, and I'd like to pick up a floor-running big in the process - Nene and Frye both come to mind, although I'm not sure if either is really attainable.  

Still, what do people think of the setup thus far?

I think that there is a lot on your roster that we can't really evaluate.

Really you're looking at:

Alston
Harden/Daniels
Gay
Speights
Kaman

+2 extra 2010 (or more likely 2011 in Rubio's case) top 3 draft picks.

Selling Kaman now isn't your worst move, but honestly, I'd think about trying to move Griffin for someone you know is going to produce now, to get a leg up next season.

Really, you know that Speights is going to move between the 4/5...I'd look to get a real running 4 to complement the capable and young wing players. Perhaps a Jeff Green type, or the like.

[The Walker Wiggle]

Definitely a scrappy bunch. Maybe a little small? A bruiser/enforcer type or two might help. Perhaps a sharpshooter too.

I agree that I'd like to see the Nets add a perimeter threat, preferably a playoff veteran, possibly even moving Sefolosha to the 3 and Casspi to the bench in the process. Although it may be too late in the game to find that hypothetical player.

I'm not so concerned about a bruiser, since Lee and Casspi both play "big," except for blocking shots, and Ilyasova is long, active, and not afraid of contact.

And IP, I am serious... and don't call me Shirley. (?)

[indeedproceed]

Devin Harris/Will Bynum
Thabo Sefelosha/Wes Matthews
Omri Casspi
David Lee/Ersan Ilyasova
Brook Lopez

I love this team in terms of improving the current roster. But I don't like that I honestly have no one on the wing I think is reliable on a regular basis.  

Definitely a scrappy bunch. Maybe a little small? A bruiser/enforcer type or two might help. Perhaps a sharpshooter too.

See I don't fear either of those concerns too much. I kept that in mind, needing to space the floor so Lopez and Lee could work.

Devin Harris, besides this year, has been about a 30% 3pt shooter, and during his last season in Dallas/first season in NJ, he was around 35.

Casspi is currently putting in 39% from deep, Matthews 36%, Ilyasova 36%, Sefelosha 33%..the only guy on the 1-3 who really absolutely cannot shoot a 3pt shot is Will Bynum, but he's an energizer bunny off the bench, and a good PG that probably has a starting gig somewhere in teh NBA if it wasn't for Stuckey.

As far as size goes, David Lee is 6-9, but he's been playing center for years and he's almost netting 20-11 right now, Casspi is 6-9, Ilyasova is 6-9, Lopez is 11ft tall, Sefelosha is 6-7, Matthews is 6-5, and Harris is 6-3, Bynum 6-0 (actually he's probably smaller, but everybody has 1, right?)

What I really fear is that I have literally no one I feel like can create their own shot on any given possession. Maybe someday Casspi gets that, but I doubt it. That's expecting a bit much. That means games need to be won with sweat, and nobody in the NBA can bring the hardcore ferocious hustle this team needs more than 3 games out of 5.

[indeedproceed]

And IP, I am serious... and don't call me Shirley. (?)

Ah, there it is. TP

[Who]

Rubio/Alston
Harden/Daniels
Gay
Griffin
Kaman/Speights

Still looking to trade Kaman, and I'd like to pick up a floor-running big in the process - Nene and Frye both come to mind, although I'm not sure if either is really attainable.  

Still, what do people think of the setup thus far?

I wouldn't be in a rush to trade Kaman. He is a solid center. Difficult to upgrade without giving up another high quality asset in a trade. I wouldn't be concerned about getting a runner there either due to the speed at the other four positions.

I think the starting five is very good. Not a fan of the Rafer + Marquis bench. Lack of shooting ability. Speights is a nice player but likely a poor fit alongside Griffin due to their respective defensive abilities (lack thereof).

Patience is everything for this team. Don't make a trade that sacrifices the future for today.