« Reply #15 on: June 01, 2013, 10:18:48 PM »
A 'Perfect Storm' miracle is now our best chance. Either the miracle comes via a series of lobsided trades, or the miracle happens through shocking improvement from our current roster.
Both angles reflect wishful thinking, but improvement from our current roster has a slightly larget sliver of hope than through trade swindles. Here's the unlikely miracle:
1) AB returns a sprightly and reasonably experienced 22 year old -- his body becomes more acclimated to itself and with new body comfort comes a new deadly 3-pointer and tireless muscles and tendons. He returns to all-NBA defense form and no longer has any worries about having to handle the ball.
2) Sully returns a rebuilt phenom. No more back problems, just all-out smart rebounding and inside play. He becomes the Al Jefferson/Leon Powe lovechild by showing relentless pursuit on the boards along with finesse moves inside and a soft 10-12 footer.
3) Jeff Green is unleashed. He finds his inner-leader and with that he shows something neither we nor he ever knew he had. No longer hampered by fatigue or worries about his recovery, Green becomes a nightly scoring threat from anywhere on the court. He takes what opponents give him on any given night, capitalizing on whatever part of his game is offered by the defense. And defensively he steps up, wearing down opposing scorers with tireless on-man intensity.
4) Rondo, Pierce and KG throw their collective hearts into 1 more ring. Pierce finds a valued role behind Green, giving the C's the deadly scoring puncher and lift off the bench. KG impacts every game in 25 MPG preparing to extend his time once in the playoffs for 1 last run. Rondo takes control of this team doing what needs to be done each night, whether feeding, boarding or scoring. His off-season rehab work benefits his shot by increasing his FTs to 75% and developing a reliable go-to 3-pt shot in the mid-30's.
The miracles above along with a couple new additions and improved play by our current reserves lead us to one more real chance with this team.
Oh, did I mention Fab gives us 10 and 5?
If we're heading to Crazy Town anyways, can we pick up Greg Oden on the way there?
5) Greg Oden signs with Boston and proves why he was a better prospect than Kevin Durant by staying healthy and averaging 17 points, 13 rebounds, 3.4 blocks on 60% shooting/77% from the line (his actual per 36 minute averages in 2010)
It says a lot about Durant that even if Oden put up those numbers for a full 82 game season it still wouldn't justify him being rated higher than Durant.
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