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Re: 2013/2014/2015 NBA Free Agents / Stockpiling Assets Strategy
« Reply #15 on: June 24, 2013, 02:50:10 PM »

Offline Monkhouse

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Thought about it yesterday and now I think we should go after Big Al. He is a 4/5 who can score down low and grab rebounds, IMO he is really the type of player we need.

That's Sullinger in a nutshell, though, right? I mean, that's precisely Sullinger's skill set. Isn't this the year that you try to develop Sullinger into a new Al Jefferson on the cheap rather than going out to get the full-price model?

No? Sully is undersized for the Center position. I mean we've seen him be able to bang against the best centers, Hibbert, Noah, and especially Tyson. But who knows how well he'll do against them? I don't know. I really do hope we can grab J-Smoove and Al Jefferson, but I'd rather have us get DAJ at this point. He can be a better rim protector, and work on his defense. Whereas Jefferson improved his defense, but is still a terrible defender regardless.
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Re: 2013/2014/2015 NBA Free Agents / Stockpiling Assets Strategy
« Reply #16 on: June 24, 2013, 02:56:56 PM »

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Thought about it yesterday and now I think we should go after Big Al. He is a 4/5 who can score down low and grab rebounds, IMO he is really the type of player we need.

That's Sullinger in a nutshell, though, right? I mean, that's precisely Sullinger's skill set. Isn't this the year that you try to develop Sullinger into a new Al Jefferson on the cheap rather than going out to get the full-price model?

No? Sully is undersized for the Center position. I mean we've seen him be able to bang against the best centers, Hibbert, Noah, and especially Tyson. But who knows how well he'll do against them? I don't know. I really do hope we can grab J-Smoove and Al Jefferson, but I'd rather have us get DAJ at this point. He can be a better rim protector, and work on his defense. Whereas Jefferson improved his defense, but is still a terrible defender regardless.
we do not want big al. period. we traded him for a reason, because he's fools gold.

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« Reply #17 on: June 24, 2013, 03:05:44 PM »

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you guys must smoke rocks...i say tank this year and free up cap space and sign rudy gay!!!

rondo + rudy gay =gold!

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« Reply #18 on: June 24, 2013, 03:20:37 PM »

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Thought about it yesterday and now I think we should go after Big Al. He is a 4/5 who can score down low and grab rebounds, IMO he is really the type of player we need.

That's Sullinger in a nutshell, though, right? I mean, that's precisely Sullinger's skill set. Isn't this the year that you try to develop Sullinger into a new Al Jefferson on the cheap rather than going out to get the full-price model?

No? Sully is undersized for the Center position. I mean we've seen him be able to bang against the best centers, Hibbert, Noah, and especially Tyson. But who knows how well he'll do against them? I don't know. I really do hope we can grab J-Smoove and Al Jefferson, but I'd rather have us get DAJ at this point. He can be a better rim protector, and work on his defense. Whereas Jefferson improved his defense, but is still a terrible defender regardless.
we do not want big al. period. we traded him for a reason, because he's fools gold.

Thank you - the constant mention of picking up Jefferson around here is baffling to me, especially since I haven't heard one peep about management being interested in him. 

A guy who puts up numbers but doesn't play D, has barely even made the playoffs, and was basically given away by the last team that signed him is a huge stayaway to smart management.  Monta Ellis is pretty much the same situation, and I can't see us pursuing him either.  We're a lot more likely to go after Millsap than Al, and we'd be a lot smarter to do it.

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« Reply #19 on: June 24, 2013, 03:26:34 PM »

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2015:

Kevin Love
Marc Gasol
Roy Hibbert

All available

technically yes...realistically no...i don't think there is anyway that love, gasol and hibbert even make it to the market...my thinking was about players that will realistically hit the marketplace...not just technically available...

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« Reply #20 on: June 24, 2013, 07:02:12 PM »

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Thought about it yesterday and now I think we should go after Big Al. He is a 4/5 who can score down low and grab rebounds, IMO he is really the type of player we need.

That's Sullinger in a nutshell, though, right? I mean, that's precisely Sullinger's skill set. Isn't this the year that you try to develop Sullinger into a new Al Jefferson on the cheap rather than going out to get the full-price model?

I see Sullinger as the new Al Jefferson in that I strongly suspect he may end up being the young, productive guy who is sent out in a deal for the next superstar traded to the Celtics.
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