The way our team is currently constructed, couldn't we try to follow the 2004 Detroit Pistons model to build a championship team with no superstars? I think there are a lot of similarities between the two teams built on defense. If we can add Noel without giving up any key assets, the two teams can matchup pretty well.
Noel can be our Ben Wallace, who was a defensive anchor with virtually no offense at all. Noel will actually be better at offense than Big Ben.
Horford can be our Rasheed, who can play inside and stretch the floor out to the 3 point range. They are both good defenders as well.
Jay Crowder can be our Tashaun Prince, a 3 and D player.
Bradley can be our rip hamilton, who can roam around screens in offense and also play defense. Avery has longer range than Rip, but he should work more on running around screens relentlessly.
Isiah Thomas can be our Chauncee Billups. This is the one position that doesn't match up well in my opinion. Chauncee was a great defender and I don't think Isiah will ever be able to be an adequate defender with his size. However, we do have Terry Rozier, who has a very similar body to Billups. Obviously, it is too early to tell, but Terry may have the clutch gene like Billups. He has only shown it in meaningless summer league games, but if he continues to grow as a player, I think he will be a great player in the NBA.
Also, like the Detroit Pistons back then, we hopefully have a high draft pick coming up for the next two years. As long as we don't make the same mistake (picking Darko instead of Melo), I think we will be in good shape.
With all this said, I would still love to get a Boogie, Westbrook, and contend right away, but I think we're fine even if we don't go that route.
Topic: 2004 Detroit Pistons Model (Read 1212 times)