[Pioneer10]

Brown looks like he might have a great shot at grabbing the 6th man spot. One can dream that if we grab an actual starting calibre PG we could phase out Snow, Jones, Newble, and the rest completely out of the rotation

[remy23]

^ Well, regardless of whether we get a true starting calibur PG or not, Newble shouldn't see many minutes at all. Even without a pick up, he should be all but phased out already.

[Larry Hughes for Retirement]

During all this talk, what is happing to Daniel Gibson. I dont think Luke or Newble will have any effect on this team this year.

[remy23]

Gibson had a nice summer league himself. He's a solid on-the-ball defender and has a nice stroke. The only problem is that he doesn't run a team very well in a pure point guard fashion. The ironic thing may be that Brown is better at PG, as in running the team and handling things than Gibson at the moment. Both guys did well for themselves. There was some guy who said something along the lines of "If Gibson continues to improve his stroke, he would be like a version of Damon that plays defense."

[HB]

I have been reading this thread for a while now. And am really impressed by Marty and Shannon Brown. I really hope those two can keep improving. Not a big fan of Gibsons' though. I think Brown can really contribute this season. His bball IQ is off the charts.

[Benedict_Boozer]

Originally Posted by remy23

Gibson had a nice summer league himself. He's a solid on-the-ball defender and has a nice stroke. The only problem is that he doesn't run a team very well in a pure point guard fashion. The ironic thing may be that Brown is better at PG, as in running the team and handling things than Gibson at the moment. Both guys did well for themselves. There was some guy who said something along the lines of "If Gibson continues to improve his stroke, he would be like a version of Damon that plays defense."

I like Gibson also. He fits this team well because we really need on the ball defense and shooting ability from our PG - his 2 greatest strengths. He should make the active roster because he is the only guy we have capable of guarding the Felton/Telfair's of the league.

I don't see him ever being a great playmaker but he does fit in alongside Lebron and Larry.

[Benedict_Boozer]

Great, Hawks just signed Lorenzen Wright for $6MM over 2 years.

http://www.realgm.net/src_wiretap_ar...renzen_wright/

Can someone explain to me why Ferry didn't make a comparable offer? 3 mill a year is nothing for a solid backup center.

Ferry has been sitting on his hands all damn offseason, he better have something solid planned with Drew....

[futuristxen]

Meh. I bet we end up just re-signing Gooden for a fair deal. Somewhere between Nene and the MLE.

Really...Long term...Gooden and Verejao is what we want.

[Bron_Melo_ROY]

I say we give Drew a long-term deal (without outrageously overpaying) and find someone who will take Z off our hands.

[LBJthefuturegoat]

With the addition of Wesley we gotta lose some guards plus we actually need to have production from our guards this year.