Schilly

Here we go again.

Ed O

I knew Stack was going to be gone... he's a FA and Detroit got rid of him so they wouldn't have to deal with his inflated self of worth...

But the Wizards punting on Kwame already? That would be a terrible idea, IMO.

Ed O.

Schilly

I get a very weird impression of the WIzards franchise. It seems as though success is the expectation, yet the team hasm't been successful for a very long long time. THey are vastly mediocre, yet every one says all the future HOFers are going there because they like Mike. There seems to be an expectation to win now and there is liitle patience for developing younger players. It's all very very odd to me.

PorterIn2004

Or, what about including, say, McInnis and Brown?

HOWIE

Stackhouse would be very interesting and I know that Schilly has my back on that!

But fact remains that Portland needs a sharp shooter. All the teams ahead of Portland in the Playoff race had guys that could hit the outside jumper. San Antonio, Sacramento, Dallas, Los Angeles, and even Minnesota....... they all have players that are noted for their outside shooting. Portland has none. Post players and slashers......and Portland isn't playing to their strengths.

Getting a Walt Williams would help the cause! Maybe we shouldn't have traded Kerr away!

1. I want a true point guard.
2. Portland needs some help from the outside, Rasheed is not an option.

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hasoos

Personally I would go after:

1. Michael Redd
2. Draft a PG
3. If Kwame is available, get him. He will make a good future center, and is miserable under Collins, who always has and always be a loser old school coach.
4. Let DD and Pippen go, its time to move on.
5. One of the SG gets moved, either DA or Bonzi.
6. Give Qyntel some minutes

Blend for 2 years and cheer accordingly, and then watch them make the playoffs in force again. Take 2 aspirin chased with a Hefeveizen as needed.

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PorterIn2004

I'm all kinds of torn up about Rasheed. On one hand I'm pretty tired of his act and influence. On the other, he always brings it on defense and, despite lack luster efforts on offense and refusing to go down low, he's still averaging what, 25+ points a game? He's got value, whether it be our club or another, so I wouldn't move him in a fire sale. If he is going to still be here next year, though, I'd like to either see a forceful point guard who will get 'Sheed down low or, maybe better yet, treat him more like a SF on offense and just plan on having him outside. He still wouldn't fill that marksman role but he does shoot a reasonable percentage.....

I don't know, maybe I'm crazy? Have the offense go through Zach and perhaps someone not currently on the roster for an inside game and let 'Sheed be a drifter? One small advantage to that is that teams might forget about 'Sheed going inside and, if he's really wanting to win, he might just decide to take over the game (as he did against Golden State earlier this year) and....



I don't know. I guess in the end I'm really glad I'm not getting paid to make these sorts of calls.

Ed O

By mentioning Rasheed's defensive presence, I think you mention something that many Wallace-bashers forget about: he puts out more energy at the defensive end than he does on the offensive end... which is rare for a team's best player. (I guess Detroit's Wallace can say the same thing...)

And while I joked about it earlier in this thread: why can't Wallace be our outside threat? He Portland's best post-up threat (assuming Wells stays at the 3; if he moves to the 2, he's probably more effective than Rasheed), but he's also Portland's best perimeter threat.

Ed O.

Dan

here's who we should see about drafting.

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PorterIn2004

Uh...Hap? Did you forget to paste something in or am I missing something? It'd getting so hard for me to tell what's what these days....


And yes, Ed, I'm largely with you, yet again. However, while 'Sheed brings it fairly consistently on defense and while he's generally quite content to "go long", and while he's even fairly proficient at it, he's not anywhere near the marksmen sported by the Kings, Wolves, Lakers, Spurs, and Mavs. He'd make a nice second option there, especially considering he can get his shot off over nearly anyone but, I can't see a team built on the inside/outside threat of Z-Bo and/or Wells and Wallace (or even Wallace and Payton) going that far.

That said, this team wouldn't have to play that game if they found another -- the whole "motion offense" idea seems like a good option for a team like this one provided they're willing to stay alert enough and active enough....

I dunno. It seems like there are still several good pieces around here, both for the here and now and the future, but they don't seem to be meshing that well (guys playing out of position, etc.) and with all the character stuff on top of it all, I can't help but wonder how many of these pieces really fit the same puzzle.