Paxson Should Focus On Sleepers

[SensiBull]

Okay. I don't care WHAT you guys say, I have to put this one up. DeShawn Stevenson. He comes up on TWO lists. You want an SG with size who can pass to play alongside Ben Gordon? Check out these two lists on SG's in Assists per 48, keeping in mind we need someone who can defend SG's, excluding Jarret Jack and Charlie Bell:

[url=http://sports.espn.go.com/nba/statistics?stat=nbaassists&league=nba&split=0&sort=asts&avg=48&qual=true&season=2008&seasontype=2&pos=sg]NBA Assists Leaders
RNK NAME GP MPG AST APG TO TOPG AP48M AST/TO
1 Dwyane Wade, MIA 28 38.3 194 6.9 129 4.6 8.7 1.50
2 Allen Iverson, DEN 34 41.4 232 6.8 115 3.4 7.9 2.02
3 Brandon Roy, POR 35 36.3 198 5.7 66 1.9 7.5 3.00
4 Charlie Bell, MIL 35 21.2 107 3.1 37 1.1 6.9 2.89
5 Kobe Bryant, LAL 34 36.5 171 5.0 110 3.2 6.6 1.55
6 Jarrett Jack, POR 35 26.6 126 3.6 81 2.3 6.5 1.56
7 Joe Johnson, ATL 32 41.0 173 5.4 87 2.7 6.3 1.99
8 Richard Hamilton, DET 34 34.6 152 4.5 65 1.9 6.2 2.34
9 Vince Carter, NJN 30 38.1 143 4.8 75 2.5 6.0 1.91
10 Jamal Crawford, NYK 33 40.9 151 4.6 90 2.7 5.4 1.68
11 Mike Miller, MEM 35 37.7 141 4.0 100 2.9 5.1 1.41
12 Marquis Daniels, IND 32 20.2 69 2.2 50 1.6 5.1 1.38
13 Jerry Stackhouse, DAL 33 25.2 88 2.7 49 1.5 5.1 1.80
14 DeShawn Stevenson, WAS 33 29.2 101 3.1 45 1.4 5.0 2.24 [/url]

and, in case you're concerned about BG's turnover issues, check out the top 10 SG's in Assist to Turnover Ratio:

[url=http://sports.espn.go.com/nba/statistics?stat=nbaassists&league=nba&split=0&sort=astto&avg=48&qual=true&season=2008&seasontype=2&pos=sg]NBA Assists Leaders
RNK NAME GP MPG AST APG TO TOPG AP48M AST/TO
1 Brandon Roy, POR 35 36.3 198 5.7 66 1.9 7.5 3.00
2 Charlie Bell, MIL 35 21.2 107 3.1 37 1.1 6.9 2.89
3 Richard Hamilton, DET 34 34.6 152 4.5 65 1.9 6.2 2.34
4 DeShawn Stevenson, WAS 33 29.2 101 3.1 45 1.4 5.0 2.24
5 Tracy McGrady, HOU 25 35.2 128 5.1 61 2.4 7.0 2.10
6 Allen Iverson, DEN 34 41.4 232 6.8 115 3.4 7.9 2.02
7 Joe Johnson, ATL 32 41.0 173 5.4 87 2.7 6.3 1.99
8 Leandro Barbosa, PHO 36 30.5 105 2.9 54 1.5 4.6 1.94
9 Ray Allen, BOS 30 37.8 94 3.1 49 1.6 4.0 1.92
10 Vince Carter, NJN [/url]

I think he's worth a look. Maybe not the shooter we need, but another fair consideration as a replacement for Chris Duhon.

[SensiBull]

I would hate for the bulls to trade TT or Noah right now. I agree with Cliff. Duhon, Noc, and Wallace are the only players I would trade this season. I would trade Smith if it was necessary. Focus on getting young this season. That is what they should have done the summer they had cap room anyway. Time to take back mistakes and retool for another important summer.

I would add Kirk Hinrich and Ben Wallace to that list, not only because they are underperforming, but because they are the FATTEST contracts on our payroll at the same time, along with Nocioni's. We have too much money heavily invested in clincal role players to be able to pay stand out players, either through re-negotiation (Gordon/Deng) or consolidation trades of our guppy contracts for a solid player.

[fudgie]

How about Gerald Green or Gordan Giricek. They can both be had for expirings. Neither is a good defender but both can put the ball in the hole. They could both contribute here now that Du has developed an allergy to making shots (as opposed to drinking them).

Still not sold? Did I mention Green can dunk? Yeah, thought so.

EDIT: And Juan Carlos Navarro too. Memphis won't trade him because they traded a first rounder for him (heavily protected) and he's cheap. I've been including him in pretty much all my Gasol trade proposals. If we trade for Gasol I really want JCN to come with him.

[RyGuy24]

Francisco Garcia is one hell of a ball player. I'd love to have him round out a three guard rotation, but I doubt he's available. Plays with great passion and aggressiveness.