RGM Pre-Draft Summits

[APerna]

Hey posters,

First of all, I'm sorry that your team wasn't able to make it to the second round of the playoffs. I definitely identify with you, since my Pacers weren't even able to make it that far. I am looking to put together NBA Summits for each team as the Draft draws closer.

I put together a ton of these on the NFL forums heading into the draft and they were wildly successful. I hope for the same here, and I know the population of these boards will lend itself to many responses.

Editor Chris Reina and I have put together these seven questions for you all to answer, with the best answers making it into posted pieces on our main page. The only thing that I ask is that you please limit your responses to two sentences per question. Please try your best to heed that request, it makes the Summits easier to read and quicker to put together.

Thanks gang, and best of luck in the Draft.

1. What could the team have done differently to advance in the playoffs?
2. Where were the team

[legendarywalton]

1. The only way this ill-conceived project would have made it out of the first round was to trade for Artest at the deadline. We had no answer for Kobe, and we did not have the defensive identity necessary to advance in playoff basketball.

2. JR Smith.

3. Kenyon Martin played pretty well, but JR was the only bright spot on this team.

4. The killer duo. They put up a lot of numbers, but they didn't get a lot of results.

5. They didn't fire George Karl after being bounced in the first round for the 5th consecutive year. On a scale of 0 to 10, they get a zero (they also didn't trade for Artest).

6. A long, athletic TRUE PG, or another versatile big.

7. I'd like them to trade up and draft Russell Westbrook. I think this team would be much better with a true PG, because our offense broke down just as badly as our defense.

[sportsmikegm23]

1. The only way this ill-conceived project would have made it out of the first round was to trade for Artest at the deadline. We had no answer for Kobe, and we did not have the defensive identity necessary to advance in playoff basketball.

2. JR Smith.

3. Kenyon Martin played pretty well, but JR was the only bright spot on this team.

4. The killer duo. They put up a lot of numbers, but they didn't get a lot of results.

5. They didn't fire George Karl after being bounced in the first round for the 5th consecutive year. On a scale of 0 to 10, they get a zero (they also didn't trade for Artest).

6. A long, athletic TRUE PG, or another versatile big.

7. I'd like them to trade up and draft Russell Westbrook. I think this team would be much better with a true PG, because our offense broke down just as badly as our defense.

Westbrook would be a great get...I just don't know how the Nuggs could pull it off.

[blue steel]

^

there probably is a way, but this front office is so in the clouds they probably think we should just try this team out again next year. trade pick, get the 7th seed, win 2 games in the playoffs, then try again the next year! and repeat.

[MHZ]

1. What could the team have done differently to advance in the playoffs?
The main thing that has plagued them in all of the last years has been a very tough first round opponent. Don't lose in the regular season to very beatable teams (SAC, SEA late in the season).

2. Where were the team