Wizop wrote:As much as I like Butler, I don't see us going "all in" this summer. We'd have to trade players we really like and break the "promise" to give the guys the chance they earned when they exceeded expectations last year.
I see the only hole now as 3rd string center as I don't think Ike is ready and I don't see Leaf as a center. O'Quinn could be the best answer on the current roster but I don't see him solving the problem we had last year playing against guys like Stephen Adams and Valanciunus. Perhaps the plan is to live with the rebounding problem and trust that our centers' outside shooting advantage will overcome their inside game disadvantage. I'd prefer to add a "hoss" at the end of the bench.
If I count right, we only have 13 signed contracts plus Sumner's 2-way with Alize, Moore, and Poythress yet to be inked. we can keep them all of one gets a 2-way. my preference would be to give Poythress a minimum, Alize a 2-way, let Moore walk, and look for a 7 footer. whether we have only the minimum available or still have the room exception available is unclear to me.
I'm not sure Pritchard sees the problem I do or if he does perhaps Scoot has the numbers right and the room exception is gone because I would have taken a run at Robin Lopez and I don't think we did. a third possibility is that Ike is close to healthy and we want to see what he can do before we sign someone else. I suppose Sims is also a possibility.
O’Quinn is the 3rd center. Ike is the 4th center. Myles will get the 1st minutes there, woh Don getting lost of the rest. They’ll play together too, but each will play at the 5. So, I think you’re looking for a 5th center, which just isn’t a necessity in any way in the current nba.
Also, the room exception is long gone. Unless o’Quinn Signed for the vet minimum, there was no other way we could’ve signed him. Every penny of our cap space went to Tyreke and Dougie. The only way to sign O’Quinn would’ve been with an exception, either the vet minimum or the Room Exception. Then, we waived Poythress after. Likely a motivation more than anything else as it didn’t get us a dime of cap space but just cleared a roster spot.
Ultimately, I think we’re still looking for a 3/4 kind of player. Maybe that’s Alize on the main roster, but if not, that might be Poythress or someone we don’t yet know of. I see us fine at the 1 with Collison, Joseph, Holiday, and Oladipo and Tyreke able to handle duties there too. The two spot is likely fine with Oladipo, Tyreke, Joseph, McDermott, and maybe even Boie able to play there. The 3? Bogie, McDermott, maybe Tyreke and Oladipo in certain lineups? I just see that kind of stretch 3 into a 4 being helpful there. A younger and slightly more stretch kind of Thad, ultimately.
