puppa bear wrote:dean456 wrote:RexBoyWonder wrote:I still think a scoring PF like a Harrison Barnes is the missing piece.
A guy that can you give you 18 random points in a game like this without killing you on defense.
Having both Tucker and Gabe playing big minutes and providing no scoring just means all the other main guys have to play good on offense, when you're missing Lowry and with Duncan so limited with his creation we can't afford Jimmy or Bam to have an off night.
We need another decent scorer. preferably at the PF spot.
Hopefully Omer can get some minutes without looking lost, if there's one thing I'm sure about him - he'll put the ball in the basket.
Right now Herro's looking like our only reliable scorer off the bench, I wouldn't be interested in trading Robinson for any upgrades if it means removing Herro from the bench unit.
I think we have more than enough guys who can score especially at full strength and after any additions we may have in the buyout market.
If we make any moves it should be to strengthen our bench.
While I don’t disagree with this sentiment, the issue remains that our bench is currently constructed like this:
PG - Dipo (min)/Vincent (min)
SG - Herro ($4m rookie deal)
SF - Strus (min)/Martin (min)
PF - Morris (min)/KZ (min)
C - Dedmon (min)/Yurtseven (min)/UD (min)
There is no way to upgrade this, outside of vet min for vet min type deals, without breaking up the starting 5.
The trick will be finding someone desperate enough for shooting that they value Robinson high enough to part with a decent piece. Otherwise it’s the buyout market for us.
If we can add one or two guys from the buyout market that are upgrades over either Vincent, Strus or Morris then I think we will be more than fine. When fully healthy even without Oladipo and we are able to stagnate one of our big 3 then our 2nd unit is serviceable enough now.
If you add a healthy Oladipo to the 2nd unit alongside Herro that changes things considerably. I think if we could get Marvin Bagley in a possible buyout then I think that would do a lot for the 2nd units frontline. We would be able to use him a lot of the ways we use Bam on offense.
Oladipo
Herro
Strus
Bagley III
Dedmond/Morris
If you have a 2nd unit like this while stagnating one of Lowry or Jimmy with that group over Strus come playoff time then our bench will be fine. It would be great if Yurtseven could get to the same level defensively as Dedmond by the end of the year as I think he would be a better fit alongside Bagley on the offensive side of the ball.
