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Sign Ty Lawson? Yes or No?
Posted: Tue Mar 1, 2016 3:00 pm
by walk with me
I already know what some of you are thinking....
"Why would you want an alcoholic anywhere near south beach?"
Give me a second and hear me out. It's said that Lawson and the rockets have agreed to a buyout. If this is true that means he will be available for a vet min deal. Ty Lawson is now in a position where he has to go to a city and impress or his nba career potentially will end.
Similar to joe Johnson, this is his last opportunity for a big contract. If we bring him in and he behaves (if he doesn't we bench him) I REALLY like the complexion of our team....
1. Dragic
2. Wade
3. Joe
4. Lou
5. Whiteside
The 2nd unit is some combo of: Lawson, green, justice, mcroberts, whiteside/amare
That leaves Josh Richardson, udonis and bosh if he manages to come back.
That sounds like an extremely dangerous roster come playoff time, I'd personally like to give ty a trial with us. Worst case scenario if he sucks and is a cancer we bench him for 2 months. I think this could be the key to the finals for us....
Re: Sign Ty Lawson? Yes or No?
Posted: Tue Mar 1, 2016 3:06 pm
by gom
Lawson clearly has better landing places than Miami. If he is looking for a new contract, he doesn't want to come off the bench.
Re: Sign Ty Lawson? Yes or No?
Posted: Tue Mar 1, 2016 3:13 pm
by walk with me
gom wrote:Lawson clearly has better landing places than Miami. If he is looking for a new contract, he doesn't want to come off the bench.
i hear that but what looks better from a GM perspective...
signing a guy who put up numbers on a non playoff team and his reputation and attitude are still in question
or
signing a guy who contributed to a successful playoff team and put the team ahead of himself and proved he's still capable of being a WINNER
Re: Sign Ty Lawson? Yes or No?
Posted: Tue Mar 1, 2016 3:17 pm
by gom
walk with me wrote:gom wrote:Lawson clearly has better landing places than Miami. If he is looking for a new contract, he doesn't want to come off the bench.
i hear that but what looks better from a GM perspective...
signing a guy who put up numbers on a non playoff team and his reputation and attitude are still in question
or
signing a guy who contributed to a successful playoff team and put the team ahead of himself and proved he's still capable of being a WINNER
To be clear I have no problem with Lawson's off court problems, which I think are greatly exaggerated. I seriously doubt we'll have any saints coming out of the NBA in the near future. My problem is entirely fit. To be effective Lawson needs to have the ball. He'll also be playing for a contract. 35-38 minutes per game on a team like the Knicks or Nets would be a big advertisement. He has little competition there. Here he would fight for minutes and create confusion. We need somebody like Beno Udrih or Sheldon Mack, an experienced PG who can hit an occasional 3, but mostly has a good midrange jumper and can drive to the hoop. Lawson doesn't even have a great shot.
Re: Sign Ty Lawson? Yes or No?
Posted: Tue Mar 1, 2016 3:31 pm
by walk with me
gom wrote:walk with me wrote:gom wrote:Lawson clearly has better landing places than Miami. If he is looking for a new contract, he doesn't want to come off the bench.
i hear that but what looks better from a GM perspective...
signing a guy who put up numbers on a non playoff team and his reputation and attitude are still in question
or
signing a guy who contributed to a successful playoff team and put the team ahead of himself and proved he's still capable of being a WINNER
To be clear I have no problem with Lawson's off court problems, which I think are greatly exaggerated. I seriously doubt we'll have any saints coming out of the NBA in the near future. My problem is entirely fit. To be effective Lawson needs to have the ball. He'll also be playing for a contract. 35-38 minutes per game on a team like the Knicks or Nets would be a big advertisement. He has little competition there. Here he would fight for minutes and create confusion. We need somebody like Beno Udrih or Sheldon Mack, an experienced PG who can hit an occasional 3, but mostly has a good midrange jumper and can drive to the hoop. Lawson doesn't even have a great shot.
beno udrih or sheldon mack?????
EGHKKKK
you'd want a 3rd string bench player over someone who was once a cusp all star who's still in his physical prime?
Sounds good, but real basketbtall players figure it out. Give me a bunch of ballers and a good support system (FO, Coaching, Cast) and well figure it out. Our big 3 team proved that... everyoen said that wouldn't fit either but we stayed discipline and guys figured it out. Ty Lawson would make us super dangerous. Guy was 18 and 10 at one point. Those days aren't behind him
Re: Sign Ty Lawson? Yes or No?
Posted: Tue Mar 1, 2016 3:35 pm
by QUIZ
LeBatard said that the Heat don't want him.
Re: Sign Ty Lawson? Yes or No?
Posted: Tue Mar 1, 2016 3:56 pm
by twix2500
We need a backup point guard. Unless the heat think TJ will be back and ready to play
Re: Sign Ty Lawson? Yes or No?
Posted: Tue Mar 1, 2016 4:28 pm
by walk with me
QUIZ wrote:LeBatard said that the Heat don't want him.
did he say why.... I bet we feel like we have our hands filled with projects between Green and Whiteside.
Re: Sign Ty Lawson? Yes or No?
Posted: Tue Mar 1, 2016 5:19 pm
by QUIZ
walk with me wrote:QUIZ wrote:LeBatard said that the Heat don't want him.
did he say why.... I bet we feel like we have our hands filled with projects between Green and Whiteside.
He just said that the Heat aren't interested in a player like him.
Re: Sign Ty Lawson? Yes or No?
Posted: Tue Mar 1, 2016 5:46 pm
by HIF
QUIZ wrote:walk with me wrote:QUIZ wrote:LeBatard said that the Heat don't want him.
did he say why.... I bet we feel like we have our hands filled with projects between Green and Whiteside.
He just said that the Heat aren't interested in a player like him.
Is Lebatard 100% in the know?
Re: Sign Ty Lawson? Yes or No?
Posted: Tue Mar 1, 2016 5:50 pm
by QUIZ
HIF wrote:QUIZ wrote:walk with me wrote:
did he say why.... I bet we feel like we have our hands filled with projects between Green and Whiteside.
He just said that the Heat aren't interested in a player like him.
Is Lebatard 100% in the know?
He has a really good source high up in the Heat FO. He's not always right but he's definitely more connected than any of our local guys.
Re: Sign Ty Lawson? Yes or No?
Posted: Tue Mar 1, 2016 5:52 pm
by HIF
QUIZ wrote:HIF wrote:QUIZ wrote:He just said that the Heat aren't interested in a player like him.
Is Lebatard 100% in the know?
He has a really good source high up in the Heat FO. He's not always right but he's definitely more connected than any of our local guys.
Okay.
Guess Beas is the man we're looking at then.
Re: Sign Ty Lawson? Yes or No?
Posted: Tue Mar 1, 2016 10:22 pm
by heatwillbeback
He is a walking, taking DUI. Don't want him.
Re: Sign Ty Lawson? Yes or No?
Posted: Tue Mar 1, 2016 10:33 pm
by Big Dee Chi-Born
Man... I just can't get the fact that we could have two ultra quick pg's that could keep the pace on high if we signed Ty. He gets to the basket like no other & he shoots the ball fairly well. The man was a 15 & 9 guy just last season! The Heat really need to rethink this...
Re: Sign Ty Lawson? Yes or No?
Posted: Tue Mar 1, 2016 10:47 pm
by heatwillbeback
Throwing out the personal stuff... Why do people think he will be a fit?
He apparently doesn't play well with Harden because Harden demands the ball. It took Wade and Dragic a year to get some continuity and even that still has its ups and downs.
I don't see Lawson helping.
Re: Sign Ty Lawson? Yes or No?
Posted: Tue Mar 1, 2016 10:54 pm
by BaDaBo
Re: Sign Ty Lawson? Yes or No?
Posted: Wed Mar 2, 2016 12:28 am
by HEAT111
He has DUI all over himself
Re: Sign Ty Lawson? Yes or No?
Posted: Wed Mar 2, 2016 1:31 am
by NBADraft2003
Hell no, Richardson>>>>>