Mr. Can't-let-it-go
Posted: Sun Mar 1, 2009 10:24 pm
The free agency period of the year we traded KG before the draft. I was being as most Wolves fans and had not yet lost my hope in the team. I don't know if I brought this up back then but I told my friends about it. I just was thinking, well we're not gonna make a splash in the free agency unless we find players who are undervalued. I thought who would be great players to sign.
Then I came to this realization. Jerry Stackhouse and Grant Hill were both free agents and we're considered "over the hill". Yet, their talent level was so high back in their primes, I find that many players can get rejuvenated in new situations. So what if the Wolves had signed BOTH Hill and Stackhouse along with Foye and Blount. That could have been a formidable team no? Assume that they'd both be healthy in the future. Sign both of them for the MLE or a little less, but show them that we're serious in this chase of a championship. In your wildest dreams could you see that team winning? And would you rather have tried that than to trade KG for Al Jefferson?
Foye/Jaric
Stackhouse/Hassell/Jaric
Hill/Brewer/Jaric
KG/Smith
Blount/Smith
That second unit has a big time scorer in Smith and some rediculous defense in Hassell-Jaric and Brew combo. Or we could have drafted Noah or Hawes as a back-up center? Or traded the number 7 pick for more vets?
If you want to add on to this team go ahead and throw out your ideas but keep the three-headed Stack-Hill-KG.
Then I came to this realization. Jerry Stackhouse and Grant Hill were both free agents and we're considered "over the hill". Yet, their talent level was so high back in their primes, I find that many players can get rejuvenated in new situations. So what if the Wolves had signed BOTH Hill and Stackhouse along with Foye and Blount. That could have been a formidable team no? Assume that they'd both be healthy in the future. Sign both of them for the MLE or a little less, but show them that we're serious in this chase of a championship. In your wildest dreams could you see that team winning? And would you rather have tried that than to trade KG for Al Jefferson?
Foye/Jaric
Stackhouse/Hassell/Jaric
Hill/Brewer/Jaric
KG/Smith
Blount/Smith
That second unit has a big time scorer in Smith and some rediculous defense in Hassell-Jaric and Brew combo. Or we could have drafted Noah or Hawes as a back-up center? Or traded the number 7 pick for more vets?
If you want to add on to this team go ahead and throw out your ideas but keep the three-headed Stack-Hill-KG.