Sun Scorched wrote:bigfoot wrote:Needed to get a rebounder ... check
Needed a great defender ... check
Needed a veteran presence ... check
Needed to dump Marcus ... check
Needed to draft a shooter ... check
So far off-season is going well. Still have time to work some deals.
Bledsoe / Ish
Knight / Booker
Tucker / Warren
Kief / Leuer
Chandler / Len
I couldn't agree more. I think we've had an underrated off-season. We quietly got the best shooter in the draft who we will have on a rookie scale for the next four years. We also inked, early, Tyson Chandler whom I've always wanted to be a Sun. Albeit, it truly is a few years late, I think Chandler is more valuable than just his stat line, PER or defense - his veteran leadership will be HUGE.
Honestly, I think David West makes way too much sense at this point. He's very close with both TJ Warren, has played with Tyson Chandler and is yet one more veteran locker room presence - things valuable for a playoff push.
PG - Bledsoe / [???]
SG - Knight / Booker / Goodwin
SF - Tucker / Warren
PF - [West] / Morris / Leuer
C - Chandler / Len
I think is an underrated team. And are we locked into Ish? I'd really like to see us grab another young guard and give them a chance. Ish just doesn't do it for me.
I'll pass on West. He wants to play on a contender anyway. I'll also pass on Tucker starting. I never want to see that again. He's an energy guy that doesn't quite know his limitations as a player. Time for Tony Buckets to start. I just worry about his fit with Markieff. Both are midrange guys. TJ's 3-point shot is actually decent looking. If he starts hitting it reliably then he could average 15 a game.
Thank you both for being optimistic. These burn it all down types frustrate me. What for? A chance to get players as good as Bledsoe, Knight, and Markieff? Odds are we get worse players. Just look at Philly, Sacramento, Orlando etc. You don't always strike gold. Sitting through multiple bad seasons for a chance to even mine is risky at best.