JTrain wrote:I think (hope) we are trading the twins. The only question is, what to do with Bledsoe and/or Knight. Do the coaches think Knight or Archie can develop into a true point guard? I'm on the fence with Bledsoe. He is so inconsistent but at times it really does seem like he wants to win.
I say we go all in with Bledsoe or Knight and use the other in a trade to get a good PF. Go forward with one PG, Len, TJ, Wright, Archie and the new PF as the core. PJ is a good bench guy and maybe Gerald as a cheerleader/occasional offensive spark if he's very cheap.
Bring in some hard nosed assistants that can push these guys to the limit. Why is it every NBA team seems to have these big scary assistants and we have the shortest guy employed with the NBA (including floor wipers)? We need a bad cop to Horny's good cop. We also need more coherence in an offensive system, or somebody that can make the players run the system that's in place.
OK, 1st, I've got to say this, but Portland, with that win, is guaranteed a playoff spot. Anyone happen to notice how many games they've won? Yep--48, just like us last year. So 7-8 games away from the season's end, and 48 wins has already clinched; last year, 48 wins got us diddlysquat and left us a game out. Ugh.
OK, so back to you JTrain. I've been very supportive of the Morri, but at this point, I almost agree. It's not that they are bad players; to me it seems the chemistry on the team is just off, and let's face it, the Morri are the most influential players on the team, IMO. I think the Morri to Philly would be a good fit.
And then with Knight/Bledsoe? I don't know. I DO know that I don't want to lose Knight for zero return, so I think they will match just about any offer given. The problem is, is that he's looked like a shell of his former self on the Bucks; simply put, he's been a bad player overall. So how much do you spend on a guy like that?
And Bledsoe? Yeah, next year and the following years after that will make Bledsoe's contract look like a pittance, but I that doesn't mean he's playing to the level of a $14Mish player--he's just too inconsistent, so who's going to take on another 4 years of that?
But I do think the team needs a shake-up, so the best option probably is to trade the Morri, keep Knight and Bled; I'd play Bledsoe at the 2 to limit both turnovers, and because he can guard about any 2 that an opposing team would throw out there. He's not perfect, in fact far from it, but D is his most attractive part of his game. Plus, I think he's a good enough of a shooter to play the 2.
Today, this is what I'd like to see our depth to look like on day one of next season--basically letting Green, Price, and Thornton, walk, and trade the Morri for a PF or C
Knight/Goodwin
Bledsoe/Tucker/Bogdanovic(??)
Warren/Granger/Bullock
Wright/FA, Trade, or Rook/Alec Brown
Len/FA, Trade or Rook/Barron
I'd try to wrangle Bogdanovic away from the Euro league, so he can establish some sense of chemistry with the team. And bring in Alec Brown--I mean, if they are going to give meaningful minutes to Price every night, then Brown should easily win some game time But assuming we can bring them both in, that leaves us 3 slots; otherwise, it's 5 slots to fill. We'll bring in 2 draft picks, then, trade the Morri for a solid starting PF or C. Then worst case scenario, we have our minimum 13.
Thoughts?
? Have you lot come back to reality yet? 
