"uga_dawgs24"]Is it realistic? No.
The chance those guys take such a serious paycut to come to Atlanta is not realistic. Thornton and Howard should command more than we could possibly give them by splitting up the MLE, same with hayes, Powe,, Landry, and McRoberts. Kwame would be cheap, but that is because no one else would want him. Wilkins likely would be brought on as a minimum contract pretty easily.
I don't see Hill or prince comming to Atlanta when they have a likely shot at a title in better cities.
How many teams would have a better shot at the title than Atlanta? Lakers, Miami, Dallas, maybe Boston. that is about it. we are in the next wave. to add Miami and Boston doesn't need prince or Hill. so that leaves Dallas and the Lakers ( if the Lakers get rid of Metta World Peace) then they would be in the running for for their services. but I feel that if we get someone like Gasol we would be better than Boston and Chicago and would be battling Miami for the number one spot in the east. if we got Gasol and the rest of the free agents I am talking about.
One of either Grant Hill, Tayshaun, Al Thornton, Josh Howard, or Damien Wilkins and one of Chuck Hayes, Josh McRoberts, Leon Powe, Carl Landry, or Kwame Brown.
There is huge disagreement between us about Horford/Gasol. Some feel Gasol is better now and we should pull the trigger now and try and push for a title with Gasol for the next 2-3 years, other feel he isn't a true center and doesn't solve the 2 PF issue, plus Horford is cheaper, younger, and has potential. I am more in the latter camp. If the lakers want to give us Bynum for Horford or Bynum for Smith, I am all for it.
ok I will accept that we are in disagreement with Horford/Gasol debate, but as far as Gasol not being a true center. he is more of a center than Horford and he was the starting center for the Lakers when they won their two back to back rings. moreover that is why I am having us get Kwame. we could have packages when Kwame starts center and Gasol starts at PF. all Kwame would be needed for is defense. Kwame is a big athletic body and he is miles better than Zaza on the defensive end. Hell on the offensive end too.
so I think it is very realistic that we should be able to get one of Hill, Prince, or even T- mac to play 25 to 30 minutes for us at SF and still be able to get one of Josh McRoberts, Leon Powe, or Carl Landry (maybe not Hayes). then we could still get undrafted free agents to fill out the roster. David Lighty (but I believe he has already sign with a team overseas), Scotty Hopson, Greg Smith, Demetri McCamey, and Malcom Thomas just to name a few.
P.S. but I would not trade Horford or Smoove for Bynum. he is just to big of a risk health wise.
now with these moves our front court would look like PF/C Gasol, PF/C Rolle, PF/C Benson, C Kwame, C Zaza, C Greg Smith, PF Powe, F Smoove and our back court would be PG Teague, G Kirk, G JJ, G/SF Tmac or Hill or Prince, SG Scotty Hopson, G Pape Sy. that is 14 players we could let Pape Sy, Greg Smith, and Scotty Hopson or David Lighty fight it out for the last spot and keep it at 13.
that is a deep and complete team. I feel so anyway.