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In all fairness, I think upsetting the balance of a 21-19 team should be the least of our worries. I'm not saying I want Artest, just keeping things in perspective.
Trilogy, you're spot on. (I might even try for a scoring centre too though.) Check the thread in the OTC board though, eh? People are forgetting it exists.
Pfft, we're 22-19.
Yea, I just remember about that now. I don't venture to the OTC board too often.
I wouldn't be against Artest, but I doubt it happens. Also, it's pretty risky because he seems pretty intent on playing in NY.
The 3rd PG issue is a short term issue that we will probably address in the near future while the other 2 are more long term issues that I think we'll wait on.
In terms of the Big man problem, a guy I'd really like to get is Jeff Foster. Hopefully if Indiana keeps sliding after their promising start, they might want to shake things up. He'd be a great fit here. Only has 1 year left on his contract which is great too.
I would be a hoping for a deal like Hump + Kapono for Foster + S. Williams. Of course, S. Will ain't just a throw in to the deal, but that would be somewhere to start negotiations. Maybe adding our 1st, taking out Williams for another player on their Roster. Kapono would be a great fit for Obie's system.
Another team we should look at for the wing problem is Sacramento. It seems when the entire team is healthy, John Salmons really struggles to find his role on the team. The little hitch in trying to get him is that if Artest leaves, it alleviates alot of the logjam in the backcourt even if Salmons is probably a better 2 than 3. Garcia would also be someone to look at.
These are ideas of course, if we're looking to make a move now, which I highly doubt. I think Bryan is going to make a small manuever to grab a 3rd PG and then wait till the offseason to make his move to fix these problems.
