Are we too young?

[pillwenney]

I think Chauncey is our guy. He may be available soon, and would be absolutely exactly what we need. Trading solid (not elite) young players for that kind of veteran leadership is a no-brainer IMO.

True indeed. The problem with Billups though is he might actually be too far on the back end of his career, he'll be 35 coming up and while Battier is no spring chicken, that two year difference is probably the time it will take to get this team up to the level where having those types of vets will pay off. Also, if you re-sign him, how much is it going to cost you? If we traded a youth package for him that also means we just busted our cap space right now for him when in reality it probably won't make all that much of a long term difference. His contract is not fully guaranteed next year, and if the Nuggets finally do what they need to do and trade Melo, it might make more sense to just wait until FA begins and pick him up then because there's no way the Nuggets pay Billups 14 million next year. No team should.

One player from the Nuggets that intrigues me if they blow it up is Nene. He might be a good fit next to Cousins. Both are somewhat similar, high IQ, strong big men. Nene is an excellent defender as well. Not really a shotblocker but having two really high IQ bigs would make our offense run a lot smoother and while he's not going to be Daly on defense, he rotates well and plays terrific post defense.

It's not so that we can build a contender with Chauncey, really. It's so that he can come in for a couple of years and show Tyreke how to be a leader. Nobody is more qualified to do that than Chauncey. I probably wouldn't look to re-sign him after his contract expires next year.

We have the right talent. We just need a veteran player that has been through it all, that is a leader (nothing really to suggest that Prince and Battier are that), that the players will listen to. Chauncey is all of that in spades, and the fact that he's a great fit in terms of his skillset is just a nice bonus. It's much more about the intangibles he would bring than anything else.

[Reasonable Fan]

The team is too young, but also not talented enough. The team won 25 games last year... expectations have to be realistic.

[RIPskaterdude]

We won 17 games two years ago, and 25 last year. I don't see how winning 30-35 is not realistic. But at the rate we're going, I'm not sure if we'll win more games than last year.

[Reasonable Fan]

The West has improved, and the Kings have had a few niggling injuries. There's also a significant difference between a 17-25 win team, and a 30-35 win team... not all 17 win teams are made equal, even the 2003 Nuggets won 17 games with a skeleton crew of nobodies... it's hard not to win that much, it's difficult to take the next step, whether it's going from being a cellar dweller to a 35 win team, to moving from a 35 win team to a playoff team, and a playoff team to a contender, and the gradations within those tiers.