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SmushedPennies wrote:Your opinion. This is his life. Not to mention he has agents to pay. Agents who are doing their best to pry as much cash out of teams as possible. This isn't just Greg sitting on his couch thinking "Hmm...Miami...New Orleans...San Antonio...Hmmm...."
Rock Hardy wrote:NBA82 wrote:The more I think about it, the more I'm coming around on Mo Williams. He's a quality ballhandler and an elite shooter. Our Cole-Allen lineups were horrific last year, so for all of his flaws, I don't see how Mo could be a downgrade. We started blowing the lid off of teams when we went with 3 shooters + LeBron and a big. Mo would make that a lot easier, since we'd always have a shooter at the PG position.
I also like the idea of Mo as insurance. Right now, we don't have a backup plan at guard. If any of our 4 guards go down, we're searching the waivers for a replacement. There's no contingency on the roster. Mo would be a LOT better than anything we could potentially salvage out of free agency midseason. Let Cole be a situational defender.
If you look at our team last year, I'd say we had two major flaws. Our Cole-Allen units and our lack of a 7 footer. Oden + Mo could resolve those issues.
You say the Cole-Ray back court was bad, but just think of the Mo-Ray one. Cole helps mask Ray on defense. Might as well trot Shard or with them and field one of the worst 1-3 defensive lineups in the league.
SmushedPennies wrote:Rock Hardy wrote:NBA82 wrote:The more I think about it, the more I'm coming around on Mo Williams. He's a quality ballhandler and an elite shooter. Our Cole-Allen lineups were horrific last year, so for all of his flaws, I don't see how Mo could be a downgrade. We started blowing the lid off of teams when we went with 3 shooters + LeBron and a big. Mo would make that a lot easier, since we'd always have a shooter at the PG position.
I also like the idea of Mo as insurance. Right now, we don't have a backup plan at guard. If any of our 4 guards go down, we're searching the waivers for a replacement. There's no contingency on the roster. Mo would be a LOT better than anything we could potentially salvage out of free agency midseason. Let Cole be a situational defender.
If you look at our team last year, I'd say we had two major flaws. Our Cole-Allen units and our lack of a 7 footer. Oden + Mo could resolve those issues.
You say the Cole-Ray back court was bad, but just think of the Mo-Ray one. Cole helps mask Ray on defense. Might as well trot Shard or with them and field one of the worst 1-3 defensive lineups in the league.
Some of you here are 1) Way overrating Cole's defense, or at least the overall affect of it. 2) Way underratimg Mo's offense, and how much better it is than Cole's and even Rio's.
Norris' defense can't just make up for Ray's. It doesn't work that way. He's not cleaning up the penetration Ray allows. So the idea that he's balancing out Ray's D is absurd. There's a reason they were one of the worst +/- duos in the league last year. Cole is still a pretty terrible offensive player, and it makes those second units look worse than they should. For this reason, as well as his familiarity with him, I believe LeBron is pushing for Mo behind the scenes; hence the mutual interest. Wade and James would both love having Mo instead of NoNo running the point in that 2nd unit. Cole can't make plays for himself or teammates, nor hit spot up shots consistently. Williams can do all 3 better than any PG we've had here in ages, and it would make our stars' jobs way easier. The insurance element is also very important.
Mo is tailor-made for a bench-spark role. He'd flourish in that role for us. We envisioned Ray being a super-sub on his own, but he just can't be trusted to create on the level required. He and Mo would make a great offensive back court for LeBron and Wade to play off of when the other sits.
Sejope wrote:Sources were saying Oden to NO. Now, they are backtracking and saying it's between Miami and NO.
http://www.reddit.com/r/nba/comments/1jkjvf/sources_are_saying_oden_is_new_orleans_bound/
Chalm Downs wrote:his nickname is boywonder ffs
LikeABosh wrote:I wouldn't call Cole one of the worst rotation players in the league. He hits the 3 and defends well. Pretty standard for rotation players
Altered_Beast wrote:LikeABosh wrote:I wouldn't call Cole one of the worst rotation players in the league. He hits the 3 and defends well. Pretty standard for rotation players
he hits the three at an average clip. his defense is ok he gets caught alot on pump fakes and players who like cutting off hand offs and pick and rolls. cole is a good defender but he plays on roller skates
i like cole but mo would be a significant upgrade as others have said
LikeABosh wrote:Al Harrington got waived...maybe we could...
Eh forget it
LikeABosh wrote:Al Harrington got waived...maybe we could...
Eh forget it
Hearing that Heat, Kings and Mavs (all Oden finalists) as well as Hawks, Knicks and Pacers have registered level of interest in Amundson
