jdm3 wrote:tonman wrote:because at the end of the day you still have to outscore your opponents to win the game.
Only one of those two guys helps up do that right now and it is Biz. He may not score but he prevents a lot of points from other players too. Zeller right now doesn't score well enough to overcome what he gives up. I would rather you score 6 and give up 2 vs score 12 and give up 16.
your logic is sound except that you assume that the offense is good enough against the opposing team's defense to score enough points or your defense with biz is good enough to prevent the other team's offense to outscore yours.
the reason charlotte played well last season is because they took defense and said you're going to have to beat our defense. but charlotte's not the bad boys of Detroit. those guys could score, they just valued defense more. we're not at that level. bring in players who are have the offensive skills and who will work within a team defensive scheme and you will see that you are not losing much on the defense and gaining offensive execution and flexibility.
there's no reason biz should be let go but to make him a starter on an offensively challenged team is not going to make charlotte better.
flexibility is key that's why I like the vonley and hairston draft. vonley can play the 4/5 and can play low or high post. hairston is a big guard that can shoot, 2 way player who can play the 2/3 position.
we need to lock into the top 8 player rotation. anyone after that can be a specialized role player or future development project.
1. PG - walker fills the role but is undersized. prefer a bigger backup that can get to the rim, run the 2nd unit.
2. SG - brought in hairston as a big SG with range. gives roster flexibility in moving hendo/mkg/neal/taylor.
3. SF - see above.
4. PF - if mcbob stays you have your vet playmaking big who can stretch the floor and with zeller/vonleh covers the position. if mcbob goes, you have youth.
5. C - Jefferson maintains the position. no issues with biz as backup but now you need scoring from your 4 to offset lack of post scoring when biz is in.
that's why I kinda like the parsons/lin combo. they bring in offense but not as good defense but now you can start justifying having a biz in the lineup or an mkg if he's not dealt.
PG - kemba 6'1, lin 6'3
SG - <vet>, hairston 6'6
SF - parsons 6'9, <backup>
PF - zeller 7'10, vonley 6'10
C - Jefferson 6'10, biz 6'9
vet = hendo or neal
backup = mkg or taylor
depending on how parsons/lin would be acquired.
but you see with lin and hairston as the backcourt "2nd team", you've got offense off the bench. just work the rotation and you've got offense as well as defense especially if mkg is kept. if you think playing biz at the 4 alongside Jefferson helps, sobeit. but the key is flexibility and zeller/vonleh provides that so you can do that. you could even slide parsons to the 4 for times so you can have a 3 guard lineup.
