Newz wrote:LUKE23 wrote:Newz wrote:Can anyone explain to me why we want Ty Lawson?
I keep seeing people wanting to trade for him. Why? Why does anyone think that's a good move?
I think the rationale would be he'd be acquired to take Knight's place. He will cost less than Knight most likely and I think the chances of him being better the next two seasons after this one are well over 50%. I don't think he'd be the long-term answer, we'd still need to find a young one, but Lawson is 27, not 32. He'd be a 2.5 year stopgap and he's a top half of league starter.
I could be wrong. I think the plan would be to retain Knight and run with a Lawson/Knight backcourt.
Maybe I'm wrong though. If I am that plan isn't that bad, I guess. But it seems like adding a 2.5 year stop gap to inflate your win total is the exact opposite of what the owners promised to do and what I'd want to see.
That would be an awful backcourt, tiny, no defense....plus you would need a big time rim protector, especially if you throw Parker's defense in there. I just can't see Kidd, a 6'5" PG going with 2 little guys in the backcourt.