TASTIC wrote:bwgood77 wrote:TASTIC wrote:I think a ball-handling SF who can hit the three like Batum is what's needed. Problem is he's likely going to cost the max!
I can see this as being a really solid and balanced starting 5...minus the gaping hole at PF.
Len
?
Batum
Booker
Bledsoe
---
Knight - scoring 6th man/spot starter
Horford would be PERFECT as a stretch 4 and then whatever pick we nab can be eased in.
If they can move Chandler, Kieff and Tucker then we would have room to throw two big deals out at Horford and Batum.
So not a big fan of Warren? I don't see why Horford would leave his situation for ours under any cirumstance. I like Batum pretty well, but I don't want to keep holding up Warren.
Argh duh - I completely forgot him! I do like his game for sure.
I'm not sure if Warren's not better suited to a bench scorer's role, but there's only one way to find out and that's for Hornacek/whoever to play him 32mpg the rest of the season. Then we'll know what we need in the draft and through FA.
I actually think it's a combo forward that we need. Simmons would be perfect. Basically both Simmons and Warren are somewhere between a 3 and a 4, so they can alternate to keep the defense guessing. Also, Simmons' passing should complete Warren's ability to position himself for easy baskets.
C: Len
F: Simmons (#1 pick)
F: Warren
G: Booker
G: Knight
Knight would work well with line-up because he wouldn't have to create. He'd basically have the role that Jason Terry had in Houston. We'll have to see whoever has the most trade value between Knight and Bledsoe IMO, next season.
Trade idea Bledsoe to Orlando, Oladipo to Utah, Gordon + Lyles to Phoenix .
Second Unit:
C: Chandler
F: Lyles
F: Gordon
G: Tucker
G: Melo Trimple (CLE pick)