Warriors Analyst wrote:AdonalFoyle4Prez wrote:Warriors Analyst wrote:
It would be insane to go into the season with only Wiseman/Looney/Green at the C. Green will miss games to preserve his body, Looney is no guarantee to play a full season, so you're banking on a 19 year old Wiseman to eat up the bulk of those C minutes. I also don't really like the idea of trading Chriss. Would rather trade Smiley if you're going to go the route of consolidating the seconds for an early second round pick. Also not really wild about MCW. Seen a lot of him in his Milwaukee days and I know that he has a better sense of his role than he used to, but he's a pretty terrible shooter and in this offseason plan, the best shooter acquired is Mo Harkless. Don't think this team gets out of the 2nd round and would probably have to go 6 games to get out of the first round.
This offseason, don't really think we're at the disposal to pick up free agents left and right with ease, or make a trade that benefits both sides. Tried to propose to others in other boards (Some trade scenarios that are extremely straight-forward, crazy/stupid, and even complex) and no agreement can be made. To make any big roster change, we have to trade Wiggins and the #2, and no one is biting on that.
I think it's time for us to settle with the reality of our decisions in handing out these contracts to put us at a disadvantage, salary-cap wise. Gotta roll with the punches and hope for the best.. Or, hope for a GM asinine enough to trade for Wiggins and #2. The league's teams are modeling/structuring their team like ours.. it's definitely a compliment.
I agree with you in that FA pickings will be slim, particularly at the wing. Wiggins trades are pretty difficult to make work because his value league wide is so low. I don't think we need big, big roster changes, but I also don't think it's responsible to have a center rotation that consists of a rookie, a 6'5 former DPOY crossing into his 30's, and a 6'9 guy with the body of someone in his late 30's. It just feels like the roster proposed here is only marginally better than our current one. Harkless is solid and I'd be fine with having him. But I don't think all that highly of MCW and there's a good chance that Chriss is a better player than Wiseman is next year, so this feels like waiving the white flag.
Myles Turner is a name that's been brought up a lot around here. I think he's probably the most gettable of all the names that have been thrown around and I think he makes the team a lot better. I don't think Indiana would do a Wiggins trade for him, but the #2 signed to their respective contract, Looney, and Poole works financially. I'd be a bit bummed to lose Looney if he ever comes back to form and I'm curious about Poole's future, so I'd be a bit bummed, but that trade probably gives us one of the better starting 5's in basketball.
If not Turner, I still think this team needs a vet C and that doesn't change if we get Wiseman.
I'm fine with having Wiggins on the team, as I'm hoping Kerr can unlock his defensive potential. But, you know, anything can happen towards the trade deadline. Better start building up Wiggins' trade value and sell him high.
Backup PGs are hard to come by these days. If we get MCW, it'd be on a partial/non-guaranteed deal. low-risk, high reward if he can make of anything of his opportunity. If not, cut him. He should strictly be first-pass and defensive PG rather than scoring. I know he ain't no Livingston, but at least play within that role and be rewarded when opportunity to presents itself via mismatch, cutting to the rim, left wide open. And, if anything, I'm hoping Poole will make strides as a combo PG/SG; Showed flashes of his innate ability to find guys.
Both Looney and Smiley will be hard to trade because the other is too injury-prone and the other is too inexperienced/raw AF (Not sure why Myers was thinking.).
Don't think we'll get Turner, even with the #2. Indiana Fans want both him and Sabonais to stay and be on the floor at the same time.
