C-Curry
F-Frye
F-Balkman
G Crawford
G Marbury
C-Sean Williams
F David Lee
F Jefferies
G Qrich/Morris Almond
PG Steve Francis Mardy Collins
Injury Depth players
Nate Malik Jerome James

Pick 22 Morris Almond
Pick 27 buy from Phoenix Sean Williams C

Say Good Bye K cato

Cost to payroll--minimal
Players 15
Additions to Back up SG and C positions

Say Good bye to Kelvin Cato

Nice thought, but there's one doubt that I can't get around. I know nbadraft.net and maybe some other draft sites has Almond lasting that long, but I can't believe so many nba gm's will be that stupid. He's too good to go that late.

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Posted by nyballer:

lasme is pretty undersized, I wouldn't use a first rounder on him because i don't think he'll be that good in the NBA. williams has talent but is a total headcase, he might make this team implode - they are barely a cohesive unit as it is. derrick byars has been pretty impressive in the tournament, he's got nice range and could turn into a solid 3 to spread the floor, keep in mind he had a big game against one of the best team defenses in the country in washington state.

I agree about not drafting Lasme with the Bulls pick but if we can somehow obtain another pick late in the 1st round, I would definitely use it on Lasme. The guy has alot of the same attributes as Balkman but he plays a little bit bigger than Balkman does.

'pretty undersized?' Lasme is 6'8 and athletic as hell. Josh Smith, Elton Brand, Ben Wallace are all 6'8 and all average over 2 blocks a game. Just like the guys I mentioned, Lasme plays bigger than his listed his height and his height number has absolutely nothing to do with shotblocking as long as you are athletic enough to block the shots and Lasme has proved that. Sure Lasme plays in the A10 but he averaged 5 blocks a game(over the season) and heres what he did against the bigger schools on the schedule(including A10 teams that made the NCAA tourney.)
Pitt - 2 blocks
BC - 3 blocks
Louisville - 3 blocks
Kentucky - 5 blocks
GW - 11 blocks
Xavier - 2 blocks
Alabama - 9 blocks
West Virginia - 3 blocks

Thats 38 blocks in 8 games.

This guy just knows how to block shots and if we were able to draft him and throw him out there with Lee and Balkman and you got mayhem on the court for the other team.

Posted by nyk4ever:

Posted by nyballer:

lasme is pretty undersized, I wouldn't use a first rounder on him because i don't think he'll be that good in the NBA. williams has talent but is a total headcase, he might make this team implode - they are barely a cohesive unit as it is. derrick byars has been pretty impressive in the tournament, he's got nice range and could turn into a solid 3 to spread the floor, keep in mind he had a big game against one of the best team defenses in the country in washington state.

I agree about not drafting Lasme with the Bulls pick but if we can somehow obtain another pick late in the 1st round, I would definitely use it on Lasme. The guy has alot of the same attributes as Balkman but he plays a little bit bigger than Balkman does.

'pretty undersized?' Lasme is 6'8 and athletic as hell. Josh Smith, Elton Brand, Ben Wallace are all 6'8 and all average over 2 blocks a game. Just like the guys I mentioned, Lasme plays bigger than his listed his height and his height number has absolutely nothing to do with shotblocking as long as you are athletic enough to block the shots and Lasme has proved that. Sure Lasme plays in the A10 but he averaged 5 blocks a game(over the season) and heres what he did against the bigger schools on the schedule(including A10 teams that made the NCAA tourney.)
Pitt - 2 blocks
BC - 3 blocks
Louisville - 3 blocks
Kentucky - 5 blocks
GW - 11 blocks
Xavier - 2 blocks
Alabama - 9 blocks
West Virginia - 3 blocks

Thats 38 blocks in 8 games.

This guy just knows how to block shots and if we were able to draft him and throw him out there with Lee and Balkman and you got mayhem on the court for the other team.

i still think he's a tweener. he's 220 lbs...elton brand is 255, wallace is 6-9 240. also keep in mind lasme is 25. if he can turn into a josh smith type player that'd be great, but i dont know if hes quick enough to be a SF. he's definitely athletic and quick, but hes quick for a PF. considering hes not a scorer, if he's not quicker than most SF's in the NBA then a) he wont be as good a defender in the league and b) he will be another black hole on offense. I'd rather draft a backup center/legit PF that can block shots with a late pick, and try to get a guy that can shoot the ball to play the 3. if he can turn into josh smith, then he'd be great for the team, but smith is more of a pure SF, while i think lasme will translate to a david lee type-tweener, without the rebounding instincts.

C-Curry
F-Frye
F-Balkman
G Crawford
G Marbury
C-Sean Williams
F David Lee
F Jefferies
G Qrich/Morris Almond
PG Steve Francis Mardy Collins
Injury Depth players
Nate Malik Jerome James

I hope that doesn't mean you're playing Frye ahead of Lee!

I just think Lee is a lot better than Frye in all major areas of the game, including scoring.

WHat Happened to Herbert Hill BRiggs????

all we need are a couple pieces - a shotblocker & a perimeter defending G who can hit an open jumper.

Sean Williams & whoever else can fill the second hole, & the future all of a sudden looks a lot brighter.

Posted by Anji:

WHat Happened to Herbert Hill BRiggs????

We have to put stock into Channing Frye--we already invested alot in him. We need a back up C more than a PF--one who is athletic and can block shots. I think Williams is the best candidate at 6-10 1/2 for the pro game. Herbet Hill is going to be a steal player--like a david west---but I think some teams will realize this and he will go in the 18-23 range like west did. I dont think we can afford to pass up on a solid 2 guard prospect--and I do believe with the payroll oming down that IT will have 2mm at his disposel to buy one of the picks from Pheonix. I think he must know that JJ is not a viable back up and that we are short if one guy goes down.

Posted by nyk4ever:

Bah, I guess I'm all alone on Lasme

Good points nyballer, he's certainly no sure-thing, but damn, I'd love to bring him in here and see how it works out.

I like Lasme too. Lasme will sneak into round 1 imho. I just don't think at his size that he represents something we need--we could use a taller player--but ya never know--he certainly wouldnt be a disaster pick.