PG Lin, Kidd, Douglas
SG Smith, White, (Shumpert in January)

Seems like solid depth, but with Harrellson and Jeffries (if resigned) our best bigs off the bench, that should be our priority, right?

Carmelo can play SG for stretches, and Landry... oh... and Bill W... ah... yeah, we could probably use more depth. This might be a different story if we knew we'd be getting the rookie version of Douglas back.

technomaster wrote:If we can lock in Smith, then we're in decent enough shape. Of the FA SGs, I don't think any of them that I can think of have as much pure talent as Smith... and even overall, I don't think any are better players. I like Nick Young's size and upside, but he's like a B-level version of Allan Houston. Big hops, killer jump shot, but not quick. Houston also had a decent enough post-up game.

Carmelo can play SG for stretches, and Landry... oh... and Bill W... ah... yeah, we could probably use more depth. This might be a different story if we knew we'd be getting the rookie version of Douglas back.

FYI..young just signed with philly

Knixkik wrote:We have Smith, Kidd will play some SG, and White can be solid, then Shumpert when he comes back. If we add a player like Foye, how do we fit them all in the rotation when Shumpert returns? Why not just add an undrafted rookie or minimum contract guy and really focus in on adding a quality big man. I am all of upgrading the SG, but i don't think it is a huge priority. I like our backcourt situation right now.

PG Lin, Kidd, Douglas
SG Smith, White, (Shumpert in January)

Seems like solid depth, but with Harrellson and Jeffries (if resigned) our best bigs off the bench, that should be our priority, right?

Papabear Says

We need a pure shooting guard that can strech the floor like the way Allan Houston was before he got hurt. We need everyone in the starting lineup who can knock down shots. If not teams will double a tripple team Anthony and Lin and won't really worry about the other players.

Papabear wrote:

Knixkik wrote:We have Smith, Kidd will play some SG, and White can be solid, then Shumpert when he comes back. If we add a player like Foye, how do we fit them all in the rotation when Shumpert returns? Why not just add an undrafted rookie or minimum contract guy and really focus in on adding a quality big man. I am all of upgrading the SG, but i don't think it is a huge priority. I like our backcourt situation right now.

PG Lin, Kidd, Douglas
SG Smith, White, (Shumpert in January)

Seems like solid depth, but with Harrellson and Jeffries (if resigned) our best bigs off the bench, that should be our priority, right?

Papabear Says

We need a pure shooting guard that can strech the floor like the way Allan Houston was before he got hurt. We need everyone in the starting lineup who can knock down shots. If not teams will double a tripple team Anthony and Lin and won't really worry about the other players.

I agree we need shooting in the rotation. That being said, i think JR Smith has that capability more-so than most FAs on the market. He should start because of his ability to stretch the floor. Would see a huge difference starting him instead of Fields from last year.

Terry and JJ Barea, were both good ball handlers, that were used to break Miami's defense when they won the championship.
Miami's defense has improve much since then, but we need another guard outside of Lin, that can penetrate, hit the shot, and earn a step for the rest of our team.
I see White, playing Corey Brewer's role, but I think Terry's ability to handle the ball, and create for others is much better than JR Smiths.
I think DJO would have been able to play JJ Barea's role, it was a big mistake not to draft him.

Not sure if TD would be able to learn off Kidd, to be a better combo guard, and mentor his inability to facilitate.
But if he is traded, I think it would be great to add a player like Scott Machado to be Kidd's project with Lin.
Another cheap option would be Terrence Williams, as a G/F that can help facilitate, and learn off Kidd.