Posted by King1:
I would only trade a lottery pick to get rid of Zach. Then you can rebuild much quicker
King 1 I hear you but I don't think we are in position to give away such a large asset to get rid of Zach right now. That wouldnt be accepted by fans after a season where we won 20 games. The best bet is use him as a sixth or 7th man like he was originally in Portland--he was very effective in that role and when his last year is coming up--he will likley be a player who can get a 3-4 year MLE still---so you can chop 3-5mm from his last years salry to help the cap position. There is no sign that says Z randolph starts and gets 40 minutes. How about Zach randolph is a 7th man used for bench scoring and will be utilyzed for 18-22 minutes off the bench where the coach stipulates that he must keep his game within 10 feet or be subject to fine/suspension for insubordination if he choose not to. He's good in the low block and I think we can get bets usage out of him off the bench like Portland did when they were good. Just need discipline and strategy with him right now because hes not tradeable.
We need to get as much as we can out of this draft pick. I guess we can start by saying Derrick Rose as of now until the lottery comes and dictates otherwise. There are other factors that have to be dealt with--namely Lee Nate and Crawford and how they will effect the long term cap. While these are imporatnt players--I think at this point the cap space is most important--if Lee is looking for something more than 42-45mm I would say good bye. If Nate is looking for more than 3-3.5mm--goodbye If Crawford expects an opt out raise--trade block. If I can get rid of Curry for a draft pick and lesser contract good bye. There is a lot more than just Zach--decisions on extension and roster purging make this a huge scenario. That is why i question what i heard from Walsh last night--sounds like he wants a band aid and go with what we have. then if he signs Lee Nate and gives into Craford for extension--cap space in 2013
