Childs2Dudley wrote:

VDesai wrote:I'm not sure if we have the cap space to sign him, but the easiest fix is to sign Erick Dampier. Dampier is one of the best rebounders in the league.

Joke statement?

Have you ever watched him play? All he does is rebound. He sucks at everything else, but he's really strong and pounds the boards. Just look it his numbers- his rebound rate was identical to DLee's. The guy has led the league in offensive boards before.

http://www.draftexpress.com/profile/Tiny-Gallon-5248/

He was drafted in the 2nd round and then released by the Bucks... so not sure what his rights situation is... but he looks promising according to some advanced statistics folks.

See http://arturogalletti.wordpress.com/2010/10/11/prove-me-wrongrook-finale-projecting-the-2010-rookies/ for additional analysis.

nixluva wrote:The idea is to be far more efficient at scoring the ball. That will trim down the rebounding differential. This team was never going to be a top rebounding team anyway. Part of it is the makeup of the roster and the rest is the style of play. That's why we have to get better at executing the offense. The more efficient this team is on offense the less of an impact our poor rebounding will be. I don't see a single addition that will solve our rebounding problems, unless it's a guy that will start for us. I don't see that happening at this point. Donnie will probably go with the roster we have into the season.

In theory I see your point... but depending on shooting a higher percentage to reduce the need to rebound is not realistic IMO. The Phoenix Suns are a decent model for what we want our team to progress towards... and even after losing Amare, their rebounders are better than ours (Jason Richardson, Robin Lopez, Grant Hill, Hedo).

You can probably get a guy like Gadzuric from Milly pretty cheap (I am not sure of his contract status), but Gadz can run, and was a decent rebounder and shotblocker in limited minutes before Bogut got there.

Personally, I love Al Horford as a player. He is a C, can run, block shots...he may or may not be getting a contract extension and may not come as cheap as some secondary guys like Gadz but Wilson another player (Walker, Azu) and $3 mil may work.

Horford
Amare
Gallo
Insert 2G here(Douglas, Fields, Gallo?)
Felton

I think the key is that you have to get a guy that minimizes taking developmental minutes. Horford is young and reminds me of a young Oakley-without the uberhustle gene, or an Alonzo Mourning without the offense.

I think we jack lots of outside shouts- hence, minimizing our opportunities for offensive rebounds, and on defense, because D'Antoni is looking to get other teams to get into a shoot out, there are lots of long, outside shots, and because the floor is spaced, opportunities for the opponent to grab rebounds.

Why that doesn't work for his teams, I don't know- I realize the above makes no sense

But look at his team from 2006/07

http://www.basketball-reference.com/teams/PHO/2007.html

Outrebounded by about 200 for the season- or 2.34 per game.

Yes, an undersized unit, but he had Marion and Amare.

I guess size and strength win out over speed.

franco12 wrote:

joec32033 wrote:Other then Dampier, who is a plodding center but is a good rebounder and shotblocker who is older and will eat into Moz's minutes, l think getting a rebounder that will solve the rebounding mess has to come through a trade. Obviously the trade off is the guy is gonna eat into the developmental of Mozgov.

You can probably get a guy like Gadzuric from Milly pretty cheap (I am not sure of his contract status), but Gadz can run, and was a decent rebounder and shotblocker in limited minutes before Bogut got there.

Personally, I love Al Horford as a player. He is a C, can run, block shots...he may or may not be getting a contract extension and may not come as cheap as some secondary guys like Gadz but Wilson another player (Walker, Azu) and $3 mil may work.

Horford
Amare
Gallo
Insert 2G here(Douglas, Fields, Gallo?)
Felton

I think the key is that you have to get a guy that minimizes taking developmental minutes. Horford is young and reminds me of a young Oakley-without the uberhustle gene, or an Alonzo Mourning without the offense.

I think if they get anyone, unless they are very good, they're pushing Turiaf further back, not Moz as I think D'Antoni actually likes him.

This is what I am saying though. Who is gonna solve rebounding woes from a back up to the back up position? We already have Turiaf there. Unless you get a very good rebounding 2 guard or a 2 guard that can expand the floor so we don't have to depend on our front court for outside shooting-and even in that case you are only gonna free up Amare to board as Gallo is still not a "physical" player like that.

As of now, unless Moz boards , you have to be unconventional. Center is one position you generally need your guy to rebound. No rebounder there means you have to get it from somewhere else.

Option 2 is move Gallo to the 2. Keep Moz at center, Amare at PF, and get a solid rebounding SF..guys comparable to Josh Smith, Marion, that type of guy.

Can't expect Moz to Marc Gasol from the jump.