I would not be opposed to starting jason over Dalembert. Acy at the 4

With a legitimate center and PF, we can have a somewhat effective defense- did a decent job blocking shots, yesterday. Cole or Sam don't have much of a midrange game, especially Cole, but they are better defenders than Smith, who did show some toughness yesterday on D. I think Smith at the 4 and Sam/Aldrich at the 5 is where Fisher is heading for the season. Aldrich and Sam actually do a decent job moving the ball around, unfortunately the midrange game that the old Bulls centers showed (Phil always had them take a few jumpers early in the games, if I remember correctly- in order to keep teams honest) is almost completely absent from our 5s, unless Smith is there.

I was more upset about the rebounding yesterday- guys being overpowered and not boxing out. We looked small on the boards- having Anthony at PF will not help the length on the team. You would need a KD type or even a pre-injury Gallo at SF to pair with Anthony if you wanted Anthony at the 4- at least you would have some legitimate length on the floor.

Calderon will help out a lot on the offensive end when he is back. Larkin is just too timid at this point. If we get consistent play from JR, THJ, and Shumpert, we should be OK at SG. Hopefully Hardaway can get back to the way he was last year- he just has to realize that this is an offense that rewards off the ball movement- something that Shumpert has recognized, given the energy he is playing with on the offensive end.

You have to play with the talent you have- no way around that. The problems this year will be addressed in the future, no doubt- for now you have to compete with the guys you have and do the best you can.

gunsnewing wrote:I wish Melo was worth $124mil and played like it every night so we wouldn't be having this discussion. Discussion of where to hide and maximize his limited talents.

UNFUCKINBELIEVABLE

That is not the intention of this offense which may be causing his struggles.

Vmart wrote:

BRIGGS wrote:insert Timmy H as the starting 2 guard and move Shump to 3. Start Smith at C and rotate with Amare and either Dalembart Aldric or Bargs

Line up

C Smith
PF Melo
F Shump
G T Hardaway
G Larkin
6th man Amare
JR Smith
Early
Prigs

We need to score more. When we won 54 Melo was the 4 this keeps him closer to the basket at times and more into the game/

This isn't going to help. We won 54 games because of JKidd.

Based on an offense invented by MDA. Both are not there anymore, heck we even traded good spacers (ie: Novak) for turds like Barg.
MDA's offense with MElo at the 4 has been proven to be unguardable and would have made him an MVP.
But hey, let's implement the most complexe offense with low bball IQ players, an offense that has failed over and over again till MJ and Kobe made it work.
This will be a fun ride.

I do agree with you overall though that Melo needs to be moved to the 4. Obviously,that pigeonholes the type of talent we can pursue and creates some concerns on the other end of the floor but your damned if you do, damned if you don't. I still think our best move would be to trade for Gallo and Chandler, who are both capable of playing the forward spots, are pretty length and are excellent floor spacers. If the Nuggets are willing to give me Mozgov, I'd also be willing to take back McGee's contract as well. That team won't be winning a title anytime soon but would probably be the best we can do when it comes to surrounding Melo with talent that accommodates his needs. Between those guys and a high draft pick, I think we could seriously make things competitive in the East.

gunsnewing wrote:I'd love to say im happy we are tanking but we will won't be this bad when calderon returns

we will be just good enough to get another ****ty lotto pick

Yeah my biggest fear

Calderon will make we won't suck good enough

We need to make love to suck this season

F500ONE wrote:

gunsnewing wrote:I'd love to say im happy we are tanking but we will won't be this bad when calderon returns

we will be just good enough to get another ****ty lotto pick

Yeah my biggest fear

Calderon will make we won't suck good enough

We need to make love to suck this season

Calderon is no stranger to missing better than 20% of a season. There is no guarantee that he comes back this season anytime soon. More importantly, he's a role player. He'll add a few wins but let's not pretend that he's the caliber of player whose team's fortunes rise and fall with his health.