EnySpree wrote:

TPercy wrote:

martin wrote:

TPercy wrote:I hope lance Thomas is traded so that we can get another guard.

so nice you posted something about Lance twice? He aint going anywhere any time soon.

That is Phil loss because this roster is full. We are a little short on point guards, and given caledrons process to injury it would be safe add another point guard. It is really funny how this wouldn't be an issue if we didn't rush to sign him in the first place.

The roster has 3 lead guards as Phil would say.

Thanasis is a swingman... part small fwd/shooting guard.

Bye

Have you seen him handle and shoot the ball? jeez.
Even if he is a shooting guard, when caledron or grant goes down you will be fine with a scrub like vuajnic playing big minutes. Okay. I can see that we have all settled to lick Phil's balls no matter what. Let's see what happens during the season.

I think Early is the one that we should try to trade, I can see Thanasis at least DEFENDING the SG and more positions than Early and fit in as a SG better, while both are closer to SF's
And I really just can not stand both Lance Thomas and Lou Amundson, I really CAN NOT, I think the 3m spend on them could have been better spend in a billion different ways
Sometime around the trade deadline after further evaluation and while Lance Thomas and Lou Amundson fully teach their 1/2 season of Triangle Experience and pass on their HIGH WORK ETHIC/HIGH CHARACTER
Please break up the BIG 3

Some players I would like to trade for are ALL IN THEIR FINAL YEARS OF THEIR CONTRACTS
Some are also in their botton depths charts of their respective rosters
If the teams have no plans in resigning those players selected, maybe they trade them like we did with our roster with JR Smith/Iman Shumpert, Pablo, Amare (buyout but same theory)
To allow them to play for a team that they could potentially sign a future contract with

Last season I was HUGE on Tony Wroten and hoped we would have traded for him, this year I think Russ Smith could break out along with Spencer Dinwiddie (if Jennings isn't able to play early)
Russ Smith's could be a combo guard that is similar to Manu, simply fit through cracks on PnR's

Though if the team is in a contending play off spot they would unlikely do so unless they get something back in return

players such as

James Johnson
Evan Turner
Troy Daniels
Russ Smith
Tony Wroten
Randy Foye

Toronto
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James Johnson (someone has to defend Lebron and the other premiere scorers in the league that are SF/PF's and BIG SG's)

After NOT playing much with many DNP's late in the season and garbage minutes at best in the play offs
He has improved his ball handling, baseline 3pter, and is already a very good 1v1 defender and help defender
Though it seems like Toronto wants to be able to play DEFENSE this year with the changes they have made, always been a fan of his

1 Kyle Lowry
2 Cory Joseph
3 Delon Wright

SG 1 DeMar DeRozan
2 Norman Powell

SF 1 DeMarre Carroll
2 Terrence Ross
3 James Johnson
4 Bruno Caboclo
5 Ronald Roberts Jr.

PF 1 Patrick Patterson
2 Luis Scola

C 1 Jonas Valanciunas
2 Bismack Biyombo
3 Lucas Nogueira

Celtics
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Evan Turner, Celtics were already loaded with many PG, SG's, and COMBO GUARDS to begin with, while lacking some SF's, maybe Lance Thomas and Early

1 Marcus Smart
2 Isaiah Thomas
3 Terry Rozier

SG 1 Avery Bradley
2 R.J. Hunter
3 Corey Walden

SF 1 Jae Crowder
2 Evan Turner
3 James Young
4 Perry Jones

PF 1 David Lee
2 Jared Sullinger
3 Jonas Jerebko
4 Jordan Mickey

C 1 Amir Johnson
2 Tyler Zeller
3 Kelly Olynyk

Bobcats
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Troy Daniels - a quick and small guard that is a SNIPER but can fit through cracks with his speed/quickness, reminds me of a young quick Mo Williams
They have a 15man roster

Aaron Harrison, Troy Daniels, and Elliot Williams fighting for 2 spots

1 Kemba Walker
2 Jeremy Lin
3 Brian Roberts
4 Aaron Harrison
SG 1 Nicolas Batum
2 Jeremy Lamb
3 Troy Daniels
4 Elliot Williams
SF 1 Michael Kidd-Gilchrist
2 P.J. Hairston

After adding Lin and signing

Memphis
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Russ Smith

1 Mike Conley
2 Beno Udrih
3 Andrew Harrison
4 Russ Smith

SG 1 Courtney Lee
2 Vince Carter
3 Jordan Adams

SF 1 Tony Allen
2 Jeff Green
3 Matt Barnes

PF 1 Zach Randolph
2 Jarnell Stokes
3 JaMychal Green
4 Jarell Martin

C 1 Marc Gasol
2 Brandan Wright

Philly
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Tony Wroten who is recovering from his knee injury
Ish Smith and Isiah Cannon played well for them LATE last year while Wroten played very well prior to MCW recovering from his injury

Philly is just a mess and if they sign Norris Cole it would be interesting after trading away MCW, drafting OK4 with Mudiay available

1 Tony Wroten
2 Isaiah Canaan
3 Pierre Jackson
4 T.J. McConnell

SG 1 Nik Stauskas
2 Hollis Thompson
3 Scottie Wilbekin
4 J.P. Tokoto

SF 1 Robert Covington
2 JaKarr Sampson
3 Gerald Wallace

PF 1 Nerlens Noel
2 Carl Landry
3 Jerami Grant
4 Richaun Holmes
5 Luka Mitrovic

C 1 Jahlil Okafor
2 Joel Embiid
3 Furkan Aldemir

Nuggets
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Randy Foye - a Phil Jackson type LEAD guard, I guess, like Calderon/Galloway in a sense though

Name
PG 1 Emmanuel Mudiay
2 Jameer Nelson
3 Erick Green
4 Nick Johnson
5 Nikola Radicevic

SG 1 Randy Foye
2 Will Barton
3 Gary Harris
4 Jamaal Franklin

SF 1 Wilson Chandler
2 Danilo Gallinari

PF 1 Kenneth Faried
2 Darrell Arthur
3 Kostas Papanikolaou

C 1 Jusuf Nurkic
2 J.J. Hickson
3 Joffrey Lauvergne
4 Nikola Jokic
5 Joey Dorsey

smackeddog wrote:

CrushAlot wrote:I wonder if either of the training camp guys play well if a trade will be made to open up a roster spot.

I think he stays- likely he agreed to the dleague last year under the understanding he'd get a roster spot this season

That was my thinking. He had opportunities to make more than $25,000 last year by going to Europe. His summer league performance was terrible on offense other than easy dunks setup by other players. The kid cannot shoot at all. I am guessing the Knicks had already promised they would sign him and give him some guaranteed money. Whether he actually makes the team is another story.

martin wrote:

TPercy wrote:I hope lance Thomas is traded so that we can get another guard.

so nice you posted something about Lance twice? He aint going anywhere any time soon.

Hahaha

TPercy wrote:

martin wrote:

TPercy wrote:I hope lance Thomas is traded so that we can get another guard.

so nice you posted something about Lance twice? He aint going anywhere any time soon.

That is Phil loss because this roster is full. We are a little short on point guards, and given caledrons process to injury it would be safe add another point guard. It is really funny how this wouldn't be an issue if we didn't rush to sign him in the first place.

TPercy wrote:That means
PG: Caledron, Jerian grant , vuajnic
SG:afflalo,Galloway,thanasis
sf: melo, early, Thomas
Pf:zinger;Amundson; derrick williams(I don't see anything that justifies williams being better than amundson)
C:Robin Lopez, Oquinn, Seraphin

I really love the way our center position looks;however, I will dread the day that vuajnic will end up playing Significant minutes as a point guard. I hope thanasis is in the gym as we speak working on his handles and his shot.

CrushAlot wrote:

TPercy wrote:That means
PG: Caledron, Jerian grant , vuajnic
SG:afflalo,Galloway,thanasis
sf: melo, early, Thomas
Pf:zinger;Amundson; derrick williams(I don't see anything that justifies williams being better than amundson)
C:Robin Lopez, Oquinn, Seraphin

I really love the way our center position looks;however, I will dread the day that vuajnic will end up playing Significant minutes as a point guard. I hope thanasis is in the gym as we speak working on his handles and his shot.

I think Langston gets the minutes at the point if needed.

I hate Galloway as a PG. He can't see the floor well at all for a point guard.

martin wrote:

TPercy wrote:I hope lance Thomas is traded so that we can get another guard.

so nice you posted something about Lance twice? He aint going anywhere any time soon.

lol

wh4t wrote:Cleanthony Early can shoot and he improved his handle. I would place him as a shooting guard backup or 3rd string and move thanasis as a 3rd string small forward

RoLo/Kyle/Seraphin
Derrick/Krispy/Amundson
Melo/Thomas/Thanasis
Afflalo/Early/Vujacic
Grant/Calderon/Galloway

Not sure on Thanasa. I actually had more hope for the before mentioned rooks...

Thx in advance,
EMS