Philc1 wrote:

BigDaddyG wrote:

Allanfan20 wrote:

GustavBahler wrote:

Allanfan20 wrote:Wood is not a good defender at all and would drive Thibs nuts. I’d still sign him and see if he improves though. The upside is there.

Guess you would give Mitch the tougher defensive assignment. Hope Woods can improve. Will have to check out some clips. His offense would really have to be there. We still dont know if there's been real progress in Mitch's offense. Wont know that until the season starts.

If they are both the same exact players as they were last year, I actually think they compliment each other halfway decently, other than the fact that Wood doesn’t pass much. Mitch can still play off the ball and perform pick and rolls. Wood can hit the corner 3s and post up a bit and he can actually move without the ball as well.

The problem is the defense. The offense shouldn’t be a problem. On offense, he compliments Barrett 100 times more than Randle as well.

I would actually be a lot more open to trading for Chris Paul AND signing Melo if we got Wood.

Mitch
Wood
Melo
Barrett
Paul

That’s actually a really good offensive team, especially if Barrett shoots better and if Mitch starts taking open shots.

There is also an issue with sample sizes when looking at Wood's three point percentages. And it's not like he was a high volume guy last year.

Good point. Woods shot 38.6% from 3 last year. Pretty decent right? Except he averaged 2.3 3 point attempts per game. Compare that to Marcus Morris who, as a Knick, shot 44% from 3 with 6.1 3 point attempts per game

BRIGGS wrote:When the Lakers won the championship this year

They used

a CENTER either Howard Mcgee who was 7 feet

A PF A Davis who was 6-10

and LBJ

Christian Woods is prob the closest thing to A Davis thats available

why wouldnt we want to go in that direction?

I can answer your question.
1. We don't have Lebron James, who is the most versatile player in the league and maybe the best player in NBA history. He can defend 5 positions
2. Christian Woods is nowhere near as good as Anthony Davis. He just isn't the outside player you make him out to be, while being nowhere near the defender. I guarantee if we give him a long term deal we will be looking to dump him by the trade deadline.