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Solace
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5/24/2007  1:19 PM
Center:

Players: Eddy Curry, Jerome James

Top Deficiencies: Shot blocking, Defensive energy, Passing out of the post

Power Forward:

Players: David Lee, Channing Frye

Top Deficiencies: Strength, Shot blocking, Lack of post-up game

Small Forward:

Players: Jared Jeffries, Renaldo Balkman

Top deficiencies: Scoring (especially Jeffries), three point shooting, passing (point-forward)

Shooting Guard:

Players: Jamal Crawford, Nate Robinson, Quentin Richardson

Top deficiencies: Shooting, bad shot selection, perimeter defense, size (somewhat negated when Mardy Collins is playing PG)

Point Guard:

Players: Stephon Marbury, Mardy Collins

Top deficiencies: Leadership, pass-first-mentality (Marbury)

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Your thoughts?
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5/24/2007  1:40 PM
It's pretty much why we can't go with the squad. If we're going to build with Curry, then we need to keep players like Balkman, Collins, Lee as a BACKUP and maybe Nate. All those guys are backups so far. Then get 2 guards who can pass and shoot and play defense, one of them being a stud and get a power foward who plays exceptional D and rebounds and blocks shots and. I'm talking about how to build a championship team, not just a playoff team. It's the way to be done if we're building around Curry.
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5/24/2007  2:14 PM
Channing Frye, Nate Robinson, Jamal Crawford does that get us a pick in the 4-8 range, if so do it.
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5/24/2007  2:44 PM
I agree, but it's not happening b/c Isiah LOVES Crawford and Frye.
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5/24/2007  3:03 PM
I think it pretty much comes down to this:

Jerome James need to be replaced with a defensive shot-blocker who can play 15-18 mpg. Channing Frye needs to be replaced with a tough guy who can wear down the opposition and hold his own on defense. Jared Jeffries needs to be replaced with someone who can score, pass better and hit a three, Nate and Q need to be replaced with a shooter (Almond?). PG is actually almost our strongest position except that Marbury isn't a true PG and his leadership skills stink. We need to get someone with some of his qualities, more of a pass-first mentality, and get a leader for this team.

I think we need one change at each position to try to balance the squad. Will be tough.
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5/24/2007  4:25 PM
Posted by Solace:

I think it pretty much comes down to this:

Jerome James need to be replaced with a defensive shot-blocker who can play 15-18 mpg. Channing Frye needs to be replaced with a tough guy who can wear down the opposition and hold his own on defense. Jared Jeffries needs to be replaced with someone who can score, pass better and hit a three, Nate and Q need to be replaced with a shooter (Almond?). PG is actually almost our strongest position except that Marbury isn't a true PG and his leadership skills stink. We need to get someone with some of his qualities, more of a pass-first mentality, and get a leader for this team.

I think we need one change at each position to try to balance the squad. Will be tough.

So this team is real wreck?
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5/24/2007  4:25 PM
so many holes to fill, I think shot blocking and outside shooting are the biggest problems, and we somehow gotta cut down on the turnovers.
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5/24/2007  4:37 PM
Posted by arkrud:
Posted by Solace:

I think it pretty much comes down to this:

Jerome James need to be replaced with a defensive shot-blocker who can play 15-18 mpg. Channing Frye needs to be replaced with a tough guy who can wear down the opposition and hold his own on defense. Jared Jeffries needs to be replaced with someone who can score, pass better and hit a three, Nate and Q need to be replaced with a shooter (Almond?). PG is actually almost our strongest position except that Marbury isn't a true PG and his leadership skills stink. We need to get someone with some of his qualities, more of a pass-first mentality, and get a leader for this team.

I think we need one change at each position to try to balance the squad. Will be tough.

So this team is real wreck?

I think we need to replace half the players because they don't compliment the rest of the team.
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5/24/2007  5:00 PM
Posted by Solace:

I think we need to replace half the players because they don't compliment the rest of the team.

OK, Larry.

(j/k)
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5/24/2007  6:07 PM
Posted by K22:
Posted by Solace:

I think we need to replace half the players because they don't compliment the rest of the team.

OK, Larry.

(j/k)

Ironically that's actually my first name, although after Larry Brown, I now go by Lawrence. I'll soon be switching to my middle name.
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5/24/2007  6:44 PM
our greatest deficiency is outside shooting-

we have to get one, possibly two outside shooters.

One has to be a 2 guard because our back court has too few good shooters-

and they have to be a good, if not great defender- again, to make up for weaknesses with our undersized guards (Marbury, Francis, Nate & Craw -skinny)

I think this team can keep Curry, Frye, Lee, Balkman & Collins-

the big IF is Frye and whether he can find a role- back up 4/5 off the bench with an outside shot like a Donyell Marshall- heck- if Frye could hit 40% from 3 land and just be good for 5 solid attempts per game & average 8 pts & 4 boards-

Kinda weak for pick 8 in the draft- but that could help the team.
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