Landry Fields got Shumpeert breathing down his back. Walker is still around.

Alaln Hahn just brought up Troy Murphy. He would be a nice addition as insurance for Amare

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I like Fields but I don't think he has the size, speed, or athleticism, to guard

Lebron
Wade
Battier

or

Ray Allan
Pierce

or

Rose

or

Westbrook
Durant

or

Kobe

or

Eric Gordon

or

Joe Johnson

I hope, he worked on his handle, to go with foot work, quickness, and speed. To go with being a consistent wide open 3 point threat shooter...

During the half way season mark, I would love an opportunity for Iman to take over the PG position, at the very least, get a look or couple starts.
If we can add a legit SG to harass the caliber's above, it could be sick.
Don't forget Iman was brought in to play defense first, while being able to possibly the PG by Dantoni and the recruiting staff.
He can be a nightmare for many PG's with his size and speed, to go with that athleticism and lock down defender mentality

While, he probably is the best guard we have to guard legit SG's for high caliber players at this point.
We would first need to have another SG capable of holding it down defensively, and have the skills of a SG offensively,
*grant hill would have been nice, but of course Chandler is 10x >* Grant Hill

Grant hill can
hit the wide open 3's
great mid range jump shooter
can penetrate and finish
can handle the ball, playing Point forward, would help TD out and give us a nice rotation to have with Iman and Hill taking the pressure off TD.
can guard 3 positions in PG, SG, SF

is a glue player and know's Dantoni's offense
great player and veteran on the court, off the court, and in the locker room

While I know he could be improved this year, judging from watching Fields last year, he didn't have that combination to guard those caliber of players.
Those guys are great players, Field's is a nice rotation player, but to ask him to guard those all stars and stars, isn't fair to him.
Last year, we didn't have Chandler, so maybe it could work out this year better at the very least...

However, Grant Hill should be a clear upgrade, and this is why I am upset...

after the Amnesty of Billups, trade of T Chandler, Turiaf, and Rautins, withdrawing Derrick Brown. We should have a nice portion of money to use in the 4-5m range....
instead we signed 2 veteran min contracts of JJ and Bibby, and signed Shump, Jorts, and Jordan to put us over the cap.
I love the acquisition of Green and Hunter

All of these guys could have waited, another day or 2, but we give a verbal agreement out
while we look to find the best talent to offer, the room left over for other players 4-5m *which could be for 1 or 2 players and as high as 4 years*

not including the 2.5 exemption we got for going under the cap which could be a 2 year deal.

Douglas Fields Balkman 2.5 exception for s&t scenario 5yr 36mil

for PG Arenas BD Bibby to rotate

shizzee wrote:Just having Redd in the locker room could help. its like having Allen Houston. Redd is 32 not old. when healthy, he is best option at SG next Shumpert Fields Walker. He will probally better opt than BD considering BD will be out until 8 weeks heal 4 weeks to get ready. Having Redd in just the 4th quarter with 6 min left would change the game. This team as it is now will win 40 games in this season, with Redd, we can win 50 games out of 66 games.
So if you were to give 6 minutes a games to Redd does that take minutes away to develop Fields Walker, I say no! With 5 games a week nobody should play more 30 minutes a night until the playoffs come around

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Redds coming off of 2 major knee surgeries...how can you not get Allan Houston flash backs..

J.R. Smith is undeniably a talent, coming out of H.S. before he was probably mentally mature enough to play in the league.
He can penetrate and has finish with his athletic ability. He actually has a pretty good handle and first step too, but he isn't known to be a High BBall IQ or team player...
He can be a cancer but at that price, we can afford to bench him, if he is one.

I don't know if Denver will part with Affalo, highly doubted, with some of their talented roster in China or unrestricted.
They played very well after the trade and were on a great run till a couple of injuries.

I think there is a better chance to steal a player from New Orleans with Ariza because he has a 3 year deal with last being a player option.
As David Stern said, they seem to be looking to rebuild thru the draft. So if they do decide to blow up their team for future draft picks and tank, its a possibility.
As their team stands now, its possible they can do some damage, which would hurt their own draft pick.
David Stern to me, seems like he is more in the model of rebuilding their team like the Thunder, thru the draft, with assets.
However, with their current team, they have some adequate players. I look for them to try to go on a early run with the first 5-10 games.
After they show the value of the remaining assets, of

Kaman *still a legit center* with last year of contract, the way Center's got payed this year, I don't see him coming resigned for cheap and risk losing him for nothing...
Ok4 *which was probably a liability without a true center, playing the undersized center himself for majority of his career* can become an asset instead of a bad contract
Eric Gordon
Carl Laundry - 1 year deal for under 9m

Ariza
Jack
Bellini

I look for them to fully evaluate their team and roster, deciding who they want to keep, and who can gain them the best value of thru trades with picks.

or

If they are happy with what they have and think they can risk letting players walk this off seasons with Kaman, Eric Gordon *RFA*, and Laundry *at deadline with 1 year deal*

and

they can claim waivers on all these amnesty players coming in, being capable of acquiring cheap talents in. I don't understand if they would be able to trade these players, if
they have more than 1 year on contracts, next year. And at what price, their amenesty bid price or their full salary?

don't 4get

they will be looking to sell the New Orleans to a buyer, for the lowest price possible, so the owners can make an investment, so would want draft picks, and cap space, with assets.

for Jack, Ariza, and Bellini, they are good players in a good team, but don't expect them to carry the work load without Kaman or Eric Gordon...