yellowboy90 wrote:The lowry plan is a dream that will never happen.

The goal should be to get a new coach to lay a foundation in for 14 and 15. The east will be bad next year too. So they can easily compete.

If Melo is still here, Instead of Love, Aldrich, and etc. I would look to trade for Afflalo type player. A wing that can play the 2/3 but have skills to be a spot up shooter and able to put the ball on the deck on offense then defend on D. With Melo playing the 4 the 3 man is guarded by the opposing 4 most night and they need someone who can take advantage of that match up. Gordan Heyward is an player having a down year that maybe looking to get out of Utah this summer but Utah more than likely give him a qualifying offer.

The rebuild should not be about stars but more about getting a team to go around a top 10 player in Melo to form a squad with the best 5-8 man unit every night.

Lowry is a dream but I think you need a PG to get others involved and you need another star to take the nightly pressure off Melo...Melo can't do 38/40 minutes alone the next 3 to 4 years...

holfresh wrote:

yellowboy90 wrote:The lowry plan is a dream that will never happen.

The goal should be to get a new coach to lay a foundation in for 14 and 15. The east will be bad next year too. So they can easily compete.

If Melo is still here, Instead of Love, Aldrich, and etc. I would look to trade for Afflalo type player. A wing that can play the 2/3 but have skills to be a spot up shooter and able to put the ball on the deck on offense then defend on D. With Melo playing the 4 the 3 man is guarded by the opposing 4 most night and they need someone who can take advantage of that match up. Gordan Heyward is an player having a down year that maybe looking to get out of Utah this summer but Utah more than likely give him a qualifying offer.

The rebuild should not be about stars but more about getting a team to go around a top 10 player in Melo to form a squad with the best 5-8 man unit every night.

Lowry is a dream but I think you need a PG to get others involved and you need another star to take the nightly pressure off Melo...Melo can't do 38/40 minutes alone the next 3 to 4 years...

You don't need a star you need a good player that can occasionally play great but is consistently good. Give me a Chandler Parsons/Hedo type. The Pg options are not out there unless a team will take Chandler on and a 3way trade can happen. I still look toward Portland and OkC. Maybe try to get Thomas from Sacramento if you get a 1st and a few 2nd rd picks.

A) Maximizing next year's pick, B) Anthony's trade value and C) maintaining 2015-16 salary room are priorities. If Anthony leaves for nothing it helps A, if he re-signs it helps B.

yellowboy90 wrote:I would also look to Undrafted players or players around the DL/overseas who come form a winning culture. Continue to trust their scouting department but find some assistant coaches and a head coach that develops the talent. Hardaway, Shump, and Tyler must improve. Tyler needs to be a 5 and work the high screen and role but also learn how to play defense and protect the rim.