shooting and active perimeter defense should help cover the deficiencies at protecting the rim. so I think one or the other would make them a better team

hate to put all the eggs on holiday but he solves a ton of problems if he's ready to go and if he's ready to play 35 minutes. WCS would be a nice add for 10 minutes in lieu of ajinca but I doubt the PHI 2nd gets it done and we'd still need a roster spot

is Goodwin waivable if needed?
I haven't paid attention to his signing

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Posted by corndeaux

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Posted on 11/12/16 at 9:52 am to cgrand

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holiday but he solves a ton of problems if he's ready to go and if he's ready to play 35 minutes

i agree. he makes supplemental pieces (like Moore/Hill/Frazier) look better. still deficiencies up front and in the big wing areas.

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shooting and active perimeter defense should help cover the deficiencies at protecting the rim

i do like how they are more active in passing lanes---limited rim protection and shaky DREB in some lineups means you have to compensate in other areas.

bottom line for me, they just need more wing size. said it another thread, but they seem to have too many guys who are best playing "up" a spot on offense, but can't do that on defense due to a lack of size/strength

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is Goodwin waivable if needed?

i would say so. he has some obvious holes, but i would prefer to stretch Ajinca before dumping a 22 yo SG on a cheap team option deal

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Posted by TigerinATL

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Posted on 11/12/16 at 10:03 am to cgrand

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WCS would be a nice add for 10 minutes in lieu of ajinca but I doubt the PHI 2nd gets it done and we'd still need a roster spot

And even if the Philly 2nd could get it done, you might need that to move Asik, who is playing well enough in the bench defensive center role. What this team really needs as a 2nd big is basically a more athletic/smarter/faster/better rebounding Terrence Jones. Hopefully that guy just got sent to Spurs school. Especially with the slow start patience is in short supply, but staying flexible is the important thing. Burning assets to change bench pieces won't change the win total much but it will make it even less likely you can make a move for the kind of player that will change the win total.

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