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re: "inside information" on the team's offseason plans
Posted on 4/26/12 at 12:01 pm to Fun Bunch
Posted on 4/26/12 at 12:01 pm to Fun Bunch
I don't get why Smith shouldn't start next year. Let me be the first to say this.. Jason Smith will be a better Center (going forward) than Chris Kaman. If you look at the numbers, Smith had the better year. Smith is younger, much cheaper and is getting better. Why would you pay Kaman 10 million, when you get the same production out of a guy making 2.5? And because he can get you starter's numbers, he is a great bench player? That doesn't make sense. If he performs like a starter.. start him. The team will draft a great young PF, they got depth with Ayon (plus Aminu can slide over in a pinch). Smith isn't needed at PF and let's be honest, he isn't a PF. Let him play his natural position..
Posted on 4/26/12 at 12:34 pm to brmark70816
Disagree a little with this. To me, Smith is a "pick and pop" PF. I can't think of too many true 5's in the league that do this - it's mainly 4's. Plus, I don't recall seeing Smith posting up and scoring off the block like Kaman can do w/ both hands. Plus, Smith doesn't hold up too well against larger (bulk) 5's. (I realize if he bulks up, that might change, but that's an unknown at this point.) Now I have no prob. Smith playing backup 4 and 5, I just don't see him as a true starting 5.
To the OP, I don't see how we would not have EITHER Kaman or Oak on the roster next year (w/o drafting Drummond - and I would HATE that move).
If we're lucking enough to get Davis or T. Rob, I think Landry is gone due to $ reasons, but I'd much rather have Landry than Ayon. If that's the case I see the roster as:
Jack/Vasquez
Gordon/Belli/Henry
Aminu/Henry
Davis or T. Rob/Landry
Kaman or Oak/Smith
We prob. go PG or SF w/ Minn pick. I really like Ariza and would hate to lose him, but no way we keep him, Landry, and Kaman.
My preferred roster would be:
JJ/Vasquez
Gordon/Belli/Henry
Ariza/Aminu/Henry (if I have to chose out of Ariza and Landry, I choose Ariza)
Davis or T. Rob/Ayon
Kaman/Smith
To the OP, I don't see how we would not have EITHER Kaman or Oak on the roster next year (w/o drafting Drummond - and I would HATE that move).
If we're lucking enough to get Davis or T. Rob, I think Landry is gone due to $ reasons, but I'd much rather have Landry than Ayon. If that's the case I see the roster as:
Jack/Vasquez
Gordon/Belli/Henry
Aminu/Henry
Davis or T. Rob/Landry
Kaman or Oak/Smith
We prob. go PG or SF w/ Minn pick. I really like Ariza and would hate to lose him, but no way we keep him, Landry, and Kaman.
My preferred roster would be:
JJ/Vasquez
Gordon/Belli/Henry
Ariza/Aminu/Henry (if I have to chose out of Ariza and Landry, I choose Ariza)
Davis or T. Rob/Ayon
Kaman/Smith
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