Thank you, that's very cool of you to say. I know I'm not the most knowledgeable guy here. But I love the debate and I think it's fun thinking of different ways to build the team. I admit I reach on alot of the ideas, but it's more fun than sulking cause it's a bad/wasted year.

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That roster gets you 45-50 wins and the playoffs. What then?

I think that would be awesome. We go from 25-30 wins to 45-50 wins, maybe knock out a higher seed in a grueling 6 game series. Davis gets a ton of press and national people are talking about how cool the new mascot is (or dumb, your pick).

They enter the post season with 30+ million to spend, plus a late 1st round pick. They have bird rights on Granger and Gasol. A great young core. I don't see how any of that is bad.

Demps will have to get busy, but it's better than keeping Vasquez, Anderson and Gordon to battle for playing time with Smart, Davis and Rivers, have a journeyman as your Center and pick up a 2nd-3rd tier SF like Chandler or Wright as your major FA pick-up. That team is pretty much the same team we had this year, except you hope guys get better because they are older/more experienced. But they won't get the minutes to get better. There is such a thing as being too deep (just look at the Kings).

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Posted by corndeaux

Member since Sep 2009

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Posted on 3/20/13 at 11:35 am to brmark70816

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They enter the post season with 30+ million to spend, plus a late 1st round pick. They have bird rights on Granger and Gasol. A great young core. I don't see how any of that is bad.

Demps probably has to look for more trades similar to proposed Gasol/Granger deals. There are no more assets other than cap space and expirings dont get the same return they used to. That is bad.

You could potentially lose 3 starters off a playoff team. That is bad.

You could potentially resign 3 guys on the wrong side of 30 to be key pieces around your 21 yo franchise player. That is bad.

I'm on board with getting a few more vets.They need some more experienced hands to steady the ship. I just don't know if two or three BIG moves like that make sense given Davis's youth and another top 5 pick coming this summer. And giving up on Anderson/Davis combo is just rash at this point. Their numbers have been much better post ASB.

I know everyone wants to win now, but this seems like going all in on that idea at the expense of the long term picture. To me, its a modified version of the Houston/CP3 trade.

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Posted by drake20