re: Rockets target Anderson. Pelicans have NOT shown interest in Omer Asik.

Evans can't shoot the 3 for shite. Gordon and Holiday are good, but having a stretch 4 that can adds a completely different dimension and affect than "3 points". You know that.

Can't score? It is not like Ryan Anderson is Michael freakin' Jordan. We just got Jrue Holiday, Tyreke Evans, Davis will be more seasoned, and EG (hope to God) will be happy and healthy all season long. I HIGHLY doubt that we will not improve offensively.

What we need is a strong defensive force inside to help create fast breaks in order to allow our other ballers to run. Asik is not exactly deadweight offensively either.

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He did it for one fricking season, man. One. He is being completely overvalued on this board. I think he is good defensively, but losing Anderson could mess us up offensively.

It becomes a wash to me. And in this case, I stick with a core guy who WANTS TO BE HERE, has played at a high consistent level for more than just one season, and is younger.

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Well, Demps is going to make it happen and we will find another Anderson type.

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I think one important thing people are forgetting in this argument is that ryno and AD could not be on the court at the same time last year. And AD is the franchise, not ryno.

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That's true, but also a bit of a myth after the ASG.

According to NBA.com's Stats page, as a 2 man unit they were -10.3 in net efficiency differential on the season in 697 minutes.

Before the ASG, -15.3 in 426 minutes (38 games). Post ASG -2.5 in 271 minutes (27 g). On the season, the Hornets were a -5 in Net Efficiency.

Obviously a small sample size and a -2.5 isn't good. But that's a promising turnaround. After the ASG, that is the 4th best 2 man lineup on the team that played over 150 minutes.

There is promise in that lineup. If they think Davis can handle the load at C in the future, Ryno is a great fit. If they see Davis as strictly a PF, then moving him for Asik makes sense.

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With the penetration, who will they kick to?

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IIRC, Evans shot ~38% on spot up 3s last year.

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No one to stretch the floor. With the penetration, who will they kick to? Not sure where Demps is going. Almost like he is playing NBA2K and just looking for trades.

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we have next offseason to find shooters. nobody is expecting a title next year

you have to think long term, not short term

while capped out, what will we be more likely to find: an elite rim protector or a 3 point shooter?

With the offense we are adding in Evans and holiday one thing that could cost us games is offensive boards. Adding a guy like Asik will cut down on theirs and add to ours.

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I doubt it. This rumor is all Houston if I had to guess.

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Obviously, we differ on this but we are all Pelican fans so let's put our trust in Demps. Dude has had a magical offseason so far.

I don't think Davis is seen as a 5. Primarily a 4, obviously. I would even say AD has as good a chance at 3 in the future as he does playing 5. So asik makes a lot of sense.

what would you guys think of motiejunas coming with asik?