re: Time for some changes

Thought about the possibility of making a deal with Brooklyn.

Out
Ryno
Gordon or Tyreke
Asik
2nd round picks we just traded for

In
Thad young
Joe Johnson
Rondae Hollis Jefferson

If you send out Reke you have to include a little more salary in the deal from our side

Nets get shooting and some ball handling around Brook and get a backup center but most importantly get some future assets back in their war chest.

We get the black jacked up version of Ryno
ISO Joe
And a young wing stopper

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What about trying to go after a bigger wing player with some ball handling in the mold of Tobias Harris or MKG?

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MKG can't shoot and he's available partly because Charlotte is seeing what a difference a 2 way wing like Batum can make. Tobias Harris seemed potentially available around the draft, but now he's become one of the best players on a playoff team. Playoff teams don't trade their best players for anything less than an upgrade.

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Gordon still has value on this team in this system.

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Even if you could get Gordon and Morrow for the same money, say about $5-$6 million, I'd take Morrow. He's a better 3 point shooter, and his extra size makes him less of a liability when you switch on defense. Gordon does bring some penetration that guys like Morrow and QPon don't, but ideally we'll have Jrue and another creator taking up most of the guard minutes.

There should be other teams that will value what Gordon brings more than we do, teams that aren't 2nd to last in DRtg. I'm not saying Gordon alone is solely responsible for the defense, there's plenty of blame to go around, but one player can make a big difference. Look at the Bucks, they went from Pachulia to Monroe at center and fell all the way from #2 in DRtg last year to rubbing elbows with the Pels at 3rd to last this season.

Pachulia's not that good and Monroe's not that bad, there are lots of other factors involved like losing a versatile veteran like Jared Dudley, but I think it illustrates that we don't necessarily need to turn Gordon and Ryno into Avery Bradley and Serge Ibaka to fix the defense. We just need some competent, smart 2 way players, and maybe add a few guys like Dudley.

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Our roster is fine. This is all about coaching.

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It is not fine if the goal is contending. The league is getting smarter about attacking your weakest links. One dimensional guys like Tony Allen that used to be part of the reason you could win playoff games are now being played off the court. The Pels roster is littered with one dimensional players that have gone from helpful to liability in today's NBA.

It is also not fine if they are going to stick with Gentry. To run his system you need smarter and more versatile players. What do you think is more likely to happen, that they eat the last 3 years of Gentry's deal and bring a big money coach like JVG or Thibs in, or they fire Demps and double down on Gentry by bringing in a front office guy from somewhere he's been before, maybe even from the defending champions?