Off Season Suggestions
by KG-AD on Mar 27, 2011 5:04 PM CDT
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PrintSince these posts have started going around I thought I would make my own.
1. Trade Ricky Rubio. His trade value is higher than it ever may be again. Ship him off to a place that could also use a point guard. If Cleveland is willing to take him we could possibly get their first round pick. This would allow us to potentially have the first 2 picks in the draft.
2. With those first two picks, take some talented guys. The first pick must be Kyrie Irving out of Duke. Unlike Rubio, Irving can light up the scoreboard if needed. His return to the NCAA Tournament showed us all what he could do despite not his recovering injury. The second pick is more of a toss up. There are players with great upside such as Perry Jones, Harrison Barnes, and Derrick Williams that can make a big impact no matter where they end up. Personally I would take Williams over the other two.
3. Buy out Darko Milicic. This doesn't require much explanation...
4. Sign a veteran center or trade for one. Marc Gasol is about to be a free agent, but given Memphis' growing young core he may feel obligated to stay with that group. He should only require $7 million a year to sign, leaving enough breathing room to bring in another player.
5. Here is my shocker of this column. Trade Kevin Love. In all honesty, if he is traded it is easier than it would seem to be to replace him. The team gets a huge boost defensively despite his mild improvement. Anthony Randolph is an athlete, which certainly helps out more defensively. He has much longer wingspan in addition to the extra couple inches he has on Love. For now Randolph mostly relies on his athleticism to produce his offense, but still has an ok face up game. His athleticism also gives him much more room to grow despite his below average basketball IQ. Love could also be used as trade bait for a center/picks.
6. Sign Aaron Afflalo. I've always liked his game. Defense first, with an ability to provide scoring when necessary. Also seen as a good teammate in Denver.
7. If unable to sign Gasol, take a flyer on Greg Oden. Yes, yes, there's all the cursed and injured stuff. When this guy is healthy he is 7 feet and 285 pounds of pure monster. He has shown flashes of pure dominance with what little time he has played. Before his injury last season he was averaging 11.5 ppg, 8.5 rpg, and 2.3 bpg with a Hollinger PER of 23.14. Tell me that's not worth trying to go out and get. All Oden needs to do is to be healthy and we have the steal of a lifetime.
So If all of this goes to plan here's what it would shape out to be.
PG: Kyrie Irving, Luke Ridnour
SG: Wes Johnson, Aaron Afflalo, Wayne Ellington
SF: Michael Beasley, Derrick Williams, Martell Webster
PF: Anthony Randolph, Anthony Tolliver
C: Greg Oden (or Gasol), Nikola Pekovic
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I seriously hope that you aren't David Kahn.
Rubio, who art thou savior.
by PGNation on Mar 27, 2011 6:10 PM CDT reply actions 1 recs
I doubt that team would be very good.
Especially if we are left with Oden and Pek. IIrving for Rubio, If that were possible, I’d give you that. I believe if we have two good guards like Irving and Barnes or even Burks and a good coach we can be a good team. The team has quit again for this year and we keep playing Johnny.
Love will never get traded
to much of a fan fav around here and in the nba. Its about money now.
This makes us marginally better at best
What you just said is one of the most insanely idiotic things I have ever heard. At no point in your entire rambling incoherent response were you even close to anything that could be considered a rational thought. Everyone in this room is dumber for having listened to it. I award you no points, and may God have mercy on your soul.
by Percy Harvin My Fav! on Mar 27, 2011 11:13 PM CDT reply actions
I think
a dynamic point guard would change the fate of the wolves quite a bit. Also I too belive that Randolph could fill in and be just as good as Love at that PF spot as well as providing better D. Derrick Williams looks legit, gets to the free throw line like 10 times a game, thats something you like to see. I think if this were possible (which I don’t think cleveland would trade there pick for rubio) it would improve our team quite a bit. But we have to keep in mind as well that in the lineup above he has us trading Love but he doesn’t have our return reflected in the lineup above. I’m sure we would add a legit starter if we traded love.
by srbaseball2003 on Mar 28, 2011 10:26 AM CDT reply actions
"Also I too belive that Randolph could fill in and be just as good as Love at that PF spot as well as providing better D."
Seriously? How is it even remotely likely that Anthony Randolph will approximate a player putting up numbers not seen for 20-30 years? I like Randolph a lot, but that is just silly.
vjl is absolutely correct
we gotta design the team to best use Love’s skillset. We won’t find another like him.
They won't trade Love, probably not Rubio either
Love won’t get traded unless he demands one or he indicates he won’t resign here. He’s the team’s only elite level player and he’s the face of the franchise. Trading Love would be very risky. You’d have to make certain that the player you’d get back could immediately add a significant number of wins. Trading all-star players is always tricky. It’s hard to get equal value and you almost never get back a star player.
Trading Rubio now would make Kahn look like a total fool, so I don’t think he’ll do it unless someone out there is willing to overpay (don’t think there’s anybody in that camp). Just think about it, he drafts Rubio, holds onto him for two years while his value slowly declines and then decides to trade him. Doesn’t make much sense. Kahn’s all in on this one.
Yeah, lets trade love
And put in a guy who is young, unproven, and makes lots of mistakes. Unless some amazing deal comes our way, Love should be the last person on this team to go. He’s the one stable, veteran force on this team. Pretending Randolph is as good (or better as suggested) as Love is absolutely ludicrous.
+1million
Love is so good. The discredit he gets is unreal.
Barnes or Bust!
I like Irving!
We want Williams!
Yep, Love has what JustaFan said the souts were looking for
A motor, BBIQ, focus, knows the game. AR is lacking those key ingredients. He might gain one, but unlikely to gain all four.
That lineup compared to this year's..
IF HEALTHY…it could be better on the break (Irving vs Ridnour; Randolph vs Love), and much better defensively (Irving vs Ridnour; Randolph vs Love; Oden vs Darko). Rebounding…is the combo of Randolph/Oden > Love/Darko?? If R/O pull down 10 boards a piece, sure. Scoring…Randolph is a big unknown here. Love can stroke the 3, muscle in offensive rebounds, and is money from the foul line. He can get you 20 without being “needy.” That’s a luxury I love. If Randolph was a proven/ established scorer I’d feel better about trading Love, who’s an All-Star “4”. To trade him, I’d want at least a All-Star caliber player in return and confidence that Randolph is going to flourish as a starting 4. Too early to tell. That being said, we could have your theoretical startling lineup without trading Love.
Is Irving a no brainer #1?
I think that the Consensus on CH is that this is true, but I’m not so sure personally. Why trade Rubio, and Love to get him when there are some big PG names out there. Brandon Knight has looked pretty good, and there’s Kemba, Jimmer, Shelvin Mack, Selby, McCamey. There is a lot of PGs that don’t have such a high price tag, especially with Rubio on the way. It fits our plan… Low risk, high reward…
I'm not entirely sold he's better than Rubio.
1) Because Irving’s played so few games, and 2) it’s hard to translate Rubio’s current play to the NBA. I’m in the Rubio camp if he wants to play here. I’m also cool with taking Irving if they think he’s hands down the BPA; that’s even if Rubio is expected to come.
Funny thing is...
Having Anthony Randolph on the team makes it easier for me to stomach the idea that he might want out.
Love will not resign if we run Rambis' offense
If we design a team that complements Love’s skills, I’m guessing he will sign here. But Rambis will not do that — I doubt he knows how, for one thing.
Love is better
Randolph needs to show me a lot more to even begin to compare his value to Love’s. He has a lot of talent, but needs to show the ability to bring it every night.
Anyone who suggests we trade Love and keep Beasley
gets an instant ignore from me. You Beas boys are crazy. It’s never gonna happen for the guy. You can’t fix stupid.
Barnes or Bust!
I like Irving!
We want Williams!
Where is
Flynn up there on the roster if we trade him go for O.J Mayo
die northernlights666,my cousin is a cop
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