#1 Team Need

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#1 Team Need

By pagingstanleyroberts on Jun 8 2012, 11:24a 21

This is the first in a series of posts ranking the team's offseason needs. More below the jump.

To start, it seems necessary to outline some specific things that would qualify as team needs. My assessment of each is mainly included to fulfill the word requirement.

Offense:

3 point shooting: plenty of guys with that range, little consistency, should it be relied upon (?)
Ballhandling: glaringly obvious the difference that PGs make with that roster
Passing: same as ballhandling
Foul-drawing ability: probably their strongest offensive trait with Love and Pek leading the way
Ability to drive and finish at the hoop: a weakness mitigated by Love and Pek's foul-drawing ability

Defense:

Shot-blocking: didn't have it, unclear how much it matters
Forcing turnovers: um, I miss you, Corey Brewer (?!!)
Perimeter defense: I was most disappointed in Wes in this area, but Luke was surprisingly good guarding bigger players
Post defense: Pek was a roadblock, but their best guy was a guy whom Adelman refuses to play
Help defense: this aspect was improved, but biggest effect was probably Rubio

Rebounding/Athleticism:

Offensive rebounding: another team strength
Defensive rebounding: good but could use shoring up
Speed/quickness: they mainly relied on giving up size to exploit quickness mismatches
Strength: Pek and, um ...
Verticality (jumping ability/length): an abundance of this didn't have a huge effect; how about getting some guys with these traits who can actually produce?

Remember to use the comments to explain your votes. I'll post a new poll for #2 either next Friday or when this one disappears from the front page, whichever comes first.