My '06-'07-'08 Plan

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For '06 - '07:

1. Try to break KT's contract into smaller, more moveable pieces just like we did with Skinner. KT is a plague both contractually and personally.

2. S & T Bonzi. Package him with Monya or another small contract of ours and send them to Denver for Camby and scrub(s).

*Denver does it because they desperately need a SG that can provide what Bonzi does. They have depth at the PF/C position: Elson and Nene. Bonzi can replace the rebounding of Camby and can score much better.

3. Pursue Pryzbilla in free agency. He can score down low and is a big guy on defense that can bang and rebound.

4. Trade Brad Miller to Chicago who supposedly is interested in him. They have an abundance of guards and we have a need. Get Duhon + scrub(s). Duhon can run the point while Artest is on the bench.

5. Draft a PG and either package Hart in a trade and/or send Price to the D-League.


'06 - '07 lineup:

Bibby/Duhon
Martin/Garcia
Artest/Garcia
Camby(16 min)/SAR(32 min)
Pryzbilla(32 min)/Camby(16 min)

With some new faces and a new coach this year it will take time for the guys to adjust to eachother and a defensive system.

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For '07 - '08:

1. Release Corliss. Corliss' contract will be up so thats an extra 6.5 mil to add to a huge signing.

2. Release Hart if he's still around.

3. Trade Bibby for a good backup SG/SF swingman.

4. Sign LeBron James. If the Maloofs are really willing to open the pocketbook like some people have eluded, then I suggest they save some cash for next year.


'07 - '08 lineup:

Martin/Duhon
LeBron/Martin/Garcia
Artest/LeBron/Garcia
Camby/SAR
Pryzbilla/Camby

I know Martin is not a PG but he would be the smallest guy on that starting lineup. Hopefully his defense will be up to par by 07/08. Duhon can run the point when LeBron is on the bench and would have some experience doing so in 06/07. (EDIT: meaning LeBron will run the point when he is in the game. K-Mart would guard the opposing PG)


NOTE TO GP: Get it done!

NOTE TO Maloofs: Give Petrie the money to get it done!
 
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Denver wouldn't do that trade. Pryzilla will go where the money is(AKA not here). Brad is worth a helluva lot more than Chris Duhon.


Oh yeah and Cleveland can and will match any offer Lebron gets because he's restricted. He'd have to take the MLE to leave if he wanted out that badly(which he won't).
 
BawLa said:
For '06 - '07:

1. Try to break KT's contract into smaller, more moveable pieces just like we did with Skinner. KT is a plague both contractually and personally.
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Easy to say "do it." Much harder to find a way TO do it.

2. S & T Bonzi. Package him with Monya or another small contract of ours and send them to Denver for Camby and scrub(s).
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Not gonna happen. The Maloofs like Bonzi. They're gonna want to keep him around.

3. Pursue Pryzbilla in free agency. He can score down low and is a big guy on defense that can bang and rebound.
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Maybe.

4. Trade Brad Miller to Chicago who supposedly is interested in him. They have an abundance of guards and we have a need. Get Duhon + scrub(s). Duhon can run the point while Artest is on the bench.
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Not likely.

5. Draft a PG and either package Hart in a trade and/or send Price to the D-League.
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Maybe.

As far as looking past 2006-2007, there are way too many variables to consider.
 
BMiller52 said:
Denver wouldn't do that trade. Pryzilla will go where the money is(AKA not here). Brad is worth a helluva lot more than Chris Duhon.


Oh yeah and Cleveland can and will match any offer Lebron gets because he's restricted. He'd have to take the MLE to leave if he wanted out that badly(which he won't).
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If we can't pursue LeBron with money then we should throw some at Pryzbilla. Supposedly the Maloofs want to spend some cash.

If Denver won't give up Camby then we might want to pursue Nene or Elson.

Of course Brad is worth more than Duhon but I was only suggesting trading him with the idea of Pryzbilla and Camby in mind. With those two, we wouldn't have a need for Brad and so I suggested trading him for what we do need. Which is a PG. I'd be happy with keeping Brad and signing BJax if we couldn't get both Pryzbilla and Camby.
 
LeBron for the MLE!!!

:D:D:D

Headline in 2007: LeBron takes the MLE to play for the Hawks, because he "enjoys the challenge".
 
Why are you all breaking my balls? I know Martin isn't a PG. LeBron isn't either but he can run the point. Check my edit. I hate having to state everything that is easy to assume.
 
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BawLa said:
Why are you all breaking my balls? I know Martin isn't a PG. LeBron isn't either but he can run the point. Check my edit. I hate having to state everything that is easy to assume.
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Well, Martin not only isn't a PG, he's about as far from one as you are going to get. Never averaged more than 2 assists even in college. He'll move the ball, but is pretty much a pure scorer. Even when you try the old Phil Jackson Ron Harper trick you generally are looking for a guy who was a combo guard type. A good assisting OG to be able to at least imitate the PG position. When Harper was young he was a 4-5 apg man in the NBA, so the transition over was much more like running Doug Christie as your PG. Somethign you could do. But Kevin...

In any case, any plan which includes getting Lebron isn't about Kevin Martin anyway. :p Unfortunately, while I said, and MEANT it, a year ago that I would trade the whole damn team fro LeBron, the odds of ever seeing him in a Sacto uniform are so slim as to make the KG pipedream look like a lock.
 
You wouldn't even need Martin to start when you have Bron and Artest on the wings; might as well start Duhon. In fact, why trade Bibby for a back-up SG/SF when you still have Garcia and Martin on the team. Bibby would be the ideal player to team up with Bron- good shooter, and can run the point, which takes pressure off others- and there won't be any room for anyone else on the wings. Bron isn't playing PG because Cleveland wants him to look for his shot. He handles the ball a lot, and because of his scoring abilities he can get assists, but that doesn't mean he runs the team and the pressure isn't on him to do so.

Denver needs a shooter, and Bonzi isn't one. They might settle for him because he's a very good NBA talent, but he wouldn't be an ideal fit.

There is too much missing info. Where are the player(s) that we got from the KT trade, Hart trade (picks?), the PG we drafted?

That team looks almost as good as my NBA Live team.

Bibby/Jackson
McGrady/Iggy/Pietrus
Artest/Pietrus/Korver
Garnett/Hunter
Miller/Dalembert
 
Packt said:
Bron isn't playing PG because Cleveland wants him to look for his shot. He handles the ball a lot, and because of his scoring abilities he can get assists, but that doesn't mean he runs the team and the pressure isn't on him to do so.
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Do you watch Cleveland games? He doesn't always bring the ball upcourt, but 9/10 possessions have him with the ball at the top of the circle initiating the offense.
 
hammystyle said:
Do you watch Cleveland games? He doesn't always bring the ball upcourt, but 9/10 possessions have him with the ball at the top of the circle initiating the offense.
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Bron is a scorer first, everything is secondary. He was moved up front so him looking for his shot won't hurt the team overall. He handles the ball a lot, and initiates the offense, but there is still a PG in that line-up for a reason.
 
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Packt said:
Bron is a scorer first, everything is secondary. He was moved up front so him looking for his shot won't hurt the team overall. He handles the ball a lot, and initiates the offense, but there is still a PG in that line-up for a reason.
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Yeah. To match up with the opponent's PG on defense. Anyone too big would give the opponent a speed advantage at that position. Bron runs the point very often because he can create so well for other people, he handles the ball better than most PG's, he gets double teamed so often and can dish out to teammates, etc.

If he was on the Kings would you have him run the point or Bibby?...Thats what I thought.
 
BawLa said:
Yeah. To match up with the opponent's PG on defense. Anyone too big would give the opponent a speed advantage at that position. Bron runs the point very often because he can create so well for other people, he handles the ball better than most PG's, he gets double teamed so often and can dish out to teammates, etc.

If he was on the Kings would you have him run the point or Bibby?...Thats what I thought.
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If matching up on defense is the issue, than starting a SG out of position can't be the answer.

As far as who should run the point, it wouldn’t matter. We can use Bibby as we always have; he can play off ball and dish out.
 
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