Rudy Gay

[DesertFox]

You have ti backwords. IT is a support player, not a foundational piece which others play off. Reke is much closer to Parker/Westbrook than IT. Those two teams allow the support players to play off Parker/Duncan and Durant/Westbrook, they don't bench Westbrook and play off Sefalosha. You don't bench foundational pieces and turn support players into go-to players.

You're also ignoring the entire defensive setup of these teams. They have one go to guy in the backcourt, and a defensive specialist. Reke is our backcourt go-to guy, not IT or MT. So if you wanted to emulate what SA or OKC does, you'd start Reke NEXT TO a defensive specialist, have a defenders also at the 3 and 4 to round out the lineup with Cuz, and bring firepower off the bench. Not bench a go-to guy and go instead with a non-defensive backcourt.

I don't think many here actually understand the theory behind what OKC and SA do and don't understand they pick two go-to guys, and round out the starting 5 with defensive role players.

Then how does their bench work? Where does Thornton fit in? With Evans off the bench you maximize the team's scoring and talent. Tyreke will still see his 35 minutes, you just minimize the time he has to share the court with IT and Thornton. Tyreke can just play like he did in his rookie year, control the offense and win with lesser talents (bench players) around him.

Did you enjoy an IT/Jimmer backcourt? That is what you'll see at times if IT comes off the bench.

 

[Bricklayer]

Would anyone consider a reke for Gay swap, and keeping our pick? There would have to be some salary matching, but it would definitely help out the overall balance of the team if the headache that is reke was traded (i only say headache b/c he's kind of a player w/out a position)

Absolutely not. I don't know why it is such an invisible statline, but peopel really need to pay more attention to the "third" stat -- assists. That tells you a lot about what style of player a guy is. If he's got lots of points no assists, then chances are good that he's just a finisher/scorer and isn't concerned wiht setting up others. You can only have 1 or 2 of those guy on your team. Back in the day the guy in your avatar was ours, but then EVERYBODY else could pass. You get a Gay and put him next to a Thornton the team absolutely freezes into complete immobility. There may be fistfights. You can have one or the other, not both.

 

[Bricklayer]

Then how does their bench work? Where does Thornton fit in? With Evans off the bench you maximize the team's scoring and talent. Tyreke will still see his 35 minutes, you just minimize the time he has to share the court with IT and Thornton. Tyreke can just play like he did in his rookie year, control the offense and win with lesser talents (bench players) around him.

Did you enjoy an IT/Jimmer backcourt? That is what you'll see at times if IT comes off the bench.

Jimmer is irrelevant. And deep benches rarely work unless you are talkng San Antonio played together forver and old as dirt stuff.

3-guard rotations work jsut fine. Everybody gets their minutes. IT as Bobby Jackson has been a good comparison all along.

 

[kingjatt]

Looks like Gay is off the market according to their owner,

http://tracking.si.com/2012/06/08/rudy-gay-memphis-grizzlies-nba-trade/

PS with comments (and actions to back them up unlike the goofs) like were not focused on cutting salary were looking to win a championship I wish he was our owner!

 

[roasthawg]

Tyreke will still see his 35 minutes, you just minimize the time he has to share the court with IT and Thornton. Tyreke can just play like he did in his rookie year, control the offense and win with lesser talents (bench players) around him.

Exactly! Same minutes, he's just more in charge of the offense for a larger portion of those minutes. If Cousins is gonna sit for 13 minutes a game I'd feel much better if Tyreke was on the court for those 13 minutes. And vice versa for Tyreke sitting down and Cousins being on the floor. That still leaves 22 minutes a game where the two players will be on the floor together assuming each guy is getting 35 minutes.

 

[roasthawg]

Looks like Gay is off the market according to their owner,

http://tracking.si.com/2012/06/08/rudy-gay-memphis-grizzlies-nba-trade/

PS with comments (and actions to back them up unlike the goofs) like were not focused on cutting salary were looking to win a championship I wish he was our owner!

Sucks... Gay would be perfect for this team.