Fair enough. Then take it all the way. How would you upgrade the other needs we have? We're out of pf's, have no backup 3 or 5 and would still have the kids at 2.
But that way would keep the cap space so how do we spend the 7-9m to fill those needs. Just curious what you would do.
We are short an asset this summer anyway you look at it.
We'd have to count on picking up Omri, who wants to come back, and Reggie on a vet min for depth after we're done this summer. But I'm always assuming that. Miller too.
As for picking up a PG, whether it be a Rubio or a Lawson, a key part about retaining Collison is that he can then do what he was doing in Clipperland and serve as a dual backup PG and SG. And Rubio works better than Lawson for that theory, because he's got enough size that you can play he and Collison together without getting killed by opposing SGs.
So you then use that money up front I guess, Koufos let's say. Maybe have a bit left over for a lesser piece. You bring up Moreland or Sim. Plan on smallball minutes with Omri or Rudy at the 4. Can probably get a Drew Gooden type guy for professional level depth. I'd be looking to package Nik and/or Ray somewhere to get something more dependable. Somebody suggested trying to make it a big Rubio/KMart for #6/JT/Carl/Nik deal. That works financially, would be a huge score. But would eat into the free agent money. Maybe we could still get Koufos, but the frontcourt would be thin. Its eye of the needle grandiose.
In any case, end result of this, or most strategies this summer is going to be us coming up 1 hole short. I guess unless you actually did get in Kevin, in which case you would have done a nifty thing, but still be shy up front.
Rubio and Koufos with the salary strictures in place basically means you help your passing problems and your defensive problems. With Collison swinging over for backup SG minutes you slightly patch your SG, but not completely. But you don't fix your shooting or your PF mess (in fact if I understand the Koufos idea correctly they are planning on having Cuz play some PF alongside the big guy, which could work sometimes, but given Cuz's dominance at center I'd rather it not be half a game), so that gets put off for another year.
But let's not pretend like any of our options realistically are going to cover everything. I like WCS as a pick, but even if WCS is that rare rookie who steps right into the NBA ready to play major minutes and have defensive impact, you still have just cap room and some highly indifferent "assets" to try to find a SG, shooters, passers, and unless WCS puts on some weight, a backup center. Its hard to see how we patch it all. I'm just looking for bare minimum 2, hopefully 3, more solid pieces to join the core. We had 3 solid quality NBA guys last year. Get us to 5 and we improve, 6 and we can begin talking seriously.
