http://www.sbnation.com/users/FaStRmAn Posts made by FaStRmAn on SB Nation http://www.sactownroyalty.com/2008/11/12/659833/the-youth-movement-is-look FaStRmAn Wed, 12 Nov 2008 20:33:45 -0000 <p>So it looks like Jason Thompson is a steal at #12. He is playing like he has been in the league 2 or 3 years. Hawes is already better than Miller and Moore. Even the TV commentators commented that when Hawes comes out of the game and is replaced by Moore or Miller, there is a significant dropoff in talent and athleticism. Jason Thompson is improving quickly and will also be in the starting lineup soon. Hawes should have already replaced Miller. Miller is the biggest defensive liability in the NBA. He is invisible on defense. Moore has a lot of hussle and drive, but not a lot of talent or abilities. I will be glad to see Moore and Miller elsewhere. Moore is a decent bench player, but Miller is a washed up pot head. Bobby Brown looks like a very capable reserve PG. Beno has been playing poorly, but he seems poised to pull out of his slump. Salmons is a very questionable SG because he isnt a very good shooter for a shooting guard. He is really a bench player, but we have to start him for now because of all the injuries. I see Garcia replacing Salmons in the starting lineup, and eventually Greene being the starter as his defense improves, with Garcia and Salmons backing up the 2 and 3. I see Jason Thompson replacing Moore very VERY soon. Hawes has all but replaced Miller already, and I see the official Hawes in the starting lineup before the all star break. So a starting lineup of Beno, Martin, Garcia, Thompson, and Hawes is right around the corner. That group is athletic, fast, can shoot, can rebound, and can compete. The addition of a big FA in 09-10 will only further improve this group. I am very impressed with the job Petrie has done. He has, in 2 short years, turned this club from an aging and lumbering group of overpaid, no defense playing veterans, to a group of athletic, high energy players.</p>