SB Nation User Blog: kennetha

Which mid-tier PG should we target as our starter?

kennetha — Wed, 27 May 2009 22:40:06 -0000

Despite all the discussion around Conley, Hinrich, et. al., I don't think I've actually seen a poll asking people who they think we should target as our starter next year. If I've overlooked it, then feel free to disregard this post.

A few cavaets in my poll...

Given that KP likes to target someone specific and then go try to get them, it seems worthwhile to evaluate guys independent of how much they would cost. All of these guys are likely available at a reasonable price, and I doubt KP would hesitate on his first choice because the guy is slightly more expensive than his second choice.

Also, I'm leaving out the guys that I think are off the market (the first-tier guys, Devin Harris, etc.) and I'm also leaving off the guys who will need a lot of development (Bayless, Rubio, draft pick, etc.). If you want one of the guys who need work, choose 'Blake + an unproven backup' below.

I'm sure I've left out somebody's favorite choice. Feel free to use 'other' for that guy.

Poll

Who should be our starting PG next year?

Andre Miller

29 votes

Ramon Sessions

47 votes

Mike Conley

93 votes

Raymond Felton

11 votes

Kirk Hinrich

62 votes

Jason Kidd

7 votes

Steve Nash

17 votes

Steve Blake (+ an unproven backup)

34 votes

Other (explain below)

14 votes

314 votes | Poll has closed

More evidence for "Sessions Gone"

kennetha — Wed, 27 May 2009 17:45:17 -0000

More evidence for "Sessions Gone"

Quotes from GM seem pretty clear.... Bucks will not match any significant offer.

Rumor: #13 + RLEC for #5 + Cardinal

kennetha — Mon, 23 Jun 2008 17:47:58 -0000

Chad Ford floated this one in his mock draft today:

Blazers send the No. 13 pick and the expiring contract of Raef LaFrentz to Memphis for No. 5, Brian Cardinal and Jason Collins.

This would essentially kill our cap space next year as Cardinal's contract is one year longer than Raef's.

Pick #5 would sure be attractive (Bayless?), but wouldn't we rather give up some combination of Travis/Martell/Channing/Jack instead of RLEC? Especially in light of Dave's post today.

Let's discuss...

Poll

Do this deal?

Yes

84 votes

No

50 votes

Yes, but trade young guns instead of RLEC

15 votes

149 votes | Poll has closed

Trade Joel ;(

kennetha — Wed, 26 Mar 2008 20:43:54 -0000

We should trade Joel. He's our most marketable commodity and a luxury we can't afford.

We need to trade Joel.

I didn't want to write this, I really didn't. But I haven't seen anyone mention it yet, so I thought it had to be said. I know what will follow... many posts saying that I'm nuts, saying that GO may be fragile and foul-prone so we're desperately going to need someone who can competently fill 20 minutes a game with defense and rebounding. But allow me to at least start the discussion....

The case for trading Joel:

He has value. There's a lot of talk around here about trading some combination of Jack, Outlaw, Frye, a pick, LaFrentz, etc. to get back our PG of the future. But IMHO, we've got to be prepared to give up something of real value to fill that void. What do we have that other teams would REALLY want? So much so that they'd be willing to give us back a championship-caliber PG? Outlaw, Jack, Webster and Frye have promise, but have yet to develop fully. No-one's going to pay us for their promise. Mid-1st round pick and expiring contract? Sure, those are nice, but not enough. Packaging together a whole bunch of mediocre assets does not make for an attractive package.
His value will diminish. Think there are GM's around the league salivating after Joel's 26 rebound performance? You bet. Think those same guys will be salivating after he's buried on the bench next year? Once Joel is a backup, he'll be forever downgraded goods. Right now he's a beast who would be in HIGH demand.
A backup C is not our highest priority. Outside of our 3 stars, what do we need in order to win a title? A backup C, sure, but it's not the most important piece of the puzzle. Plenty of playoff teams get by without a legit C, let alone two! Our highest priority is a PG, our second is a SF who can play defense and hit the outside shot.
He's a luxury we cannot afford. We have glaring holes in our starting lineup, yet we've got an above average STARTING center sitting on the bench? We can fill in our role players when it's time to win a title.

Alright, let the flaming begin. But if I'd also like to talk about what kind of player we could be talking about in return. Devin Harris, Jose Calderon? Seems like those guys would be well within reach. Can we strive to get somebody even better?

Oh, and if this has been discussed elsewhere and I just missed it, then feel free to ignore it and move on!