SB Nation User Blog: panhandlelegend

Backup Point Guard (redux)

panhandlelegend — Wed, 28 Nov 2007 23:07:59 -0000

So we've been over and around this a hundred times. I was going to post this in the "Which Power Forward Will Save Us" Thread, as a continuation of the discussion there, but realized it has nothing to do with Power Forwards.

So as Option Zero repeats all the time, the spot is the most critical void on our team. Getting BD some rest is absolutely critical.
But there just aren't very many options out there. Signing thud was management's attempt, but the guys more of a dud than a stud.
So here are the options I've come up with:
With Ridnour out, the Sonics will have to keep Watson, who otherwise I would have liked and might have been available with West there, too.
Boykins. Not a point guard. tiny. but electricity off the bench. not exactly gonna help our defensive woes. but available
Payton. discussed ad infinitum before. oaktown native. old as hell. not what we need.
1 of the Portland kids, for me preferably Sergio Rodriguez who hasn't been getting much burn behind the logjam there.
One of the Orlando pgs: arroyo or Keyon Dooling. I know Dooling is more of a slasher, but I'd take him over Thud any day.
One off of Minnesota's carcass: Buckner or Telfair.
Flip Murray?

Pretty bleak.

But we've got to do something about this spot.
And here's my best idea:

How about Kyle Lowry? Seems like Memphis has a bunch of pgs; conley, lowry, JC Navarro and Mighty Mouse. Lowry is solidly in the rotation there, but seems like they could cover for his absence.
On the wings, in contrast, they run Gay, Mike Miller and Tarence Kinsey. So come the passing of the Dec 15th trade restriction deadline, I think we should try to swing MP3 for Lowry.

Before the trolls jump me, I know the trade doesn't work 1 for 1. so we'd have to be creative, and maybe some of you guys can help me with the numbers. for now (pre-15th), ESPN trade machine has a bunch of guys on all rosters who aren't allowed to be included
3 way trade, etc.

But just as far as two needs matching up, the two teams should try to work something out.

What do you all think? Have better ideas?

Kosta dissed

panhandlelegend — Fri, 31 Aug 2007 06:17:16 -0000

The head-scratching signing of the summer probably belongs to the Golden State Warriors, who paid the improbable amount of 4.7 million dollars for the right to sign Kosta Perovic for three years, not including the $500,000 they contributed to his buyout... Under certain circumstances, a slow, soft and skinny 7-footer like Perovic might have been able to play as a third string center on some half-court, slow it down teams, but never for Don Nelson....

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Wow.
Let's just hope that's way off, and Perovic contributes. I thought I'd heard from other sources that he's not all that slow, and has a decent jumper for a guy his size. this don't look good

Juwan Howard

panhandlelegend — Mon, 27 Aug 2007 10:32:07 -0000

He wants out of Minnesota, which is clearly in rebuilding mode. So how about swinging Al to the twin cities for howard and McCants?
I guess it causes a problem for us in terms of total roster spots. but I'm fine with sending POB down again anyway. Howard could be useful inside, and still has some skills to about 15 ft. and McCants is a great shooter who could backup Jackson.

DAMN I'm ready for this season to start again....

If no KG, then what about JO?

panhandlelegend — Sat, 14 Jul 2007 02:32:14 -0000

So ESPN writes today that
"O'Neal is clearly available now that Indiana has decided it needs a major overhaul."
http://sportsillustrated.cnn.com/2007/writers/marty_burns/07/13/mailbag/index.html

It seems like we might be able to get him for a little less than KG, and he still would be a HUGE improvement for our team in the post. He's got a decent J from about 18, meaning he wouldn't be useless in nellieball. plus, he's signed for an extra year.
Since we already took 'em last year for our overpayed white-boys, is it too early to stick 'em up again? I was just thinking that we've focused so much on KG, but JO would be nice too.

it would have to include some sign-and-trade and maybe the contracts would be tough to equalize, what about Pietrus, Ellis, Foyle and Wright for O'neal? Hell, we'd even through in our O' :
the notorious, PO'B