Wheels: B-Roy wants a certain backup PF, but who?

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  1. alex42083

    alex42083 Thanks Brandon

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    Yeah, it was Turiaf.
     
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    Would be a great addition, IMO. Can play PF or C. Real physical. Added bonus is, he's French, giving Batum someone to converse in his native language with.
     
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    Nikolokolus There's always next year

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    I've been thinking Turiaf for awhile now. I'm almost wondering if a straight swap of Travis for Ronny would get Golden State interested? Travis wouldn't have to play any defense and he'd probably have a green light to be a gunner.
     
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    SodaPopinski Tigers love pepper

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    Turiaf makes sense given the clues from Wheels.

    -Pop
     
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    Travis for Ronny. Straight up.

    Get it done.
     
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    MAS RipCity Mercy, Mercy

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    Turiaf would be good, but what's the asking price?
     
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    Fez Hammersticks スーパーバッド Zero Cool

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    Outlaw would fit in well with Nelly's system.
     
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  8. alex42083

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    I wonder what Brandon would think about that. The team tells him you want Turiaf, but the only way to get him straight up would be trading Travis.
     
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    Brandon wants to win before he wants to play with his best friends, woudl be my guess.

    Difficulty is, GS tradign Outlaw for Turif gives them even more glut of SF types, and takes away really their only tough player down low.
     
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    Before someone said Ronny was the answer, I might've thought Kirilenko.

    I've been squarely on the RT wagon since he was at Gonzaga. He's the one L*ker I rooted for.
     
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    Biedrins is enough down low for Don Nelson to work with. I don't think Nellie would blink an eye before trading beefy for a jump shooter. :dunno:
     
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  12. Boob-No-More

    Boob-No-More Why you no hire big man coach?

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    I like Turiaf's energy and shot blacking, but he's a surprisingly weak rebounder. His TRB% has been 11.6 for each of the last two years. By comparison, Channing Frye also had a TRB% of 11.6 this past season - and that was the lowest of his career.

    Don't get me wrong. Turiaf would be a big improvement at back-up 4 over Channing and Travis, but I was surprised to see he's such a weak rebounder.

    BNM
     
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  13. BrianFromWA

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    I may be wrong, but I think it's because Biedrins is such a stud at rebounding. Kind of like how people say LMA's rebounding is low b/c of Oden and Joel being elite at it.

    I'd have to check the numbers.
     
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  14. Boob-No-More

    Boob-No-More Why you no hire big man coach?

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    Biedrins is a very good rebounder (20.2 TRB%), but not as good as Joel (22.8 TRB), and Golden State didn't have any other great rebounders. Rookie Anthony Randolph and Brandan "The Human Stick Insect" Wright both had higher TRB% than Turiaf.

    And for the record, so did Lamarcus Aldridge (12.5 TRB%). Posters on this board constantly compalin that LaMarcus needs to improve his rebounding. Do we want our back-up "banger" to be an even worse rebounder?

    Given that he'd be sharing the floor with either Joel or Greg, I could probably live with it, but it sure would be nice to get a rebounding stud to back-up LaMarcus.

    BNM
     
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    I am not surprised at his numbers at GSW - these guys gun without waiting for anything on the offense to set - so their bigs are not very likely to be ever in position to rebound on the offense.

    What is worrisome is that his last year at LAL he was also at 11.6% and in prior years he was only at the 13.5% range.

    Very surprising.
     
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  16. Boob-No-More

    Boob-No-More Why you no hire big man coach?

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    That tends to point to poor rebounding technique (i.e. not boxing out). Given all of Turiaf's energy and his wide frame, I would have thought he'd be a much better rebounder.

    In any case, his defense, energy and willingness to bang inside would be a welcome change from Channing and Travis.

    BNM
     
    Boob-No-More, Jun 9, 2009
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  17. Wheels

    Wheels Is That A Challenge?!?!1! Staff Member Global Moderator

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    Joakim Noah for backup PF and C! :D
     
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    He tries to block everything remotely close to him, that's why he doesn't rebound well. He'd be good for you though, I think he is one of a very small number of good GS signing decisions.
     
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  19. alex42083

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    Would the Warriors be interested in a Travis Outlaw for Turiaf deal, you think?
     
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  20. B-Roy

    B-Roy If it takes months

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    Reminds me of Chris Anderson.
     
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