Would you settle for Udonis Haslem?

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  1. Idog1976

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    I think Haslem would be a great fit here. Good toughness and D, decent offensive game. Brings it every night. If he can be had without giving up most of our cap space, I'm all for it.
     
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    Haslem wouldn't be a terrible addition. A lot less exciting than Millsap, certainly. He would, at least, give the team a good (not great) defender and rebounder. He'd essentially be a power forward version of Przybilla with a bit less rebounding.

    I'm not sure I'd be thrilled with Portland using all of its cap space on Haslem, but he would improve the team a bit. I'd much rather have Hinrich than Haslem. And I'd much rather have Millsap than either. I might even rather just keep the cap space for a chance to trade it for a better player later in the basketball year.
     
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    Ugh ...

    In a pinch, I suppose. But she strikes me as the type of chick that requires a pound of makeup, and that fucking Ed Hardy hat makes me want to vomit.
     
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    Like David Lee, he'd be a good fit if he was willing to be a back-up. Also like David Lee, I don't think he wants to be a back-up.
     
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    He is no where close to David Lee. He is a backup. Not a starter.
     
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    If we're unable to get Millsap, why not Lamar Odom? It would make our 10-deep lineup feel like 11-deep (considering Lamar would probably ask for minutes at SF where we already have two players) but he at least has the abilty to play both forward-positions, which could allow us to bring a player in his caliber.

    If not him, I'd bring the best SL-prospect at Power-Forward or something like that. someone that wouldn't demand alot of minutes/money. If you look at our back-court, I now believe that losing Sergio was infact addition-by-substraction, if we don't bring another ego to our frontline (because we couldn't get an ego that would be worth it) it could be addition by non-addition.
     
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    Unlike Lee, he can't really justify a starter's role. His production is quite poor and he's not so good at defense that he's a clear starter.
     
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    What do you mean his production is poor? He's efficient, and he's certainly consistent. I just think he takes the open shot but doesn't create.
     
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    His Rebound Rate is good but not great, he can't pass and yet still turns the ball over a significant amount and while he scores at decent efficiency, it's nothing special for a non-volume scorer. It all boils down to a below average PER every season of his career except one (and that was back in 2004-05).

    Essentially he's Przybilla without the huge rebounding and with lesser team defense.
     

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