Am I the only one who thinks Turiaf is vastly overrated, esp on this board..it's getting nearly to Ramon Session level of overratedness
You're right. I allowed my imagination get the very best of me again. Here I had Turiaf built up as the next Charles Oakley! In all seriousness. Do you not feel he would help? If you do, what would his effect be on this club? Thanks.
Rony is a decent enough player, but how do you propose getting Golden State's backup 5? I'm pretty sure they value his play and his contract is reasonable. Personally I don't think Portland would part with what they'd want back. You're not going to get him for Travis thats for sure. STOMP
Every team would love to have Turiaf on their roster. The problem is, he just makes more money than he's really worth.
he makes less then the full MLE which is (by definition) average pay in the league. 4.5M per is a very reasonable rate for a serviceable NBA Big. STOMP
I feel he is worth the money. And believe me, you would see a significant improvement at the back up position with him slotted there.
How do we "add" Turiaf? I had some ideas in another thread but got schooled by STOMP as to how clueless I was about GS's needs and assets. His knowledge blocked out the sun with giant hairy justice...
we'd see even more improvement at the back up PF spot if Dwight Howard was slotted there... KP should trade Patty Mills for him. They make this one move, they are contenders next year. If they don't make this one move. They have not did all they could do, to put themself in a position to win and win now. comprende? STOMP
When Turiaf was mentioned a couple months ago as a possible back-up 4, I was initially in favor of the idea - until I realized that he's actually a pretty weak rebounder. People on this forum often criticize LaMarcus as being a weak rebounder, but Aldridge had had a higher TRB% over the last two seasons (12.8 and 12.5) than Turiaf (11.6 and 11.6) - and Aldrdige did it will playing beside two of the best rebounders in the entire league. I'd actually like our back-up power forward to be a dominant rebounder. Turiaf is not. He's a below average rebounder for a power forward. On the other hand, Turiaf is an excellent passer for a big man and does block a lot of shots. So, he wouldn't be a bad back-up 4, in spite of his weak rebounding. BNM
I know he's ancient, but I'd rather see the Blazers add a guy like Kurt Thomas, who is still an excellent rebounder (17.8 and 17.2 TRB% over the last two seasons), plays very good defense and would be a good mentor for our young guys. BNM
Is he? Isn't Milwaukee in a (perpetual) rebuilding mode? There was talk after the RJ trade that they would buyout/cut Thomas. Given that they aren't going anywhere but the lottery soon, perhaps they would consider a younger player and a future draft pick more suited to their needs than a 37-year old back-up power forward. Of course, now that they've lost CV, Thomas may be penciled in as their starter. BNM
yup, both your proposal and mine have about the same chance of happening.... none. Why would the W's trade their only other player (besides Biedrins) who can guard a center for yet another skinny forward? They have no need for Travis or his expiring deal. On the other hand they do need a quality backup 5. STOMP
