"After a recent resolution in his court case for a DUI charge in 2014, the NBA suspended Lawson for two games on Friday. Since arriving in Houston this summer, Lawson has met his requirements off the floor and has had no new incidents. The push to trade him has been based on a poor basketball fit. Because Lawson has struggled to find a way to play off the ball with star James Harden on the floor, the organization and Lawson’s representatives are moving toward cutting short this experiment, league sources said." Obviously a poor basketball fit. He is a PG, not an off the ball guard. He'd possibly be a good fit here, though. Lillard didn't suffer from having someone else (Batum) being the primary ball handler. The negative, IMO, aside from the DUIs is his age. He's 28.
Neither does Mason Plumlee, but he seems to do OK. In fact, with his limited offensive game, he is already getting more shots per 100 possessions than Howard is this season. You don't think Howard would easily get 50% more touches in Stotts' offense than Plumlee does currently? Hell, Lopez got more touches last year than Howard is getting now; I have no doubt that Stotts would be able to placate Howard if he were here.
Plums is one of the best passing centers in the league thugh . I would consider Howard below average. Wont work with our new slashers. Lopez got more touches last year because we were a half court offense.
Harden has the ball in his hands more than either Dame or CJ. Lawson is a good scorer and good at creating for others. He's a more natural PG than at least CJ and I think he would work well with either Dame or CJ in the backcourt. If he plays the 25 minutes he plays for Houston and both Dame and CJ play 30-35 you still have maybe 10 minutes to play somone like Henderson at SG
That wouldn't be his role. If he were here, his role offensively would be to be a force down low, collapsing the defense for shooters. Picture him playing with Dame, CJ, Crabbe, and Aminu at the 4. And of course, his biggest contributions would be on the defensive end, where his DBPM is better than anyone on the Blazers save Plumlee and Davis. Imagine a 3-big rotation of Howard/Plumlee/Davis. There would never be a pairing out there that would put us at a deficit. It could work. It'll never happen, but it could definitely work.
I hear ya, I just dont think we want a big body parked in the paint slowing the game down . It sure seems the faster the pace the more competitive we are. Anytime it comes to a grind, we get are asses handed to us. I think Howard would bring the grind alot more than speed things up. Maybe getting our asses handed to us in the grind is because we lack a solid force in the paint like Howard though? I still dont want him. He is a bitch of a baby. LOL
We also often have Leonard, Vonleh and Harkless out there in our defensive frontcourt. If my mythical HowLaw/HendoKamNards trade were to actually happen, those guys would take a backseat (or be gone). Our backcourt legal team of McCollum, Lillard, and Lawson would still be terrible defensively, but they would more than make up for it on offense, and our PhD frontcourt trio would be fully capable of cleaning up the majority of their messes. If I were @KingAlbertoJrSpeed, I would make this happen on 2K16 right now just to see how it plays.
Here's the trade I would make: Frazier, Harkless, Vonleh for Lawson, Lopez Sign John Lucas the 3rd as our... 3rd PG Team: Dame. Lawson. Lucas. CJ. Henderson. Caunaghton. Aminu. Crabbe. Montero. Davis. Meyers. Alexander. Lopez. Plumlee. Kaman.
I think it's the right move. Both Lawson and Lopez would come for mostly cap-room and both are better than their asking price. We need to trade Harkless anyway because having both him and Henderson is a wash and keeps one on the bench when they both deserve minutes. Frazier I'd consider trading if we bring Lawson and another 3rd stringer or keep as the 3rd stringer. Vonleh is probably the odd man out if we bring Lopez.
John Lucas is a former player who is known for helping players address their substance abuse issues. He counseled Damon Stoudamire at one time.
I know, but Fez wasn't referring to the Pistons guy. You were responding to Fez right? That is the only reason you brought him up right? This is who Fez was referring to:
No...I thought Damian drank like a fish I wouldn't trade anything for Lawson...I'm sure he'll end up on the Lakers I wouldnt trade for Howard either...cue Strenus's, this is what happens if we trade for Lopez pic
