We played at 55 win pace for most of last season....

....and our players are getting better. Unless we're getting an All Star like Durant or Horford, why sign any of these other guys (Howard, Whiteside, Biyombo)? Plumlee played great for us last year and will get better. And we have Davis on a good deal. And then there's Meyers Leonard. Why are people set on getting a "name" to somehow prove we can? The guys we have are good enough.

 

This is the last year we have cap space

Why are the warriors talking about letting barnes go ?

To improve when you can.

Nothing is more stupid than letting a mediocre cake bake

 

Because it's easy to pick the part where we played best on a weaker schedule and stretch it out in a way to claim that we'd win at the same pace.

The team can't contend as currently constructed. We need to sign an upgrade at Center while we have cap space, as that may be what we need to contend.

Yes, Howard and Horford are better than Plumlee.

 

lol.

Someone is going to hate July 1st.

 

We're not going to add a "name." We're not adding anything at all. We have had cap space for a year and have not used it. That cap space represents a player, a very good player. We're MISSING a player, and have been. However, if all goes well, the situation will be rectified in short order.

 

If you are going to make that argument you also have to say that we played at a first round playoff loss as well. Neither one of those things happened.

 

So? We didn't win 55, we won 44. But even if we did, so did OKC. GSW won 73 and SAS won 67.

So no, the guys we have aren't good enough. We want to be at least a top 4 team in the West, preferably top 2. No way do GSW and SAS combine for 140 wins next season. Which means the 3rd and 4th seeds will probably have better records than they did this year. In other words, 55 wins might not even be enough for HCA in the West next season.

We need to add at least one, preferably two significant pieces, while we have the cap flexibility to do so. We need better defense all the way around. The three best teams in the league last year all played elite level defense. We did not - not even close. We need improved interior defense, improved perimeter defense and a reliable 3rd scorer. It would be really nice if one of the players we sign in free agency, or acquire though a lopsided trade, meet two of those three needs. We need more two way players who are above average at both ends of the court. Lillard and McCollum are great offensive players, but weak defensively. We need to surround them with solid defenders that are also respectable scoring threats.

Yes, our young guys still have room to grow and improve. So do everyone else's. Treading water is no way to get ahead. We have the means and opportunity to improve our roster and I'm sure our GM and owner will do everything in their power to make sure that happens.

BNM

 

which is why I'm currently on the HW/PatBev bandwagon....

 

Pat Bev's defense is WAY overrated. When was the last time he shut down a top PG? Rubio still can't shoot for shit, but he's a better defender and a MUCH better passer. I've always dogged him, but that was when most Rubio fan boys were claiming he's better than Lillard. As a back up PG, I'd be more than happy to take him. The problem is he's locked in at $12 - $15 million a year for the next three years. not unreasonable by today's standards, but how do we absorb that, and possibly Pek's contract and still have enough to get Whiteside?

OK, so maybe at Bev it is. I wonder what Lillard would think of that.

BNM

 

Looking at Beverly's +/- stats, it looks like he is a pretty damn good defender. Rubio is as well, according to those. Lillard ranks third from last of all PG's

 

It all depends on which stats you look at. basketball-reference lists his DBPM as -0.3. For comparison, James Harden has a DBPM of -0.4. Beverly isn't a horrible defender, but not nearly as good as his reputation.

He has finally developed a decent shot, but he's still a horrible distributor. Our startng center had an AST% almost as high as HOU's starting PG.

The good thing about Beverley is he's locked up for three more years on a VERY cheap, even by old cap standards, contract.

BNM

 

Serious question: Does DBPM reflect the fact Beverly always guarded the other team's best guard, while Harden was hidden on the opposing team's best player? I certainly think this matters.

 

We played better as the season went on and we got better . Is Howard really an improvement over Plumlee in our offense? Plumlee facilitates the offense when CJ and Dame get trapped. Can Howard do that?

 

Well, you love Aminu and you love Plumlee so out of curiosity what do you think we should do with the cap space? Serious question

 

This strikes me as a post to not get hopes up.

I agree if we just brought back the existing team we would probably win 4-6 more games next season just from pure gelling and development. But that's not to say it wouldn't make us a much better team to add Howard or Whiteside.

 

I think it comes down to you need to have trust in Neil and whatever he decides to do.

Learn the game, then post.

 

Sign Crabbe, ML, Hendo, and Mo.

 

We played at a .642 pace when our WABC went out of the line up