Vet backup 4 help next year

Next year I really think we could use someone to come in behind Aldridge and play a somewhat tough presence. Joel is a vet but w/o playoff experience and I think the difference between Outlaw or Frye and a vet PF on defense would greatly improve our overall team defense and rebounding, not leaving the 5 playing on an island (whether it's Joel/LMA/or Oden).

Having another 6 quality fouls wouldn't be bad either.

My two picks:

Antonio Mcdyess: plays his heart out, good on defense, very strong, amazing rebounder, and his game consists of a money mid-range J (like LMA), which would work well next to Pryz or Oden. He wants to win desperately and is probably getting out of Detroit after this year. Supposedly a high character guy too.

http://www.freep.com/article/20090427/SPORTS03/904270368/1051/SPORTS03/McDyess%20still%20gettin%20%20it%20done

Kurt Thomas: Still a year left on his deal so maybe not (we should've traded Frye for him at the deadline if money would've worked out) but he's another guy with a solid mid-range game and a nice defender. Less of an energy guy than Mcdyess and more of a patient position type of guy but used to be fairly good in the open court and has tons of playoff experience.

Both of those guys are good passers too, and would be nice short term help while Oden/LMA/ and Oden develop and 6 more quality fouls from a quality defender in the playoffs.

 

My pick:

Rasheed Wallace.

That would be AWESOME.

I'm actually serious that he would be a great acquisition, the best out there. I don't think he'd come, however, unless perhaps a ritual sacrifice of Jason Quick were made to appease him. I volunteer to help.

 

David Lee.. great rebounder - can finish in transition - plays good D. We can get him as a FA for a reasonable price.

 

Lee can play the 3-4-5. Plenty of minutes for a guy who rebounds, plays D and runs the floor hard.. or have you not been watching this playoff series?

 

No way. I don't want anything to do woth Wallace even if he was a great banger backup PF which he is not. Wallace is soft and doesn't bang down low which the Blazers need in the backup PF. Plus he is a jerk!

 

I agree that McDyess could add stability to the team. A hard worker his whole career, very stable, very smart. Another I would look at who I think still has game is Joe Smith.

 

we cant afford lee, his going to want a lot of money and a starting spot....

 

I want Lee and Ben Gordon.

Scoring - Defense - Rebounding - Toughness.

 

I'm completely on board with McDyess.

This team needs some more tough guys.

 

Be wary of Lee. He is on the D'Antoni stat inflated team. Take his numbers, cut them in half, and that is what he would be on any team that ran at the pace we play at.

 

he has good seasons without d'antoni you know?

 

There's not enough minutes for an established solid big like him, and he plays terrible defense, so no.

 

We can't only have two players on the floor anywhere near threats to score (like our starting lineup). I think once Oden grows this won't be as big of a problem, but we desperately need either a better PG or to throw Rudy in at PG and see how it goes.

 

How many minutes did Outlaw play this year? He's gone this summer.