Just how bad is our bench?

IMO they should have kep Asik and not paid Gibson, they have Boozer and could have picked up a cheap backup.

 

Hey, for last night at least, it looked like we have a bench. As I've said, right now our bench is Price (who looked great, and actually was +15 to Lillard's -1), Jeffries (toldja) and Leonard. If we can gradually incorporate ONE more player, that would be nice. The good thing about those three is that they allow versatility (except for Leonard, who may swap places with the more versatile Hickson soon anyway): Price plays alongside Lillard sometimes and Jeffries can play any frontcourt position.

Hope Jeffries can stay healthy. By my count he's drawn 2 charges in each of the last two games.

 

Shoulda traded Noah (to us) and kept Asik. Or, maybe, just maybe, Reinsdorf shouldn't be so fucking cheap.

 

IMO we are only missing one guy for our bench. Albeit it is the most important. We need a mini microwave to come in and give us a spark.

Price is getting better each game at PG. Pavlovic gives us 10 quality minutes at the SF. (At least on D) Jeffries gives us a solid Vet in the post. (loved his game last night against Chicago) Leonard gives us minutes every other game. (Which we knew would happen-he needs his minutes to learn progress though)

This just leaves the spot where Elliot Williams would have helped.........a scoring sG. Right now it is not a factor the way Terry is substituting. It will be a factor if Nic or Wes get hurt.

As for minutes, last night was fine if LMA had only played 3-4 minutes less. Which easily could have gone to JJ who only played 25.

 

I'm not so sure we need a microwave type. The Jordan Bulls never had someone like that, they just had people who came in and knew their roles. We do need someone who can hit a three, though. Price has hit a couple, but I never have faith that they'll go. I guess Pavlovic is that guy, and his defense hasn't been horrible, but he's just so bleh. And of course that's ALL that Babbitt can do. I just hope Claver can pull it together, because he can hit threes and he fits fairly seemlessly into the game. But ideally we need another guard. Barton is too wild and plays with blinders on at the moment.

 

I think we have plenty of guys who can hit a wide open 3pt shot. As you mentioned Pav, Babbitt, and Price all can do that. What I meant to say is someone who can create his own shot. That is what the bench lacks. And I would prefer it be a SG

 

@johnhollinger: Don't take offense Blazer fans, I don't actually watch the games, just the box score.

 

I'm thinking of the bunch of no-names who came back on the Blazers in the fourth quarter of game 6 of the '92 finals. Can you name any of them without looking it up?

[Yes, Kukoc was good - very good. But you don't think of him and think "microwave" do you? He was nicknamed The Waiter (a different stage in food delivery) for a reason.]

[God, I just had a flashback to that time Phil drew up a game-winning play for Toni and Pippen pouted on the bench. Some Pistons fan on the old rec.sports.basketball.pro made a little rhyme about it that dug into my memory, displacing actually useful information:

Pip sat, gatorade-sippin'
something something Pippen
The play was for Kukoc
Said Scottie "Screw you, coach!
I'm da man, and this one I'm sittin'!"

Good times.]

 

But I'd rather not have to PLAY Pavlovic and Babbitt, precisely because that's ALL they can do. If Price was a reliable three point shooter, then we'd be golden. Maybe he is, but I don't get that impression.

I know what you meant, and I was disagreeing that that was really necessary. I don't necessarily want a bench player that comes in and starts jacking up shots. I want a bench that works as a unit. Right now the Bulls don't really have ANY scorers, but they're still pretty good because they run their offense. The % of baskets that were assisted last night was astronomical.

 

Bobby Hansen.

 

MotherFUCKER.