You're in Neil's shoes...

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  1. BigGameDamian

    BigGameDamian Well-Known Member

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    And that would likely fall between Wes or Nic should that happen.
     
    BigGameDamian, Nov 23, 2014
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    magnifier661 B-A-N-A-N-A-S!

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    Or not?
     
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    I think Neil must absolutely acquire a scoring wing for our bench. Blazers are a contender now. You never know what can happen. Give me a Gerald Green or Aaron Afflalo type for some bench pieces like T-Rob and or Barton/CJ.
     
    Sheldon Shape, Nov 23, 2014
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    Jeff Green's pretty good.
     
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  5. BigGameDamian

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    [video=youtube;we7UfubNeqM]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=we7UfubNeqM[/video]
     
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  6. Natebishop3

    Natebishop3 Don't tread on me!

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    Yeah, but it raises two questions:

    A) would he come off the bench?

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    B) what would Boston want?
     
    Natebishop3, Nov 23, 2014
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    If he can swing a deal for Afflalo without impacting our starting 5, I'm buying finals tickets
     
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    Ray Ray still uncommitted. Nuff said
     
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    ...when he's healthy enough to get on the court...
     
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    Behind Batum and Wes, he'll only get 20 minutes a game.
     
    BlazerCaravan, Nov 23, 2014
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    Coming off the bench in limited minutes would likely ensure he opts out of his deal after the year, which would be big. WOuldn't really want to carry his 8+ over to next season.
     
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    Reason I didn't mention him is because he just broke his wrist. I had mentioned him before. He, along with Gerald Green would be the best shooters we can get. Afflalo is also quite good and gives better defense than the both.

    No doubt the T-Wolves want to ship K-Mart out ASAP since they are in rebuild mode. All they need are some young pieces and cash incentives to pull the trigger.
     
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    If we're gonna make a move for a legit scoring 6th man, do it now. Don't wait till the deadline like the Pacers did with Evan Turner last year, and fucked up their chemistry into the stretch run and playoffs.
     
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  14. Natebishop3

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    I agree. I think it's clear we need another shooter on the bench, so the time is now to make a move. Give the team time to gel. Ray Allen would be awesome, but I think a consolidation trade would be best. Robinson, Barton, etc for whatever.


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    Natebishop3, Nov 24, 2014
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    Oh, sorry, I meant Jeff Green, not Martin.
     
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    santeesioux Just keep on scrolling by

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    Ray Allen would be awesome, i think he's going to wait as long as he can to see who looks really good though. I still think he's going to the Cavs if they don't look like crap by then.
     
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    I don't see the Cavs being a force anytime soon. In fact, Love is being exposed as the stat stuffer that he is. I was listening to Colin Cowherd this morning, and he was railing about how Love doesn't play defense, he doesn't play team ball, and he's not very good.
     
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    He really isn't that good. You can tell he doesn't put work in the off season like he should. He has the talent to be a rebounding machine, but until he's somewhat useful on the defensive end, he's exposed.
     
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    You'd think that even just using his formerly-ample backside to keep a defender out of the paint and boxing out would be better than nothing.
     
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    He's quite skilled, but chooses to dump defense for more energy-or-whatever on offense. I dont' know that it's fatal or irrecoverable, but he hasn't shown a predilection to change yet.
     
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