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What team in the East is deeper than we are?


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Jefferson

Williams/Zeller

MKG

Stephenson

Walker

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Vonleh

Taylor

Henderson

Hairston

Williams/Zeller

Neal

Roberts

Biyombo

 

There is your 13 man roster. Holy crap that looks amazing on paper. Every one of those guys will get significant playing time this year as long as Vonleh progresses fast enough. 

 

Looking here: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_current_NBA_team_rosters

 

I see the Bulls and...? There are a couple of top-heavy teams like the Cavs and Wizards, but this roster is now like a poor man's Spurs. Not title worthy, but any discussion on ESPN or elsewhere about favorites in the East that doesn't mention the Hornets should be ignored.

 

(This thread can be deleted or merged, I somehow didn't see a thread almost exactly like it directly under mine.)

 

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On paper our bench looks good but it still has a lot of question marks.

Three guys I'm not worried about are Roberts, Neal and Henderson.

As for the other guys...

- Can Hairston prove to be a viable option of the bench and can he handle NBA pressure (he's been turning the ball over a lot in SL)?

- Can Zeller make the jump and be a valuable scorer?

- Biyombo, has he developed on offensive game yet or is he forever a defensive specialist?

- Will Jeff Taylor be able to come back and still have a significant impact after that Achilles injury?

- As for Vonleh, I'm not expecting much this year, 7/3 sounds reasonable for the youngster. He still has a lot to learn.

Regarding our starters, I really like how we look in the backcourt with Lamba (my name for Lance and Kemba). I also hope that Marvin can at least prove to be as good offensively as McBob. However, at the end of the day I think our ultimate success is dependent on MKG. If MKG has developed even the slightest resemblance of a jumper then I think we can be a dangerous team.

Nonetheless, we still have question marks just like every other team.

I think we could use one more proven big. If we can get another big that has some true offensive skills then I think we'll be good to go.

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On paper our bench looks good but it still has a lot of question marks.

Three guys I'm not worried about are Roberts, Neal and Henderson.

As for the other guys...

- Can Hairston prove to be a viable option of the bench and can he handle NBA pressure (he's been turning the ball over a lot in SL)?

- Can Zeller make the jump and be a valuable scorer?

- Biyombo, has he developed on offensive game yet or is forever a defensive specialist?

- Will Jeff Taylor be able to come back and still have a significant impact after that Achilles injury?

- As for Vonleh, I'm not expecting much this year, 7/3 sounds reasonable for the youngster. He still has a lot to learn.

Regarding our starters, I really like how we look in the backcourt with Lamba (my name for Lance and Kemba). I also hope that Marvin can at least prove to be as good offensively as McBob. However, at the end of the day I think our ultimate success is dependent on MKG. If MKG has developed even the slightest resemblance of a jumper then I think we can be a dangerous team.

Nonetheless, we still have question marks just like every other team.

I think we could use one more proven big. If we can get another big that has some true offensive skills then I think we'll be good to go.

Pie for Lamba

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If MKG can become reliable offensively (which I don't think he will) with that new jumpshot, we should be in the discussion for WINNING the Finals. Again though, I think he'll be better, but MKG will never become someone that will even make defenders have to stay that honest against when he's not right at the rim.

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If MKG can become reliable offensively (which I don't think he will) with that new jumpshot, we should be in the discussion for WINNING the Finals. Again though, I think he'll be better, but MKG will never become someone that will even make defenders have to stay that honest against when he's not right at the rim.

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Jefferson

Williams/Zeller

MKG

Stephenson

Walker

---

Vonleh

Taylor

Henderson

Hairston

Williams/Zeller

Neal

Roberts

Biyombo

There is your 13 man roster. Holy crap that looks amazing on paper. Every one of those guys will get significant playing time this year as long as Vonleh progresses fast enough.

Looking here: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_current_NBA_team_rosters

I see the Bulls and...? There are a couple of top-heavy teams like the Cavs and Wizards, but this roster is now like a poor man's Spurs. Not title worthy, but any discussion on ESPN or elsewhere about favorites in the East that doesn't mention the Hornets should be ignored.

(This thread can be deleted or merged, I somehow didn't see a thread almost exactly like it directly under mine.)

Ideally, this team could be a top 4 seed if everyone on the roster that was here last season could just have repeat performances. If we had resigned McBob, I'd be comfortable slotting us in that spot. The depth would be even better.

The key here, however, is how we fill in at the 4 spot. I'm not expecting much from Marvin, but it's not like he will have to be LaMarcus Aldridge for us to succeed. Cody Zeller is what he is at this point. I know it's July, but I haven't seen a major difference from last year this summer.

As far as the depth is concerned, Henderson moving to the second unit and their additions should at least ensure that at the very least the offense isn't a black hole when Kemba and Al have to rest.

The rookies obviously have a lot of hype surrounding them, but if summer is any indication, they will have moments that make us say Cho is a genius and some that make us say Cho should be fired. Gotta be patient with those guys.

In a perfect world, we replicate last season and with the new additions make a semi-Cinderella run to home court like the Raptors did last season. Realistically, I think we end up in the 6-8 range but with the parity in the conference we could definitely pull an upset in that spot. Just too much unknown surrounding how the additions play out, but a ton to be excited about.

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I really think we could get Ed Davis pretty cheap. He is a bundle of talent just waiting to be unleashed somewhere in the right spot. But I am not worried about Marvin. I think he can give us the same production Mcroberts did.

Edit: nevermind. Didn't realize he went to the Lakers

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Depth is nice during the long regular season when players miss time with injuries and fatigue hits.  But once you get to the playoffs, you really dont want more than 9-10 guys in the rotation.  I could see something like this for the playoffs:

 

Kemba (38 min)

Lance (34)

MKG (30)

Williams (24)

Al (36)

 

Hendo (24)

Zeller (20)

Vonleh (15)

Roberts (10)

1 of Hairston/ Neal/ Taylor/ Biyombo (9)- depending on the matchup/ series

 

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Depth is nice during the long regular season when players miss time with injuries and fatigue hits. But once you get to the playoffs, you really dont want more than 9-10 guys in the rotation. I could see something like this for the playoffs:

Kemba (38 min)

Lance (34)

MKG (30)

Williams (24)

Al (36)

Hendo (24)

Zeller (20)

Vonleh (15)

Roberts (10)

1 of Hairston/ Neal/ Taylor/ Biyombo (9)- depending on the matchup/ series

If we play Lance @ 34, Hendo @ 24....

We will deserve it when we get beat.

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People should probably start coming to terms with the fact that Hendo is playing big minutes off the bench this year. Clifford likes him, hes gonna play

Henderson plays shooting guard.

We drafted a shooting guard in the 1st rd.

Then we spent the majority of our cap space on the best free agent shooting guard.

We've also hung onto our backup shooting guard from last year.

There were multiple reports from credible sources that had us trying to move Henderson to several different teams over the last month or so.

Henderson will not be on the roster for opening night. The majority of the off season moves have revolved around the SG position. The team has clearly showed they don't value Henderson and viewed him as the weak link on the team.

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