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Andre is a starter IMO. Having him coming off the bench is ehhhhh.
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I agree with you on pretty much everything said, but Denver's problem is money.Originally Posted by SHUGES
Looking at Denver's roster, they have the pieces to legitimately contend for a championship next year. They have 3 important ingredients already in place: Good post defense, depth with the bigs, and a superstar who will put pressure on the refs to make calls.
The areas they lack in are back-up point guard and another wing player who can take it off-the-dribble. Melo can NOT be the only guy who is able to create from the wing. JR is the next best option and he simply doesn't do it often enough. Dahntay Jones is the starting 2 guard at times and he can't even effectively take it to the hole. He's basically another Diawara or DeMarr Johnson. A guy who is scrappy on D but is a liability on O. And in the NBA, that's unacceptable from your starting 2.
If Denver can somehow acquire a combo guard in the mold of a Randy Foye for instance, that would be great for them. That player would be able to maybe start at the 2 and then slide over to the pg to give Chauncey a breather. Similar to what they do with Rose, Gordon, & Hinrich in Chicago.
As for the Nugget free agents, bring back Dahntay if only for his hard-nosed defense. He could back up whoever they bring in to be the starter at SG.
And of course, bring Birdman back. It'll be tough b/c as others have said, he'll be sure to receive a ton of good offers from other teams.
Kleiza can walk.
I threw Marbury out there because it seems that there a few free agent PGs this year.Originally Posted by SHUGES
Steph? I love his talent but I don't know if he'd be a good fit in Denver.
J Will might be a good match though.
Bibby will probably be available. But his price will surely be too high....
I could have sworn that Jason Williams was retired? Jason would be AWESOME for the atmosphere in Denver.Originally Posted by Blazers21NTNP
I threw Marbury out there because it seems that there a few free agent PGs this year.Originally Posted by SHUGES
Steph? I love his talent but I don't know if he'd be a good fit in Denver.
J Will might be a good match though.
Bibby will probably be available. But his price will surely be too high....
I would love for Jason Williams to come in and play the back-up role for Chauncey, I think he would be a perfect fit for the team.
Mike Bibby, as you said, is still going to want a hefty contract. Even though his game is clearly on the decline, he seems like one of those guys who would not be willing to accept a cheaper contract and a bench role.
Maybe try making a run at younger point guard like Ramon Sessions, Shannon Brown or Ronnie Price, depending on what the market is like for each of them?
But Williams' agent, Dan Tobin, told ESPN.com that the 10-year veteran plans to return to the league next season after sitting out the required 365 days.
"We anticipated this decision," Tobin said. "So did Jason. But we look forward to seeing Jason back in the NBA in the 2009-10 season.
"One of the reasons we applied for reinstatement now was that we'd like to try to accelerate the process of him coming back. That will now be discussed between the league and the players' association."
And you're correct, Oklahoma City signed Shaun Livingston to a 2-year contract.
I like Flip and had been thinking about him, but he might get lost in the Nuggets rotation very easily.
I wouldn't be comfortable at all with having Lindsay Hunter as the back-up to Billups. I know Hunter still has some game left in him, but personally,I'd rather have AC.
AC had a solid first two rounds of the playoffs, and even played well for the majority of the Conference Finals. Watching him all season... he hadsome great games, but the amount of poor games he had outweigh those.Originally Posted by JapanAir21
And honestly? I thought AC was AWESOME behind Chauncey. I really don't feel like it's a necessity to find a back-up for him, if anything, one more athletic wing player, a Trevor Ariza/Mikael Pietrus/Matt Barnes kind of guy.
Each time Jason Williams tries to reinstate, does he have to go through that voting process? Or how long does that last?
Do you think adding a PG is more important than adding another wing player?Originally Posted by Blazers21NTNP
AC had a solid first two rounds of the playoffs, and even played well for the majority of the Conference Finals. Watching him all season... he had some great games, but the amount of poor games he had outweigh those.Originally Posted by JapanAir21
And honestly? I thought AC was AWESOME behind Chauncey. I really don't feel like it's a necessity to find a back-up for him, if anything, one more athletic wing player, a Trevor Ariza/Mikael Pietrus/Matt Barnes kind of guy.
Each time Jason Williams tries to reinstate, does he have to go through that voting process? Or how long does that last?
J-Will is hoping to get reinstated in July so that he can shop himself around with the other free agents. If he's denied once again, he'll have to wait until September before signing with a team. (Has to wait 365 days unless teams allow him to come back)
No, but I do believe it is more realistic.Originally Posted by JapanAir21
Do you think adding a PG is more important than adding another wing player?Originally Posted by Blazers21NTNP
AC had a solid first two rounds of the playoffs, and even played well for the majority of the Conference Finals. Watching him all season... he had some great games, but the amount of poor games he had outweigh those.Originally Posted by JapanAir21
And honestly? I thought AC was AWESOME behind Chauncey. I really don't feel like it's a necessity to find a back-up for him, if anything, one more athletic wing player, a Trevor Ariza/Mikael Pietrus/Matt Barnes kind of guy.
Each time Jason Williams tries to reinstate, does he have to go through that voting process? Or how long does that last?
J-Will is hoping to get reinstated in July so that he can shop himself around with the other free agents. If he's denied once again, he'll have to wait until September before signing with a team. (Has to wait 365 days unless teams allow him to come back)
Originally Posted by JohnnyRedStorm
Ty Lawson wouldn't be a bad pickup if he's around in the late first round.