Our Options For a Starting PF

On realgm some people think that Walter Hermann would be a nice fit to fill our void at PF. i like that idea but i cant remember if he was good at pf or not when he played for us. i thought he primarily played the SF or when Vincent was coach the bench. I would love to have him if he can hold his own down low as he would give us that shooting PF to pair with Mek. Other ideas are trading for Sean Williams or Channing Frye. i dont mind either of those as they upgrade the PF spot, but if we sign Hermann to the MLE we wouldnt have to trade anyone. Thoughts? Post any other options you guys have.

Fabio was REALLY good at denying the entry pass and playing really disciplined D. Problem was that if his man got the ball, they could burn past him because he has little lateral movement and isn't very athletic so he isn't a on ball or weak side shot blocker.

On offense he was great at shooting from the corners, making weak side cuts (I think he has a high BBIQ) and man, who could forget "the claw"!!!

All in all I would be ok with him - but Frye would be at the top of my list with Charlie V 2nd, Fabio 3rd and Sean Williams at the bottom.

Bring Walter Back!

Charlie V is the man for the job. He has the height at 6'11" and athleticism to be a good pf. His skills are good enough where he could open up the middle for GW and Okafor to rome. Has a descent outside shot even out to 3 land. His weight at 240 means he can't be pushed around once he is coached up alittle on d. The only thing is what will we have to give up to get him. His salary is only 3 mill and if he works out we could sign him to maybe a 6 to 8 mill deal next offseason hopefullly.

I have noticed alot of people on this site are fans of Herrmann. I have to say I think it's a bad idea to bring him back. If i'm correct he was traded to the Pistions. He didn't get much playing time and it's not like the Pistions bench get's an A. I honestly don't remember him ever doing anything productive other then hitting three's every now and then with that ugly jumper. I would throw popcorn at the TV if i ever saw him in a Bobcats jersey again.

I like Channing Frye alot too and i found a trade that works in the checker.

Morrison and May for Frye and Webster

I dont know if they would accept that but Webster is a decent shooter and he has to be a better defender than Morrison. We might have to throw in a 2nd to get them to agree.

IMO we need to evaluate what we have...so my preferancs would be to

1) Look long and hard at Davidson, May, and Hollins...Davidson imo shows more promise and looked OK to good at times...if McMay can't get with a conditioning program then he does not want to play in the NBA...Hollins frustrates me the most since he's a good ahtlete but plays out of control....

2) If we only have to give up parts that we don't mind giving up then my first choice is Frye and second Charlie V...but I'm not sure that Blazers or Bucks want to give either of these playes away....Fabio is not a PF and frankly would'nt be any better that what we have....I'd stay away from Williams myself...I like Lee defensively but he does not have the face-up game we need to go with EO50....

3) I'd like Weaver signed and have him and Ajinca in D-League all year and only brought back for emergencies...

4) Keep the 15th roster spot...see between now and the start of the season if we can make a 1 for 2 trade with a desperate team if and only if we get a PF better than what we have...

I'm sipping that Sean Williams kool aid right now I think he'd be ideal for guarding the Bosh, Jamisons, Odoms of the NBA and I think Coach Brown would love how he plays the game. Maybe coming to Charlotte would be the best thing for him and I could see Brown settling him down ala Sheed/Iverson. Davidson impressed me so much in Summer League I kind of fell off the "sign Frye" bandwagon honestly very similar players.

Like I said in another thread nobody would drive on him, Mek or Crash check this out...
www.youtube.com/watch?v=1lhlI4QdGzo

Wow, EB, good find on the highlight reel. That block Williams had on Chris Paul was the sickest of those, in my opinion. The guy had to readjust his entire upper body in midair to switch the side he was blocking on! That's just nasty. I don't know if he's really the PF solution, but I would feel better going into the season with him on the roster than I would with the folks we have right now.

If I'm not mistaken, his troubles at BC stemmed from his habit of puffing the green stuff. I think that can be fixed/toned-down with good influences like the Bobcats have on this team. Then again, he might fit right in here in Charlotte.

I'm just not seeing anybody we could acquire at this point that would be a huge improvement over what we have.

It's not like we have a lot of valuable pieces that other teams would want that we can afford to part with.