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    Default A plan to fix this team

    To start off, there are 4 guys that I definately wouldn't trade:
    1. Richardson
    2. Okafor
    3. Augustin
    4. Morrison

    There are a couple of others that I would only trade if they had to be thrown in:
    1. Dudley
    2. Ajinca

    I'd start the renovation by trading Felton and Wallace plus any combination of the remaining 7 guys on the roster for a legit PF. My choices would be Jamison, Rasheed Wallace, Lamar Odom, maybe even Zach Randolph (though he makes a ton of money, prob too much). The problem is I don't think any of those teams want Felton or Wallace.

    I'd round it out by signing Tinsley as the back-up PG after he gets bought out. We wouldn't be contenders, but we sure wouldn't be worse and the chemistry would increase by a lot.

    Really, the bottom line is we need Felton and Wallace off the team and a good PF and new back-up point on it. I'd be satisfied with any way we can get that done.

    And no, this isn't simply a knee-jerk reaction to Wallace and Felton's poor games tonight - I've wanted Felton gone for years and Wallace gone since last year. It's the only way to improve.

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    The problem is most of the people you want aren't available. It would be great to get a all-star PF. But trading for such a player when the Bobcats have a full cap is not easy. And if you give away half of your team for a PF, I fail to see how the team has improved.

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    Okafor jobbed us. He got his $, and now is having his worst yr ever, and playing as tho he doesn't even care. We are stuck w/ his Contact and Nazr's Contact. Carroll's contact is killing us, too. Crash I still have faith in, but right now only J-Rich is playing up to his Contract. And he's well below last year's pace. And if we resign Ray, that makes an even heftier Contract albatross around our neck.

    If possible, I'd build around J-Rich and DJ. Hold Dudley and Ammo as great bench guys. Hold Ajinca for the future. Everyone else is expendable for the RIGHT price, but not to be just given away. Ideally that is what I'd do, but realistically it want and wont hapen. I dont think mgmnt can pull off any trades to make us better. Either we get low-balled, or sometimes we likely overvalue our people. The best we can hope for is to win the Blake Griffin sweepstakes in the Draft.

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    I'm not saying trade half the team...Felton and Wallace plus any one or two of the remaining seven, whatever it takes to match salaries. And I think Rasheed Wallace could be had, as well as Jamison if the Wizards continue to play as terribly as they have been. I just question whether Felton and Wallace would appeal to either of those teams.

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    Quote Originally Posted by sugarfree311 View Post
    I'm not saying trade half the team...Felton and Wallace plus any one or two of the remaining seven, whatever it takes to match salaries. And I think Rasheed Wallace could be had, as well as Jamison if the Wizards continue to play as terribly as they have been. I just question whether Felton and Wallace would appeal to either of those teams.
    So who is going to pass them the ball when we do not have a point guard? DJ may be a good PG someday, but he is not there yet. So in the end, you still have a team that can't compete.

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    Don't have a clue how Mek is an untouchable for you, but to each his own....

    I don't think anybody should be untouchable at all if a move can be made to help the team. 2s and 3s are a dime a dozen, so if we can move JRich for a piece to the puzzle, let's do it.

    Also, a new starting lineup would be wonderful. I mean, come on, Larry, you're enough of a non-conformist, it's time to put an end to the Matt Carroll/Sean May bullshit. How's about some experimentation for a change: DJ, Shannon, GW, Lexy, Ryan! I would say Ammo for Shannon, but I'd rather have the more aggressive defender in Shannon, plus Ammo is a dynamite 6th man. Give me the more energetic group over the same old guys who put us in a hole night after night after night (Re: Mek, Sean, Raymond).
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    Nobody is untouchable on this team. We have no foundation and I would equate foundation w/ an all-star

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    Interesting.....

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    As for fixing the team we not in good shape.
    1st Mek is is geting used by ever player over 6.9 he plays against. I don't know for sure but i don't think hes even hit his rookie average this year 16ppg. Nine boards seem like thats about all you get for 72 milion all so .
    Mek has to be fixed , Beanched ,traded, or just ways to get him involved, He plays with no energy and acts as if he don't care if we win or lose.
    2nd DJ played like the ball hog but scored well. Im not sure thats what Brown wants but he had a carer high in the blow out last. I can tell as im sure Felton can tell hes being groomed to take the helm.
    3rd One can't blame a lot of this crap on Felton . E ver sence hes been in the league hes a point being asked to play a two . He plays with energy except for last night most of the time. But hes expendable.
    4th Where is Crash all im seeing is flashes of him this year . Mostly a slightly below average small foward.
    5th Starting May is not working at all . Hes still no use to the team at all , And needs to be beanched.
    Next as my wife calls him Dudley do wrong . Hes NOT a starter and should be used as a eight or ninth man off the beanch,
    Morrison , on most nights does his job as a sixth man scorer . But acted like last night he didn't give a damn.
    Hammer needs to sit til he can get his act toghter and remember hustle got him a contract in the first place.
    Instering thought my wife gave me during the game . She said the players acted distracted and wondered if a big trade was made right befor the game . As the whole team STARTERS except DJ looked like they wasn't in the game. With two days off and at the end of a six game home stand it might be possable.
    L Brown may as well play Alexas and Hollins both played with energy . To me Hollins out played Mek as well as Alexas. I would love for us to start to bigs in any combo. Either Hollins or Alexas to see if it helps out Meks numbers .Dudley is just to small to play p/f and its not fair on him.
    As for players on the trading block it should be the whole team. Right now i would trade Mek for any shorter contract . Rich , Wallace , Felton , Morrison , the rest of the team should be on the block too. We shouldn't talk about the trades openly .But the whole team should be on the block. And if any fair offers come along we should pull the triger.

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    As for fixing the team we not in good shape.
    1st Mek is is geting used by ever player over 6.9 he plays against. I don't know for sure but i don't think hes even hit his rookie average this year 16ppg. Nine boards seem like thats about all you get for 72 milion all so .
    Mek has to be fixed , Beanched ,traded, or just ways to get him involved, He plays with no energy and acts as if he don't care if we win or lose.
    2nd DJ played like the ball hog but scored well. Im not sure thats what Brown wants but he had a carer high in the blow out last. I can tell as im sure Felton can tell hes being groomed to take the helm.
    3rd One can't blame a lot of this crap on Felton . E ver sence hes been in the league hes a point being asked to play a two . He plays with energy except for last night most of the time. But hes expendable.
    4th Where is Crash all im seeing is flashes of him this year . Mostly a slightly below average small foward.
    5th Starting May is not working at all . Hes still no use to the team at all , And needs to be beanched.
    Next as my wife calls him Dudley do wrong . Hes NOT a starter and should be used as a eight or ninth man off the beanch,
    Morrison , on most nights does his job as a sixth man scorer . But acted like last night he didn't give a damn.
    Hammer needs to sit til he can get his act toghter and remember hustle got him a contract in the first place.
    Instering thought my wife gave me during the game . She said the players acted distracted and wondered if a big trade was made right befor the game . As the whole team STARTERS except DJ looked like they wasn't in the game. With two days off and at the end of a six game home stand it might be possable.
    L Brown may as well play Alexas and Hollins both played with energy . To me Hollins out played Mek as well as Alexas. I would love for us to start to bigs in any combo. Either Hollins or Alexas to see if it helps out Meks numbers .Dudley is just to small to play p/f and its not fair on him.
    As for players on the trading block it should be the whole team. Right now i would trade Mek for any shorter contract . Rich , Wallace , Felton , Morrison , the rest of the team should be on the block too. We shouldn't talk about the trades openly .But the whole team should be on the block. And if any fair offers come along we should pull the triger.


 

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