What to do with the open roster spot

[TattoodCats4life]

Coby Karl...George Karl's (LB's good UNC buddy) son.

Intriguing thought. Isn't he just like Hammer?

He is alot like Hammer...just the fact that he's grown up with a coach since childhood and he's been a Laker (sorry, but I put value on what team a player has played for based on the quality of that team and coaches that has put them under).

We'd need to give him some real PT to make sure but he was averaging 4 min/game and 2 points per game. He is listed as a SG, but like Larry loves, he has good passing skills and can bring the ball end to end without losing it.

[TattoodCats4life]

Here is a top 25 listing of NBA prospects from the NBADL. I'd say almost any of the SG or SG/PG or SG/SF players in the top 11 would give us some help. Some of the guys are more athletic, some of the guys are better defenders..I'll defer to Larry but Coby and Jeffers would be decent choices.

http://www.draftexpress.com/rankings...up-Candidates/

[ohara831]

Well, if we are not going to trade for a quality SG, maybe taking a flyer on Coby Karl might be worth a shot.

[TattoodCats4life]

Well, if we are not going to trade for a quality SG, maybe taking a flyer on Coby Karl might be worth a shot.

Thats basically my point, I mean we could sign a D-Leaguer to a 10 day after tonights game and have him here in time to practice sunday and play monday (they don't need physicals from what i understand). It wouldnt cost much, and it really doesn't truely take up a full roster spot, because if we end up getting a 2 for 3 offer we can waive the DL player and only be out the balance of the 10 day contract $$.

[spectre]

^ Absolutely, and they should do it today.

Cost/investment is nothing.

[Jennings]

Is there a time limit on when the spot has to be fillied? By the trade deadline?

[DirtyU11]

how bout this trade

felton, may, nazr, morrison for hinrich, gordon, simmons

gets us a scoring 2 and a backup with starting experience at pg strait up swap of remaining years on contract with nazr and hinrich but hinrich's contract is much more costly which is why Chicago agrees to take back nazr only downside is gordon has to agree to the trade.

[spectre]

We don't have to use the roster spot at all, but the time just started a week or so ago where teams can sign players to 10 day contracts. I said "today" because the talent pool available won't be getting any better than it is right now.

Gordon would not consent to be traded (and he has to consent as he's playing on a qualifying offer)...he'd lose his Bird Rights. Hinrich is WAY overpaid too.

[Mustachio]

send a second rounder to Dallas for a relatively unknown player. Ryan Hollins seems like a good fit. good contract and tons of potential. I think we should give this guy a try.

[playoffs...PLAYOFFS?]

The way i see things is that we started off the season trying to go the "cheap" way and experimenting with all these players (linton johnson, andre brown,dwayne jones) hoping these guys would pan out to something. like finding a diamond in the rough.

i think LB eventually won the battle and now the FO is listening to what he wants. experienced players.

i don't see us bringing someone in from the D-League. don't we have enough young talent that keeps LB occupied teaching already?

either we're saving the spot for another trade (before the deadline) that would bring NBA experienced talent or will just keep it open for moves in the summer after the end of the season.

I'm inclined to think that this is the end of our trades....we're playing .500 ball after the first trade. if this trade is supposed to make us better, then we'll play above .500, meaning that there is no reason to do anything else this season