what about Carlos Boozer?

[WAM9]

Would we be a better team, with Zach Randolph in the line up?

As far as I am concerned both Boozer and Randolph bring the same thing on the court (off the court is a different matter of course).

And if you want a post player, look no further than Diaw. In fact, he has a MUCH more refined post up/back to the basket game than Boozer.

I'm not so sure about Zach Randolph and Boozer being the same. If nothing else, Boozer brings a far better attitude and seems to be a much better team player.

I also don't really think that Diaw is better than Diaw in the post. Even if they were the same there, Diaw has the ability to play either forward spot or a point forward position as well. That makes him far more flexible than Boozer and therefore it would be easier to find minutes for him as a 6th man.

I do hear what you are saying though. Diaw makes it not necessary for us to get a 4 but I sure would love the depth it would give us.

What about Wallace playing the 2 spot and having Boozer, Diaw and Wallace on the floor at the same time?

[WAM9]

Wasn't Diaw not happy as a 6th man at Phoenix?

Good point but maybe in this situation, as long as he was getting starter minutes, he would see the bigger picture and not be unhappy. Maybe...

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@ Wam...

1) I would rather have Diaw in the lineup than Boozer, hands down. Diaw creates advantages lineup wise that we would lose with Boozer. Diaw is very fast for a PF, has a decent low post game, and is a threat at the end of games...and he is supposedly smarter than any coach on this team

2) Wallace can't play the two, because he isnt a shooter. It's been tried in the past, and has not worked.

3) I doubt Diaw would be happy as the 6th man on a team that's never made the playoffs if he wasn't happy as the 6th man on a championship contender...