i dont see how it doesnt upgrade the team.....does it make them better defensively? no. does it make them better on the other end? yes. we dumped francis, and we got a much better player for frye. frye was far from a world beater. i was glad when we drafted him, but the better of the 2 picks that night is still on the squad. for his size he played soft. being able to truck 2 guys that can nab 15-17 boards on a given night is a great thing....and the fact that our return on the 8 pick is randolph, who has a much more complete offensive game than frye only bolsters the team.
do i think we need defense? more than a lot here are willing to admit. if artest comes here he will address a need bigtime....only thing is we shouldnt give up much for him. he has the opt out after this year, and its well known sac wants to move him....they will lose him for nothing if they dont. i still think we need to add an interior defender though.....a guy like darko.....
randolph/lee
curry/darko