I completely support your pov ronoranina and agree 100 percent. CP3 is a top 5 player in the league and the fact people aren't willing to trade galo and/or chandler or Randolph is just crazy to me.
See...I'm not talking about individual numbers. I'm talking about in the team concept and the overall scheme of things...would what he brings to the court be worth worth giving up other players if what we have right now is serviceable and can cause havoc for a team to defend. This has nothing to do with what he can do individually.
[I]I'm saying this...5 on 5 basketball, right? If we have 3 guys 6'10'' and above, all doing different things, we have 3 dudes who demand attention. Not because they're superstars (at least not all of them) has nothing to do with Hall of Fame numbers, it's just 3 guys who are damn near 7 feet. How are you going to guard all 3? Play a zone? they all have decent to wet jumpshots, along with Felton who's a decent shooter. Zone; failed. Do you play straight up defense and switch off? Who's switching onto Gallo and can Gallo see clean over his head? Shoot. If it's a big on him on the perimeter who's on the paint helping on Amar'e? Someone that he can muscle out the way? Make your move; beast. Is it the other big on the court? Make your move if it's 1-on-1. Should he miss, who's boxing out AR? Is it now a 2-on-1 rebounding situation with Amar'e and AR because the other legit big is on the perimeter showing on Gallo? Someone grab the board. What if the other team plays big to combat our height? When we're on defense if the other team misses.. where's Felton? Get the ball to him. Everybody run. Gallo trail, and if we can't score in the paint or draw a foul, kick it out to Gallon in transition. Shoot. You get the picture. [/I]
Now if we lose Gallo and have CP3, Amar'e and Randolph that other big is never moved away from the paint and scoring around the rim is tougher, unless suddenly AR becomes a threat from deep; and from what I've seen he has a decent mid-range shot, not Gallo's range to really force a big to commit.
If we lose AR, then Gallo still stretches the floor but we lose a weak side defender and someone who's going to help gobble up rebounds, which equals less second chance points and more possessions for the opposing team. We also lose someone who's going to run the court on fast breaks who also happens to be one of the tallest dudes on the court, that's a lot of cheap fouls we're not picking up.
So CP3 brings assists, some on-ball defense and steals, a better run half court offense, and obviously a little bit more production from the PG spot in terms of playmaking and scoring.
With our current lineup we could dominant the paint, the boards, the transition game, spread the floor like no other team with a dude who's 6'10'' and going to be shooting clear over peoples' heads, we're almost assured to be more athletic at the 4 and 5 every night, get other teams bigs in all sorts of foul trouble, cause mismatches all over the place up the ass, and there's no one defensive set to stop the dynamic created.
Would I sacrifice the points and assists that CP3 brings to create more of an entire team that can't really be guarded?
It's all about creating that dynamic with complementary players like the Pats with Welker and Moss. One stretches the D vertically while the other abuses the D with quick cuts in his routes underneath. If you don't have the right personnel and scheme, you're not stopping it. (and I hate the Pats so don't mistake me for a NE fan)
I don't know which team has 3 dudes with the height, length, and athleticism to stop 3 dudes 6'10'' and above, one of which has a nasty 3 point shot, so you're not playing zone all night.
While I agree that CP3 is a special player, he wasn't the difference for his team in NO. We saw how Channing Frye was popping off with Nash and STAT, that could be Gallo, but now add a freak of nature like AR and what do we have?
When it comes to basketball I try to look at names and numbers less and more at how teams would be constructed and what problems they would cause for the defense. And with Felton driving and kicking it out to Gallo, a big coming out to contest and Gallo driving to the rim or dumping it down low, that contesting big is going to be all turned around, now go to work STAT who can score it 1-on-1, get fouled, or force the remaining big to commit to him and make a play for AR who's going to be contested at the rim by someone who's head comes up to his chest? Nah.
I want to see what we have before anyone goes anywhere. At least in the preseason games. This could be a filthy team dynamic we have here.
I can't stress enough PG (lightning fast), 2 (dunno who it's gonna be), 3 (6'10'' sniper from outside, can also drive when forced to), 4 (might be the most offensively dominate player at his position), 5 (almost 7 feet, wingspan of something stupid like 7'3'', very athletic and can both help defensively from the weak side as well as rebound...oh and he handles the ball and is a skilled player already at the age of 21)
If the prospect of that team doesn't get you excited...I don't know about you. If it's all about the big names then fine, so be it, but you have to at least agree that there's a handful of teams in the NBA that would look at that layout right there and go ":shock2:"