[quote name='shinryuu']Can't believe Blair dropped so far. Think of it this way: who do you think will truly have more success, Blair or Hansbrough?
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Blair has bad knees, so it's really hard to say at this point.
I think Hansbrough will be a better pro than many expect. With his size, hustle and ability to hit the jumper he'll at least be a solid role player.
[quote name='lordopus99']Forget Lee. I am glad we moved him while we had the chance. He couldn't hang during the playoffs i.e. when it counts. His defense is average. I would rather keep Pietrus who played pretty good defense and was an offense threat off the bench.
Carter gives us someone who knows how to play at that level. Someone who could pose a better defense/offense against Kobe, etc. He gives us a player at that position who can score at will and who can finish a game. Hopefully, Ryan Anderson pans out. It is good to add another big man to the rotation who is young.
It's official Turkuglo opts out of his contract. Good Riddance! Hope the Blazers pay him the max.
Now all we have to do is resign Gortat.[/QUOTE]
That's being awfully hard on Lee. He was playing very well late in the year and in the playoffs before the fractured sinus. He just wasn't the same after that.
Carter should help a lot short term if he stays healthy and plays hard (rather than mailing it in and just being a jump shooter), but we'll be needing a 2 guard in a year or two as he gets older. So I'd have liked to keep Lee around.
As for Turkoglu, didn't the owner say they'd be willing to pay luxury tax to keep him? Him opting out doesn't mean he's gone. He wants to come back and the management wants him back. I think there's a good chance he'll be back.
But honestly the biggest key to sucess is that Howard HAS to finally develop some
skill on the offensive end. He's got to get a consistent hookshot or turnaround working, and not just be a person that only dunks, makes layups and gets fouled. We need him as an inside scoring threat late in games, along with Carter and the 3 point shooters on the outside.