Comments on: Figure 4: What to do at power forward?

By: Vandon

Vandon — Sun, 09 Sep 2012 23:03:14 +0000

@jtshoopsblog Which is better, building a mediocre team that loses in the first round year after year. Or developing young players who could possibly point a team in the right direction?

By: ByTonyAtkins

ByTonyAtkins — Fri, 07 Sep 2012 16:35:55 +0000

@MkeBucksFan Thank you.

By: MkeBucksFan

MkeBucksFan — Wed, 05 Sep 2012 12:21:24 +0000

Gooden actually missed a significant amount of time two seasons ago.

By: jtshoopsblog

jtshoopsblog — Tue, 04 Sep 2012 12:14:37 +0000

Listen, at this point, it should not be about development, it should be about winning first and foremost. The Bucks have a roster that can make major waves in the league as they have a line up that is eeringly similar to the OKC Thunder. Don’t believe me? Check out my post on them and you be the judge:

http://jtshoopsblog.blogspot.com/2012/08/jts-hoops-blogs-20122013-nba-worst-to_29.html

By: PattiRafalskiDavison

PattiRafalskiDavison — Tue, 04 Sep 2012 09:45:57 +0000

@ByTonyAtkins Absolutely! Larry Sanders would be a great match for Squad 6. I think it’s a match made in heaven. I see endless possibilities there! Larry! Larry! Larry!

By: PattiRafalskiDavison

PattiRafalskiDavison — Tue, 04 Sep 2012 08:38:42 +0000

We don’t HAVE to get rid of anyone! We don’t have any outrageous contracts by NBA standards. Gooden is paid $6M, not $20M. Let the rookies and veterans work (practice) together and Skiles will reward the players with the most effort and best Bball IQ get the minutes. If production drops off, your minutes will drop off. He doesn’t punish rookies for being rookies any more than he rewards veterans for being veterans. I like this mix and I’m looking forward to seeing the cream rise to the top!

By: JustinNixon

JustinNixon — Mon, 03 Sep 2012 13:42:52 +0000

Look.. chances are that Gooden and Sanders aren’t going anywhere, so we just have to hope that Gooden just makes better decisions with the minutes that are afforded him.. He will play.. can’t say the same about Sanders who will be our top garbage player this year

By: KBela53

KBela53 — Mon, 03 Sep 2012 13:39:44 +0000

@MasterbatingestBear Gooden is a good scorer and rebounder. Not a bad passer either. But he’s a power forward, competing at a position with younger players who are paid much less besides Ilyasova and are much more talented.

He’s not the worst player ever, no. And who knows, maybe this season he’ll be good since he won’t see any minutes at center. But for all the positives he brings to the court, his awful defense makes it difficult for me to like him. The contract doesn’t help either.

By: sillybilly

sillybilly — Mon, 03 Sep 2012 10:19:17 +0000

@BuckNuggets
The bucks have a storied history of signing mediocre players to long contracts. I mean that’s pretty much been their MO. Here’s to hoping Hammond has learned his lesson.
I hope Monta plays well this season, a smart move would be to offer him up for the best draft pick we can get at the trade deadline. Same goes for Jennings actually, they’re both good but won’t make us a contender and can give us the highest return for picks/other talent.

By: BuckNuggets

BuckNuggets — Mon, 03 Sep 2012 08:54:34 +0000

With small market teams like the Bucks, almost everything boils down to cap flexibility. Jon Brockman had a very cap friendly contract (as well as good youtube videos) so yes, he was worth his deal. Gooden has (I think) three years still left on his deal at about six million per season. As a backup, that’s just way too much for way too long. Bringing in Priz and Sam is fine because they have reasonable contracts. If the season isn’t going according to plan, they can deal Sam’s expiring contract and add a draft pick. I don’t think it’s always about tanking to get a top five pick, but getting the most out of the guys they do draft. At the end of this season, the front office should have a pretty good idea about what they want to do with Jennings because they have seen him play tons of minutes for four seasons. We’re into season three of the Larry Sanders era and still don’t have a clue about him. Give him 15-20 minutes a game at center this season (it’s not like the NBA is loaded with true centers anyway), and find out what he’s capable of. If they lose a couple more games because of it, so be it. The biggest thing is to stop signing mediocre players to long deals that prohibit trades or resigning good young talent.