Kawhitstorm
05-27-2016, 04:20 PM
Already made the suggesting in the Aldridge pre-draft assessment poAst but this needs its own:
Softridge needs a pick-and-pop specialist who isn't afraid to take & MAKE big shots like Jason Terry. Porker becomes useless when Softridge is playing hot potatoes & teams are daring him to be a scorer.
A very gettable player is Darren Collison who is LETHAL from mid-range. Only Kyrie was better among point guards & he was 3rd overall amongst all guards, sandwiched b/w ReDick/Choke-P3: http://stats.nba.com/league/player/#...ayerPosition=G (http://stats.nba.com/league/player/#%21/shooting/?PerMode=Totals&DistanceRange=By%20Zone&sort=Mid-Range%20FG%20PCT&dir=1&CF=Mid-Range%20FGA*G*200&Season=2015-16&SeasonType=Regular%20Season&PlayerPosition=G)
He isn't a starting caliber PG but he can play 20 SOLID minutes as a backup ala 2014 Patty.
Collison is often overlooked when talking about the best shooters in the game, but his numbers proof that he deserves to be a big part of the conversation. His transition to the bench in Sacramento was a smooth one shooting wise as he shot new career highs from the field and the 3-point line.
On the season, he shot 48.6 percent from the floor, including 40.1 percent from beyond the arc and 85.8 percent from the foul line. Those numbers landed him in the top 20 in 3-point shooting and true shooting percentage.
The Kings might be trying to dump Marco so PATFO can swap Diaw's partially guarantee & Patty (throw in Simmons to sweeten the pot) for Marco/Collison: http://espn.go.com/nba/tradeMachine?tradeId=hj3vrzg
If the Kings are willing to trade Kofus, who is stuck behind Cousins and Cauley-Stein, that would also take care of the center spot but he has a reasonable contract & they can get a decent haul for him. Joerger also had him in Memphis so they might want to keep him if they move Cousins. Otherwise, the Spurs could just swap Diaw/Patty/Simmons for Kofus/Collison & absorb Marco into the cap space assuming Tim/Manu/D-Worst retire. That would leave PATFO w/ about 6 mill to work along w/ the Room Exception to sign a backup PF/C: Cole Aldrich/Darrell Arthur.
So hypotheticallly, the roster would look something like this:
Kofus/Aldrich/(*open roster* or vet min: Nene)
LMA/Arthur/Bertans
Kawhi/Kyle/(vet min wing defender: Mbah a Moute)
Danny/Marco/(min salary slasher: Summer League)
Porker/Collison/(1st rd pick: defensive minded PG)
If the Kings aren't willing to trade Kofus then sign Mozgov & pray his knee isn't jacked.
If they don't re-sign Rondo then they might keep Collison since he had a starting caliber type season: http://www.nba.com/kings/blog/2015-16-season-breakdown-darren-collison
In that case, Beno might be worth looking into as a Patty replacement since he's an excellent mid-range shooter who could feast running PnPs w/ LMA. He has been decent in the postseason the past couple of season including in 2014 against the same OKC team that Patty mightily struggled against:
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He also player well in 2015 against the Blazers before he got injured:
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He led the NBA in FG% from mid-range in '14-'15: http://stats.nba.com/league/player/#!/shooting/?PerMode=Totals&DistanceRange=By%20Zone&sort=Mid-Range%20FG%20PCT&dir=1&CF=Mid-Range%20FGA*G*200&Season=2014-15&SeasonType=Regular%20Season&PlayerPosition=G
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Bonus:
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He has come a long way since 2005.:lol
Seems like PATFO have been keeping an eye on him for a while now: https://fansided.com/2014/02/25/nba-rumors-san-antonio-spurs-interested-beno-udrih/
Softridge needs a pick-and-pop specialist who isn't afraid to take & MAKE big shots like Jason Terry. Porker becomes useless when Softridge is playing hot potatoes & teams are daring him to be a scorer.
A very gettable player is Darren Collison who is LETHAL from mid-range. Only Kyrie was better among point guards & he was 3rd overall amongst all guards, sandwiched b/w ReDick/Choke-P3: http://stats.nba.com/league/player/#...ayerPosition=G (http://stats.nba.com/league/player/#%21/shooting/?PerMode=Totals&DistanceRange=By%20Zone&sort=Mid-Range%20FG%20PCT&dir=1&CF=Mid-Range%20FGA*G*200&Season=2015-16&SeasonType=Regular%20Season&PlayerPosition=G)
He isn't a starting caliber PG but he can play 20 SOLID minutes as a backup ala 2014 Patty.
Collison is often overlooked when talking about the best shooters in the game, but his numbers proof that he deserves to be a big part of the conversation. His transition to the bench in Sacramento was a smooth one shooting wise as he shot new career highs from the field and the 3-point line.
On the season, he shot 48.6 percent from the floor, including 40.1 percent from beyond the arc and 85.8 percent from the foul line. Those numbers landed him in the top 20 in 3-point shooting and true shooting percentage.
The Kings might be trying to dump Marco so PATFO can swap Diaw's partially guarantee & Patty (throw in Simmons to sweeten the pot) for Marco/Collison: http://espn.go.com/nba/tradeMachine?tradeId=hj3vrzg
If the Kings are willing to trade Kofus, who is stuck behind Cousins and Cauley-Stein, that would also take care of the center spot but he has a reasonable contract & they can get a decent haul for him. Joerger also had him in Memphis so they might want to keep him if they move Cousins. Otherwise, the Spurs could just swap Diaw/Patty/Simmons for Kofus/Collison & absorb Marco into the cap space assuming Tim/Manu/D-Worst retire. That would leave PATFO w/ about 6 mill to work along w/ the Room Exception to sign a backup PF/C: Cole Aldrich/Darrell Arthur.
So hypotheticallly, the roster would look something like this:
Kofus/Aldrich/(*open roster* or vet min: Nene)
LMA/Arthur/Bertans
Kawhi/Kyle/(vet min wing defender: Mbah a Moute)
Danny/Marco/(min salary slasher: Summer League)
Porker/Collison/(1st rd pick: defensive minded PG)
If the Kings aren't willing to trade Kofus then sign Mozgov & pray his knee isn't jacked.
If they don't re-sign Rondo then they might keep Collison since he had a starting caliber type season: http://www.nba.com/kings/blog/2015-16-season-breakdown-darren-collison
In that case, Beno might be worth looking into as a Patty replacement since he's an excellent mid-range shooter who could feast running PnPs w/ LMA. He has been decent in the postseason the past couple of season including in 2014 against the same OKC team that Patty mightily struggled against:
MPE97gPvS1U
TBm9Z2ZjcoI
He also player well in 2015 against the Blazers before he got injured:
_F-_mve_RFI
He led the NBA in FG% from mid-range in '14-'15: http://stats.nba.com/league/player/#!/shooting/?PerMode=Totals&DistanceRange=By%20Zone&sort=Mid-Range%20FG%20PCT&dir=1&CF=Mid-Range%20FGA*G*200&Season=2014-15&SeasonType=Regular%20Season&PlayerPosition=G
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Bonus:
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He has come a long way since 2005.:lol
Seems like PATFO have been keeping an eye on him for a while now: https://fansided.com/2014/02/25/nba-rumors-san-antonio-spurs-interested-beno-udrih/