The Regime Posted February 15, 2011 Report Share Posted February 15, 2011 The biggest decisions next week before the trade deadline quietly have to be with Memphis as much as Denver. There seems almost no way with Marc Gasol also up for a new deal the Grizzlies will resign Zach Randolph. Trade him now? The Magic reportedly would be ready to make a huge offer of players and picks. But then maybe the Grizzlies don’t make the playoffs, which the owner has guaranteed as Randolph is leading the team at 20.2 points and 13.2 rebounds. http://www.nba.com/bulls/news/smith_110214.html Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hawks Fly High Posted February 15, 2011 Report Share Posted February 15, 2011 (edited) How many more poor defensive players are they going to sign? What do they have to offer anyway? Dwight can't anchor a team defense with so many bad defenders at the other positions. Edited February 15, 2011 by Hawks Fly High Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Clutch Posted February 15, 2011 Report Share Posted February 15, 2011 zach has improved in defense still this year, but ye i know what you mean he does bring incredible offensive rebounding skills though, and he has a great offensive game, you could actually go to him to close out games because he can make free throws too Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Warren2ThaG Posted February 15, 2011 Report Share Posted February 15, 2011 Otis Smith is not dumb 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ChosenOne Posted February 15, 2011 Report Share Posted February 15, 2011 The Magic are in the need for another superstar not another good player. They have made trades for Hedo, JRich, and Gilbert so far and imo they have not really improved. They should think about a huge package to get Melo not imo another role player. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Regime Posted February 15, 2011 Author Report Share Posted February 15, 2011 The Magic are in the need for another superstar not another good player. They have made trades for Hedo, JRich, and Gilbert so far and imo they have not really improved. They should think about a huge package to get Melo not imo another role player. It's not so much that they need another superstar, they need some good wing defenders. Dwight is the only guy on that roster who plays defense and that wont get them to the finals. The Magic are feeling the effects of losing their two best perimeter defenders in Matt Barnes and Mickael Pietrus. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Built Ford Tough Posted February 15, 2011 Report Share Posted February 15, 2011 How many more poor defensive players are they going to sign? What do they have to offer anyway? Dwight can't anchor a team defense with so many bad defenders at the other positions. Why not? He has done it plenty of times before. He anchored a team defense that consisted of Jameer Nelson, Hedo Turkoglu, Rashard Lewis and Mickael Pietrus/Courtney Lee to the best Defensive Rating in the entire NBA. Other than Howard, nobody would even be considered an above average player defensively and they were one of the best defensive teams in the league. Hell, this season they have guys like Nelson, Turkoglu, Arenas, Richardson, Lewis, Carter etc... and none of them are worth a damn defensively, yet they are 6th in OPPG and 3rd in DRTG. Howard has proven time and time again that he has the ability to anchor a team defense with a bunch of sieves around him. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Check my Stats Posted February 16, 2011 Report Share Posted February 16, 2011 (edited) This would be a terrific pick up for them, Randolph would be a legitimate 2nd option offensively and doesn't really have a similar style to Dwight at all, and he would help on the glass a ton too for Dwight. It'd be interesting to see how he is utilized though, since Richardson should be a legit 2nd offensive option as well but doesn't seem to be doing much there. I also disagree that the Magic need another superstar, you don't need multiple superstars to win, the Lakers don't have two superstars, they have one and an all-star. Randolph is an all-star caliber player, maybe not on Pau's level (for example), but close enough. I still think Ryan Anderson and JJ Redick need some more run, especially when guys like Richardson and Arenas are bringing nothing to the table right now, since they are practically being used as spot up shooters it seems. Kind of ironic that as bad as he was, Vince has still been their 2nd most productive player after Dwight this year. Don't see what Orlando can offer though or why Memphis would move him. He is their best player and they are just about a playoff team right now. It wouldn't surprise me if they dealt him for trash just like they did Pau, since it is Memphis we are talking about here. Edited February 16, 2011 by Check my Stats 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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