tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7209288986494909218.post8360451858358033871..comments2010-01-25T16:17:35.171-08:00Blazer Guyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04169247989585978342noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7209288986494909218.post-3748351465168962392010-01-25T16:17:35.171-08:002010-01-25T16:17:35.171-08:00Moving further away from the basket is not the solution to a more efficient offense. The guards were having a problem adjusting to Greg&#39;s expanded role, and Pryzbilla is not an offensive player, but these centers are both top 10 defensively and top 5 rebounders in the NBA. Our frontcourt needs to adjust their system to accomodate for Oden&#39;s development and Pryzbilla&#39;s relative lack of offense, because what we are getting in return (rebounding and lock down D) is much more important. Greg is too young to already be knocked for not having a jump shot, and Pryzbilla is a center many teams would be happy to have. There is nothing more frustrating than a big man that can&#39;t, or won&#39;t hold down the middle. We really want Mehmet Okur? New Orleans is a bad example, seeing as they have Chris Paul (who makes any center look good), and Charlotte also conveniently started winning more when Stephen Jackson got traded, not when they started playing a garbage 5. With regards to the L*kers, I would love to have a player as versatile offesnively as Pau, but who wouldn&#39;t? It goes without saying that having a top 5 PF/C in the league would improve our team. That said, we need to focus on integrating Greg into the offense we have, and relishing Pryzbilla as the enforcer he is. Also, it would be nice to run some pick and rolls with Aldridge and Oden where they actually roll hard, instead of just having them pick to get Roy or Bayless/Miller a shot.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7209288986494909218.post-16298518522454296602010-01-25T14:28:26.431-08:002010-01-25T14:28:26.431-08:00<i>Dude it&#39;s the Charlotte Bobcats and the New Orleans Hornets.</i><br /><br />Oy. Now fixed.<br /><br /><i>We had a pretty effective stretch 4/5 named Frye. He didn&#39;t exactly pan out. Folks clamored for an enforcer.<br /><br />I&#39;m not saying you&#39;re wrong, but I would be interested to know why you think Frye wasn&#39;t a good fit (or maybe you think he was), but another stretch 4/5 would be?</i><br /><br />Two responses here. One, if anyone knew that Frye was capable of hitting threes at 45%, there is NO WAY he would have been let go. The dude only took 20 or so threes the entire time he was in Portland and didn&#39;t make too many of them. The value of being able to hit threes (vs. long twos) is enormous in terms of efficiency and offensive spacing.<br /><br />Second, even with his new found range, there are better streth bigs out there than Frye. While you take what defense you can get with such guys, there are guys who provide more in that department. There are also guys who pair long range offensive skills with closer range skills (something Frye lacks). <br /><br />Given our current shortage of bigs, though, I bet the coaching staff is really regretting letting Frye go.Blazer Guyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04169247989585978342noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7209288986494909218.post-62403726211771845662010-01-25T13:51:40.886-08:002010-01-25T13:51:40.886-08:00We had a pretty effective stretch 4/5 named Frye. He didn&#39;t exactly pan out. Folks clamored for an enforcer.<br /><br />I&#39;m not saying you&#39;re wrong, but I would be interested to know why you think Frye wasn&#39;t a good fit (or maybe you think he was), but another stretch 4/5 would be?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7209288986494909218.post-42899569387748228802010-01-25T12:48:40.676-08:002010-01-25T12:48:40.676-08:00Dude it&#39;s the Charlotte Bobcats and the New Orleans Hornets.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com