It's pretty clear that, in these Finals, the weak spot on the Celtics was guard play. Smart was just OK, White was a disaster, and PP was somehow even worse. Not having a floor general/distributor forced the Jays to ball handle too much, and caused roughly one billion turnovers. The guard spot needs to be upgraded, at some level.
The options I can see are:
1. Stay where you are, and trust that Smart will improve in his second year as point guard and that White's collapse was just a blip.
2. Get a bench guard who can come in and direct things when one of the Jays sits so the offense does not go stagnant when they are out.
3. Get a starting guard, slide Marcus to the 2.
4. Trade Smart, let White or a new acquisition start.
EDIT:
5. Actually they don't need a point guard, just sign another wing player instead.
So who are our options? The trade market is pretty dire, and the team cannot afford a high-end guy because they only have the mini-MLE to spend in free agency.
1. Ricky Rubio, coming off of an ACL tear. If he is close to the same guy he was last year, he would be great, but his health is a huge question. Not clear how much he will get paid.
2. Yam Madar, who they have control of if they want to bring him over. Not clear if he's an NBA player.
3. Eric Bledsoe. Barf.
4. Goran Dragic, who showed a little in the Brooklyn series, but not much. May hate Boston?
5. Rajon Rondo, who is old, and has pending gun charges. Probably a hard no at this point.
6. John Wall on a buyout, it is not clear if he is completely cooked or if he could contribute. Would likely demand to start.
So not a great set of guys out there. How do you solve the point guard problem? What are the fake trades we can come up with? If anyone suggest Mike Conley's disaster contract I will jump off a bridge.
The options I can see are:
1. Stay where you are, and trust that Smart will improve in his second year as point guard and that White's collapse was just a blip.
2. Get a bench guard who can come in and direct things when one of the Jays sits so the offense does not go stagnant when they are out.
3. Get a starting guard, slide Marcus to the 2.
4. Trade Smart, let White or a new acquisition start.
EDIT:
5. Actually they don't need a point guard, just sign another wing player instead.
So who are our options? The trade market is pretty dire, and the team cannot afford a high-end guy because they only have the mini-MLE to spend in free agency.
1. Ricky Rubio, coming off of an ACL tear. If he is close to the same guy he was last year, he would be great, but his health is a huge question. Not clear how much he will get paid.
2. Yam Madar, who they have control of if they want to bring him over. Not clear if he's an NBA player.
3. Eric Bledsoe. Barf.
4. Goran Dragic, who showed a little in the Brooklyn series, but not much. May hate Boston?
5. Rajon Rondo, who is old, and has pending gun charges. Probably a hard no at this point.
6. John Wall on a buyout, it is not clear if he is completely cooked or if he could contribute. Would likely demand to start.
So not a great set of guys out there. How do you solve the point guard problem? What are the fake trades we can come up with? If anyone suggest Mike Conley's disaster contract I will jump off a bridge.
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