What realistic options do we have to be better next year?

[Wurider05]

I am not talking about trading for Lebron or other pipe dreams. I am asking about realistic things that you all feel are in our ability to do. 

[Peoriabird]

1 hour ago, Wurider05 said:

I am not talking about trading for Lebron or other pipe dreams. I am asking about realistic things that you all feel are in our ability to do. 

Not allow John Collins to take ban substances

[TheFuzz]

2 hours ago, Wurider05 said:

I am not talking about trading for Lebron or other pipe dreams. I am asking about realistic things that you all feel are in our ability to do. 

Unless something disastrous happens, we'll be better next year. We've got a #4 pick and some cap to get 3 rotation players (a guard and a couple of wings), if we land that we'll have a quality 10 man rotation and be A LOT better.

[Gray Mule]

No banned substances for ANY Hawk!

We will be much better because:

Our young guns have a years experience more than they had last season.  Same for our coach.

Our starting center is actually a starting center..

Our bench is expected to contain actual NBA players.

Our injuries should all be healed.  Whew!

[JayBirdHawk]

2 hours ago, Wurider05 said:

I am not talking about trading for Lebron or other pipe dreams. I am asking about realistic things that you all feel are in our ability to do. 

1. We have JC for all 82 as well as a healthy Huerter

2. The Core 5 improves just based on more experience and especially defensively.

3. Capela serves as a much needed defensive anchor at Center backed up by Dedmon who must regain his shooting touch from 3. So center is taken care of unlike last year.

4. The biggest moves this offseason will be to acquire players that are better than Punch Face Turner, Always Injured Crabbe and Never Healthy Parsons wether by FAcy or trade using our $50 million (pending CBA) in capspace. So a real backup PG(someone who can adequately run the team as well as score when needed, play defense: Teague, Melton, Dunn,), adequate wing help (a bucket getter, defender or shooter: Harris, Craig, KCP, Clarkson) and a backup PF (preferably scorer, rebounder, defender or a pure shooter: Bertans, Grant, Harkless)

5. Time for LP to implement his full offensive and defensive strategies. It's go time!

This link has in some realistic ideas if you can weed through the 'stuff'...

 

Edit: added a few FA targets

[Buzzard]

I have this in 2 levels. The first level is what I expect will happen beyond a shadow of a doubt. The second level is dependent on things that may or may not happen; and they also have increments of success. If all of this happens, we will be a surprise team in the east. Just maybe like Boston in 2016/17 before they chased Kyrie.

Level 1a - We will be better because of Collins and having him for a full season.

Level 1b - We will be better due to having Capela; a starting caliber center and post defender.

Level 1c - We will be better with another season under our cores' belt.

 

Level 2a - We can be better if we sign better bench players.

Level 2b - We can be better if any of our young players becomes a valid 2nd or 3rd option. We need someone to eventually step up along with Trae and Collins.

Level 2c - We can be better if LP matures and grows as a head coach.

 

 

 

[AHF]

2 hours ago, Buzzard said:

Level 2a - We can be better if we sign better bench players.

 

Not to tempt the fates but I’d say we can’t do worse.

[capstone21]

We need to add Kris Dunn a very solid backup pg who is an excellent defender... he can play behind or alongside Trae

[JayBirdHawk]

Defense! LP, Collins, Huerter, Trae discuss.

 

 

[Spud2nique]

3 minutes ago, capstone21 said:

We need to add Kris Dunn a very solid backup pg who is an excellent defender... he can play behind or alongside Trae

Ya I like Dunn or trading for a Marcus Smart type. We need a guard that just defends like hell. Cam is in the works but we need a presence that’s kind of ready to roll now. 
 

Trae and Dunn is a good  

[capstone21]

1 hour ago, Spud2nique said:

Ya I like Dunn or trading for a Marcus Smart type. We need a guard that just defends like hell. Cam is in the works but we need a presence that’s kind of ready to roll now. 
 

Trae and Dunn is a good  

 I want an on ball hawk who will shut down the opposing point guards.  Then pairing him with Cam/Hunter and Clint only solidifies our D even more

[Spud2nique]

1 hour ago, capstone21 said:

 I want an on ball hawk who will shut down the opposing point guards.  Then pairing him with Cam/Hunter and Clint only solidifies our D even more

I like it. Ya it compliments the wings D even more with the Dunn press. Cap just unlocked it! captain Dunn! #airplanethemovie #dontcallmeshirley

[Thomas]

With no aberrations such as PEDs, foot issues, we are already better with our starting lineup now. How things change in a year.

[bird_dirt]

6 hours ago, capstone21 said:

We need to add Kris Dunn a very solid backup pg who is an excellent defender... he can play behind or alongside Trae

I second this motion.