Dee Brown, no not that Dee Brown

[mark at 10thumbs.org]

That's why i like Lue -- he's a stopgap player (though i'd not heard Doc's
praise of him). Parker's still 25 and trying to "stick". He wont' take
being a backup as well as Lue will IMO.

More than shooting or size, as a backup PG I want (a) someone who's a
solid if unspectacular distributor and doesn't TO the ball... someone who
can bring some stablity to a young 2nd unit; (b) someone who will push
Rondo for the starting job but who won't balk if he doesn't win it; and to
a lesser degree (c) someone who can teach Rondo some things about being an
NBA PG -- an elderstatesman like Lue could do that... I doubt a guy like
Parker can.

IMO it's not always about who's the BEST player -- Parker might be a
better player than Lue -- but who's the best FIT for THIS team. This is
why i wanted a guy like Mikki Moore 2 summers back -- someone who's a
professional but hungry.  I think its this so-called "not the answer"
signings/trades that end up making the real difference most of the time.
Like TOR's signing Garbajosa and Parker last year.

The Navarro kid sounds like he would be a nice addition too.

(the other) mark



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Tyronn Lue isn't the answer and if he comes here Doc
is going to play him WAY too much (Doc calls him one
of his favorite players).  We need a veteran presence,
but it would be nice if that presence actually added
something we don't have--namely size in the backcourt.
 Lue can shoot threes, but that's about it.  He's a
pretty poor shooter over the length of his
career--43%.  He's good at keeping his turnovers down,
but his defense is average at best and not getting any
better.  He's injury-prone and has never played a
complete season in his career.  He's a stopgap player,
nothing more.  We'd be better off without him.

I think Smush Parker would be a better option myself,
since apparently Brevin Knight is not being considered
by the C's (per Mike Gorman on CSL).  Dee Brown is a
nice player, but we need someone with a little more
experience.

Ryan