Although Minnesota had no chance at making this year's playoffs, there was some speculation during their 10-4 run in January that they could establish a solid base for next season. But after Corey Brewer tore his right ACL at the beginning of the season and Al Jefferson doing the same on Sunday, former GM and current head coach Kevin McHale might consider throwing the season for a couple of good lottery picks in this year's draft. After all, how is Minnesota going to replace the cornerstone of their team? Kevin Love? Craig Smith? Brian Cardinal? No. They will never be able to replace Al Jefferson with their current line up and even then, a healthy Al still isn't good enough to replace the unforgotten era of KG. This young, talented team needs to adjust their lineup and try new positions for not-so-well-known players so they can get playing time now that Jefferson is out. Also, what would really make this team a powerful squad next year is bringing in a fresh college guard like Stephen Curry, Lester Hudson, or Ty Lawson to run the point or two-guard to get some offensive spunk. Well, we'll just have to wait and see what this team makes of the injury.
So, with the suns playing like crud, should they trade the world away and go for the future as well? Who would you pick to restock the shelves and who would you drop? Nash? Amare?
ReplyDeleteAmare, out of the two, but I don't know who for. The Suns could consider trading Nash and another player like Lopez for Derrick Rose and Tyrus Thomas from the Bulls to get a young point guard. That's just my opinion, but the Suns should keep players like Richardson and Barbosa for future building.
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