I agree. I am confident that we have the scoring we need to play. Harkless and Harrison as the 1 and 2 options. I also believe Pointer, Garrett and Greene will improve their shot and ball handling in the off season. Branch is the unknown. However, I am confident he will do well. Therefore, we have plenty of other scoring options. What we need more than anything is some extra bodies who can play some defense so we can mix it up more to play man/pressure and less of the zone.
I'm definitely in favor of Young. From the info that is coming out about him, he sounds like he'd be the kind've role player we need.
However i disagree that we don't need another "plus" player, or that our scoring options can remain status quo. We're one of the worst scoring teams in the conference. And among the worst shooting teams in the country. From the foul line, the field, and behind the arc.
Part of the way we fix that is by adding little pieces, so more rest, a better point guard, etc will improve our offense. But as is we have no second unit. We need another scoring option or two. I think we can accomplish that through a number of smaller improvements; including seeing slightly more production form Dom and Amir. And adding a shooter who can play 10 minutes a night.
But, I see a lot that needs to improve on the offensive end, beyond just resting guys. Role players are good, but remember these recruits we bring in are going to need to play meaningful minutes for us right out of the gate. We need a few more who can put the ball in the hoop.
Stats are all skewed based on the fact we have no bodies, playing the entire game and forcing bad shots. That will change when more bodies are present.
There are only so many shots to go around. You just need big men capable a couple of jumpers a game and more importantly putbacks. Gift will be a very good player for 15 mpg. But at 30-35 we see his weaknesses. Adding in Young and another big body (Zena) will alleviate the pressure.
*Also pretty sure if you remove Nuri from the averages our FT's come back to normalcy. The problem is we've had a few losses where they have reared their ugly head and cost us the game and everyone sees those. However in the grand scheme they are solid. And we get to the line a lot which is good.
Agree with most of what you said Moose. Our offense as a whole gets incrementally better by doing each of the following:
1) a few more bodies, giving everyone else more rest
2) a true pg who gets everyone better looks, lets D'lo play off the ball more
3) more bodies down low let us be more aggressive on the boards in terms of fouls, and energy we have
That's all true, and there are more side benefits of just adding a few bodies. Including letting Mo move back to his natural position, and Dom/Amir having a full summer to work on their individual skills. All those things will help, you're right.
But I still think we lack a third offensive weapon. Even if it's not a starter, we have no scoring punch in the second unit. (we have no second unit right now either I guess) And if Moe or D'angelo is out of the game that means we're back to a one man show, not to mention if one of them gets hurt or in foul trouble. Which we've seen can happen. Sampson can create for himself, and Pargas sounds like a dead-eye shooter, so maybe those are the answers I'm looking for. Or maybe it's Phil Greene playing off the ball for stretches to give Harrison a breather. Just think it's wrong to say we absolutely have enough offensive fire power.
Sounds like Young can be one of the pieces that contributes to the answer though. Especially in terms of put backs, and second chances.