RedIndian wrote:Some terrible calls in the 4th, but ultimately we lost the game because our defense was just horrendous in the 1st half.
Not too bummed about our offense, that'll click once Book is back, and hopefully will be dynamite once Beal is back too. But we really need to have a long-term solution for our defensive woes.
Defensive rating of 114.4 which is 18th best in the league isn't good enough for a title contender. It's not likely to get better with Beal in the starting lineup either. I don't think we can get away with Allen in that starting lineup either - he's ok defensively, but we desperately need a consistent stopper in that starting lineup next to the big 3 in the playoffs.
Trading for Caruso is the best solution if we can pull it off. We should hope that the growth Little and Goodwin have shown is good enough for them to be an attractive package for Caruso.
Little, Goodwin, Bol Bol for Caruso, Craig would be perfect. Caruso is the ideal 5th starter next to the big 3, and majorly solves our problem of POA defense. I'd also trust Craig a lot more in the playoffs than KBD or Yuta. Plus it'd be great fun to trade for Craig for the 3rd time in 3 years.
Every contender team wants Caruso, I doubt we can put a package good enough to beat other offers. At worst they can get a FRP and we don't have any of that available.
I think Royce O'Neale is a more realistic target, not as dynamic as Caruso but can be a nice acquisition for multiple 2nds + expirings ala Crowder or Tucker.
BTW I don't want Craig back at all. Past his prime and he is a terrible passer and overall a worse wing than any of Little, KBD, Okogie or Yuta.
