Responses to some things being thrown around by people (both on and off BE) - NOT in preference order or anything, just a randomly numbered list.

1a. Hedo Turkoglu: I like Hedo and I think he could be a great addition if he was willing to buy into it being Brandon's team.  Concede some of the ball-handling, work on his defense, and stand outside the arc and drop 3s all game.

This is not me saying I want him.  I think we would overpay for him, so I'm not for it.

1b. Travis Outlaw: I actually agree with Canzano that Outlaw did indeed fail his test in the playoffs.  Some people are correct in saying he was guarded by two great defenders (though Artest almost never guarded him, being assigned to Brandon whenever both were on the court).  But that wasn't the only part of his test; he also failed miserably on defense, and not just in the playoffs. After 6 years in the league, I want to see SOME improvement on the defensive end.  I was in the 3rd row behind the bench for a few games this year and Travis struggled a ton, and was visibly frustrating Coach Nate.  That was the beginning of my frustration.  But really, 6 years - he was drafted ahead of Josh Howard who at least showed vast improvement a couple times in his career, including being an integral part of numerous playoff runs.

2. Andre Miller: Love the guy.  I think that he is a good fit for a couple of years.  He doesn't take or make 3-pointers, so that is kind of a plus/minus argument.  I think he is a terrific floor general (as evidenced every time he's faced the Blazers as a Nugget or Sixer) and excellent passer - perfect to feed LA, Gregzilla, Roy and Webby for open jumpers, so I'm less concerned about him taking them himself.  Plus, he is - IMHO - the 2nd best (CP3) pg in the league at creating space in/near the post and making shots in the key.  Great decisin-maker, great guy, great fit.  I'd let him play here for 2 - 4 years and trade his expiring contract if/when needed.

3. Kirk Hinrich: His contract decreases each of the next two years, which helps counter the increases in everyone else's contracts.  I do not WANT to pay that much for a guy who is only a low-medium upgrade offensively, though he is a much better defender.  Blake struggled so much in the playoffs, just like Outlaw.

4. Jason Kidd: IF he would take the money to play for us on like a 2- or 3-year deal where we would offer to start him one or 2 years while mentoring Bayless/Mills/someone else and then take a backup role and/or be an expiring contract to ship to another team for cap relief.

5. Devin Harris: Abso-freakin'-lutely.  Personally, I would trade anyone buy Oden, Joel, Brandon, Aldridge, Batum - and I would also include one but not both of either combo of Bayless/Rudy or Bayless/Blake because we would need a backup PG or scoring guard who can still handle the ball.  But I'd probably consider it, still... and I'd even offer to cut off a limb to get that deal done.  I don't have a single ounce of actual hope this will happen.

6. Steve Nash: I do not want him at all.  His back is messed up and his mpg is bombing and I don't see any improvement in the near future.  Also, his contract is way too big and would cost us too much talent compared to what we would get in return.  We couldn't just get away with Blake and Outlaw.  The only benefit I see is from a PR perspective.

7. Jose Calderon: Grrrrrrrrreat idea.  But, like 95% positive it won't happen.  Many people consider him top 3 pgs in the league.  I think he's top ten, but his potential is hard to judge.  I would trade Blake and Outlaw just for him, no questions asked.

P.S. We gonna stick with UPRISE? Or is it now CONQUER?  I say we #CONQUER