Ty Lawson
i still think he'd be the small move that makes a huge impact. i believe he can start, with Armon backing him up. he would fit in our system, he is quick and has got a great handle, good shooting %'s all over the floor, good vision and distribution, good assist/turnover ratio, big-game experience, and most importantly he's used to being unselfish and trusting his teammates (at UNC, Hansborough, Green, Ellington). that's a huge attribute for a PG to have.
i see this as a move to make next summer, when Carmelo is on the way out and they're looking for new wing players. not sure about the details, i'm sure it would involve us getting rid of Rudy, picking up Andre's team option and using him as an expiring contract, etc. (a team picking up Melo would probably like an expiring contract?)
in my opinion, one of the only weaknesses to Ty Lawson is his height and ability to play D against larger guards. there's not a strong argument to dispute this, except that there are many other similarly-undersized point guards doing well right now. for example; Jameer Nelson, Chris Paul, Raymond Felton, Derek Fisher, Jonny Flynn, Brandon Jennings, Aaron Brooks, Darren Collison, Mike Conley, DJ Augustin are all 6'1" or lower. and Lawson is strong and large at 195lbs, so he wouldn't get bumped off the ball by those guys.
anybody else like this prospect?
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I would love Lawsom
But can you honestly see Denver giving up one of their bright spots if they were to go into rebuild mode?
Yeah, I think they'll hang onto Lawson
Oh, and FYI to the OP – there’s no team option in Andre Miller’s contract to be picked up. He’s already under contract for 2011-12, although it is fully unguaranteed if he’s waived before 6/30/11….
Lawson and George Karl are both from UNC
and those Tar Heels tend to stick together
(see what I did there?)
When reached 40 years of following Portland basketball you have, be as passionate of the Trail Blazers you will not!
btw....
isn’t tar heels a terrible name? Seems like that is the nickname for someone that can’t jump.
last year Warkentein said that he usually doesn't draft small PGs
but some of George’s buddies from out of the Blue convinced them that Ty was da bomb
When reached 40 years of following Portland basketball you have, be as passionate of the Trail Blazers you will not!
it's a cool name
for North Carolinians who fought in the Civil War, because they would never retreat.
Like they said
Billups will be gone sooner than later and Lawson is their pgotf. And Johnny Flynn isn’t good and I don’t think he’s played this year
Not sure.
All I know is that Andre Miller is having a career year this season. You can’t deny the guy has been tearing it up.

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