Why Not Anthony Carter?

I like the strategy of going to camp with who we’ve got – House, Daniels, Hudson – and, if no luck, then at midseason there will be better talent available than is around now.

   I keep hearing comments that Daniels can “play a little point”. What does that mean Jeff? He can bring the ball up but can’t pass or shoot? He can shoot and pass ok but can’t bring the ball up? Or whatever? I’m sure you know the Pacer Blog guy and he ought to have a decent comment on Daniels’s PG ability or lack thereof.

If there really isn’t anyone else out there then I think it’s time to stick to our guns and head into the regular season with what we have right now. Perhaps we could platoon the backup position with someone like House or Daniels with Hudson. Maybe by the end of the regular season he will have matured enough to be a solid backup.

the clips have too many PGs, and not much behind gordon and thornton. this will be even more true if they sign sessions.

and he can guard 2s.

Mardy Collins for TA makes sense. Collins can`t really shoot but he can handle the ball better than Allen and can defend just as well…

In the end I guess Lue wouldn`t be that bad of a choice either. He can at least dribble and shoot the ball…

  Thanks for the insight on Daniels’s past with the Mavs. I didn’t know he played there.

I hope we’re not done, and that Danny is going to acquire a true backup PG. So many of our players, both starters and bench, are good spot-up shooters — Ray and KG, House, BBD, even Rasheed now — so we really need a guy who can drive-and-dish to create those open shots. I think Lue is probably our best option: he’s a vet who doesn’t turn the ball over (.5 TO in 12 minutes/game last season), can still shoot (44% 3pt), seems to be well-liked, is used to the backup role, and would hopefully be willing to take a fairly low salary at this point of his career. If Lue wouldn’t take a vet minimum contract, Jason Hart would be another decent choice. Brevin Knight a distant third — good defense, but just cannot shoot. Guys like that who would know and accept their role would be my first choice, although I wouldn’t mind if the team wanted to throw some money at players like Flip Murray, Ramon Sessions, or maybe Luther Head. I don’t particularly see the appeal of Carter.

I know the same tired old arguments that we heard last year about Marbury will come up when contemplating Iverson on the Cs roster this season, but a PROPERLY MOTIVATED AI who ACCEPTS HIS ROLE as a backup off the bench in a Microwave role would be the final piece on what should be one of the best teams in NBA history.
Iverson would take the House role and kick it up a few notches, with his scoring and passing. they both aren’t plus defenders, but AI is a bit better. House is a better outside shooter, but the Denver AI is acceptable at 45/35%.
AI could put one year in here like Posey did, get a ring, and grab one last contract next summer. The Cs could work a S+T with Detroit, assuming they want a young SG like Giddens for virtually nothing. TA or House and Giddens and some cash for AI at $4m salary works.

Feel free to spout off the same old same old about “practice” now. I know AI was a disaster in (a rudderless) Detroit last season, but Boston is a veteran laden roster with leadership in the locker room, coaching staff, front office, and ownership. I think Boston would be the perfect fit for AI to redeem himself.

Until we know which team is playing badly we won’t know who will be getting pitched overboard. Of course you don’t know now. But every year there is talent available then. And since the talent available now isn’t much (Tyron Lue, Brevin Knight etc) we might as well save the roster spot.

I’m tired of all this pg talk, let’s just trade scal ta n giddens to sac for kevin martin

I have a hard time believing Anthony Carter would go anywhere for the league minimum abscent of an offer from Denver itself.

 I was reading an article that included Carter in it. Was from the Orlando perspective on who they should get as a back PG (either columnist or blogger not sure). It went through the pg’s still available in alphabetical order. I thought it was linked to from this article, but now I can’t find it anywhere on the homepage? did anyone else see it this morning?? mind you I am completely jet lagged and was up at 4am reading it so I could have the details wrong.

rather have hudson

Eddie House is a better backup point guard than Anthony Carter is.

Also, I don’t want to see anymore perimeter players with questionable jump shots. The team already has enough of those.