monsterpile wrote:Bargain bin hunting isn't always going to bring awesome players.
In reality, bargain bin hunting
rarely brings in awesome players. Usually, there are legitimate reasons as to why they are that available in the first place. In my opinion, the best way to uncover a hidden gem out of these particular players is to focus on those that have at least one legitimate NBA skill -- something within their game that stands out as a quality attribute. It can be shooting. It can be rebounding. It can be facilitating. It can be defense. Whatever it is, it has to be good enough to mask some of the holes in the rest of their games.
If we look at the free agents that Gersson Rosas brought in this summer, does that fit any of them? Jake Layman is the only addition that resembles a quality rotation player and I'm not sure he actually does any one thing well -- he just has decent size for position and a high basketball IQ. Shabazz Napier has been an all-around flop. Treveon Graham provides decent effort, but not enough tangible production from it that covers his weaknesses. So, he's been a flop. Noah Vonleh has shown some defensive/rebounding chops, but his weaknesses offensively and perhaps attitude-wise have made him a flop. Jordan Bell seems like a guy that loves the NBA lifestyle over the NBA grind. You can't rely on him for much of anything on the court. So, another flop.
If signing Layman is Rosas' best move to date -- and make no mistake about it that he is -- then he really hasn't done anything to improve this team.
The vision of playing one guard, three wings, and one big is also misguided and costing this team wins, but that discussion is perhaps better for another time.
