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We still need a bench defender/ rebounder.


I have been very impressed with Darius Songalia as of late. He is a mobile savy vet who does alot of the little things.  Drawing the charge on Thompson tonight to foul him out is a good example. But we still need some bulk off of the bench Songalia can't rebound worth a lick, and our bench is stil lgetting scored on in the paint. Darius is a good pick and roll defend er but having him in the game as a center exposes us to post players and offensive boards. This has been exploited often this yea,r and Sacto scored almost 60 points in the paint tonight.

 

I have said before that the guy we really need is Desagan Diop. He is one of the best defensive centers in the league though he can't score at all. Right now MoPete can't even smell the court. We aren't talented enough right now to have mid level guys languishing on the bench. We should really trade him for Diop or Jason Maxiell, or Kwame Brow or any of a number of defensive, rebounding bigs. We no longer need points out of that sopt with Collison and Thornton in the games, but we still need post d, and protection against second chance shots.

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Simply put.

We need a backup bigman who can defend and grab both offensive and defensive rebounds.

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by Grayson on Dec 9, 2009 6:47 PM CST reply actions  

Yeah I imagine Mo will be shopped around..

Who knows what kind of value can be had for him though? Diop? Yeah, maybe so.

There is of course Diogu, whenever he comes back.. Not exactly the kind of guy you are talking about, as he’s more of a scorer, but his rebounding numbers are solid too. Defensively I have no clue, I’ve barely seen him play. Anyone care to enlighten? Can Diogu D it up? I seem to remember hearing rumblings that he’s a bit of a liability defensively… but then I’ve heard that about lots of guys and its not always the case.

by Caleb462 on Dec 10, 2009 9:12 PM CST reply actions  

Well Diogu it was announced Diogu is undergoing season ending microfracture surgery.

Bah! Was really hoping to see how this kid would have fit in. Looks like we should go ahead and pursue another big…

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by RedHopeful on Dec 11, 2009 5:36 PM CST up reply actions  

I miss Tyson

Tyson and Paul were great together. The Chemistry was great. Tyson isnt the best post player but he can block, rebound, get put backs, and the oops were always boners

by AndyBoyLettuce on Dec 17, 2009 3:01 PM CST reply actions  

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