Let's break it down:
STARTING LINEUP
(A) Chris Paul: He has proven that he is still a regular-season maestro and The Point God when healthy in the playoffs. He has also proven that he WILL break down during the playoffs. This means that he really can't help the Suns win the title at age 37.
(B) Booker: not much he can do when he's being swarmed, but let's pull back on the Unselfish Kobe comparisons. He's more of a Brandon Roy or Reggie Miller kind of player, more of a 1A rather than a 1 on a title squad.
(C) Bridges: ideal role player able to make a few all-star games...but he himself isn't a star.
(D) Crowder: he's a good bench player, not your starting PF
(E) Ayton: he really disappointed me this series.
BENCH
(F) Cam Johnson: valuable asset for a young team but he's about to get paid and he's not a starting PF
(G) Shamet Landry: my thinking on him has changed. He's not a backup SG -- he's someone who can play alongside Booker, perhaps a main ballhandler. I'd like to see him more in this role.
(H) Cam Payne: where did he go?
(I) JaVale McGee: ideal role player next to CP3, pretty much useless without CP3
(J) Bismack Biyombo: valuable backup center
(K) Everyone else -- who cares?
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Maybe I'm just frustrated and angry, but it's time to shake the team up a bit. Two ways to re-tool the team:
(1) IF IT IS POSSIBLE, trade CP3 and somehow find the assets to get a younger star PG. I would like to see this; however, I don't see it realistically happening.
(2) IF (1) IS NOT POSSIBLE, find a trade to LA to get LeBron to play PF for the Suns. Ayton is off the table but IF LEBRON DECLARES THAT HE'D PLAY FOR THE SUNS AND ONLY THE SUNS, make the following trade:
http://www.espn.com/nba/tradeMachine?tradeId=y49vgooz
Crowder and Torrey Craig could be moved for further assets for LA. The Cams and Shamet are players for LA.
Now -- Ayton is not a good fit with LeBron since he's not a 3-pt bomber. It might be time to swap him for Towns. You'd then have the following lineup:
PG: CP3
SG: Booker
SF: Bridges
PF: LeBron
C: Towns
Resign Javale, Biyombo, and Holliday + find backups at SG, SF, and PF -- I'm sure you'll have many takers. With three true playmakers in the lineup, you'll have one chance at a great run before CP3 and LeBron turn into pumpkins.
(3) IF NEITHER (1) NOR (2) ARE POSSIBLE, find a way to trade Cam Johnson and filler for Christian Wood. That way, if the opposing team plays five-out and sucks Ayton onto the perimeter, you still have a big-time rebounder and shotblocker in there.