So Cousins is still recovering from both a foot injury and a back injury? On one hand that makes him more available, but on the other hand, those two injuries have a way of never going away. http://www.sactownroyalty.com/2015/...loves-sacramento-still-dealing-with-back-foot
I wouldn't be surprised if we offered max offer sheets to Beal and H.Barnes at the same time this off-season. We likely we don't get either, but hell, we might get both. (Barnes is more likely IMO) We pursue Whiteside before hand and if he signs we only offer Barnes.
Yall don't wanna give the max to Batum, but wanna give it to Derozen?! I'd rather have 16/7/5 on 42%/38% with good defense compared to 22/4/4 on 44%/27% with mediocre defense...
One player has been consistently pretty good over his career, and has continued to improve. The other has not.
Derozens favorite shot is in between 16ft and the 3 point arc, which he shoots about 34% on. He can't space the floor at all, and isn't a good defender. I'll take the guy with better intangibles who can make his teammates better offensively and his team better defensively.
Honestly the trade would have to blow me away in order to trade Cj. This guy arguably might be better than Lillard by the end of the season.
The Blazers shouldn't trade him at this point. We would have to get his full value in a trade and there just isn't a lot of options out there, because the other team involved would have to give up something good for him Neil knows better than to go the Batum route with CJ and get less value back...it just doesn't make sense to do...other teams would probably only offer us subpar players and crappy picks
WHYYY? you do realize it was attitude problems with whiteside that got him to miami right? Boogie may be a bit of sheed on the court but at least he means well and it comes from how competitive he is. Whiteside is just Bynum 2.0 just waiting to happen. There are 2 people in the NBA who I would trust with whiteside Pat Riley and Greg Popavich. Do your research on the guy he is a BIGGER headcase than Boogie with exponentially less talent! WHITESIDE IS NOT THE ANSWER! YOU WILL ALL REGRET IT IF WE SIGN HIM. From Draft Express “Immature” is the word you hear most often associated with Whiteside both on and off the court, as there will certainly be a large degree of hand-holding and coddling that whichever team drafts him needs to do in order to help him reach his full potential. There are major questions about his work ethic and intensity level, which is a bit concerning considering how far off he currently is from being able to contribute to an NBA team. We also need to keep in mind that despite his freshman status, he’s the same age as many college juniors, turning 21 this upcoming June. This obviously limits his upside to a certain degree. http://www.rantsports.com/nba/2015/03/10/hassan-whitesides-attitude-is-starting-to-hurt-miami-heat/ http://hoopshabit.com/2015/03/05/hassan-whiteside-attitude-thing-can-hold-back/ If were gunna pick a headcase I want the perennial allstar headcase NOT Whiteside
I didn't know Whiteside was such a headcase. I know he bounced around, but I thought it was because of bad fits. What I dont want is any head case that is going to try to challenge Dame as leader of this team. The team I think is very fragile right now, and we need good heads that are about the team. So after reading your links, agreed. I dont want Whiteside either.
If the NBA was a poker game, Dame and CJ are a pair of aces. Why break up a strong pair to trade for a player who’s fit on the team is un-knowable? That would be like trying to fill an inside straight. Hold your pair of aces and keep drawing cards. The next step is two pairs, or three of a kind. Then go for a full house, or 4 of a kind.
Or to put it another way, Id rather have 5 of the very best, rather than the single top dog and every one after is slightly less.
