I just don't think we'd go after Lowry and it's mostly because of Olshey's relationship to Mo Williams and why he came here, I just don't think Olshey would compromise that and his rep with players/agents and send Mo to Toronto, much as I would love to seem go if Lowry is coming back!
I would like to point out that Neil told Eric Gordon he wouldn't trade him, but then pulled the trigger on the CP3 deal. Neil gets along with the players, but he also understands that it's a business and when an opportunity comes along to improve your team, you do it. It's not show friends, it's show business.
It's really weird, but I thought freehand was doing sooo well. He is getting a 10.5 PER, but giving up 20 (-9.5). Even Lopez is behind, getting a 15.1 PER and giving up 20.3
PER isn't everything, but I also think people are overrating Freeland because he was so bad last year, and this year he actually resembles an NBA player.
I do understand it isn't a end rule. But that big of a discrepancy (-6 or worse) starts giving you a bigger understanding that a player isn't as good as you think.
I think Lopez is pretty good at contesting shots off of dribble penetration, but as a one-on-one defender against other bigs I sometimes feel like he's not all that effective.
Maybe defense doesn't win championships. I hear that it does, a lot. The Champs tend to be outstanding on offense, and can be middle of the pack on defense. PER in a vacuum may not tell the whole story, but PER for and PER against do paint a decent picture. Looks to me like the "rim protecting" C is downright terrible on defense, but the team record is outstanding. What's captured is something like Horford schools Lopez. What's not captured is Lopez alters enough shots by opponents at other positions to more than make up for it.
