Conley shoots worse and offers nothing that this team doesn't already have sitting on the bench in Bayless. It's not like I am advocating an Arthur trade. I was just commenting on a post that mentioned him.
I would love Conley on this team - the only one on the roster we have that can defend the opposite PG the way he does is Bayless. I would also hate to lose Travis for this. If there was an option to do a package that did not lose us Outlaw for his potential - it would be great.
http://games.espn.go.com/nba/featur...95~2794~1994~2754&teams=22~22~29~29&te=&cash= I'd much rather do this trade.
Alright. Thanks for the nudge. Here's some more positive proof to the Conley Pudding: In the last 5 games, Conley, in 24 minutes, has shot 18/35 fgs and 4/6 3-point fgs. He's on the rise!
While not a terrible deal for the Blazers, it's somewhat of a lateral move. I'd suspect TO to get packaged with Raef to get up a player that significantly helps our cause if they were to deal him. The main problem with Conley is that he's just playing with a mediocre team. It's tough to gage how good he could be with a team that plays with chemistry. If his college career is an example, then he might be a nice fit.
Memphis was playing lousy last year before they traded Gasol - that didn't stop Gasol from having a positive impact in LA. I really disagree with this notion that you shouldn't trade for players on bad teams. A big part of the reason they are bad, is that they don't do a good job evaluating and developing players. That's also why they are prime candidates to take advantage of! IMHO, this is just an old rumor being recycled. If it was legit....if KP was more impressed with Conley than his Memphis counterpart....I would start to wonder if it was *my* opinion of Conley that might be wrong.
Mike Conley, tonight, 30 minutes, 6/7 fgs, 1/1 3-pt, 13 points, 2 boards, 4 assists, 1 steal, 0 TOs. Nice.
Gasol was still putting up All-Star numbers when traded and was considered a steal for what the Lakers gave up for him. Conley is putting up bad numbers for a bad team. Gasol seems to be the outlier to me.
Well, people were trumpeting his game tonight. His defensive game was not good, as was also posted. One could say it made the difference in the loss.
I agree with all your points but the first one. I think KP evaluates talent based on his own set of standards. What we see as rising and falling stock is not what KP looks at. He does a little more research than looking at the box score. But again I agree with everything else.
