Defensively? Absolutely. Love what Aminu is bringing so far but what we see right now, this might be his peak (which is just fine, love Al). Harkless on the other hand, could be a game-changer. Going by playing time, this is really his Sophomore season, so it'll be interesting to see how he improves over the course of this season.
I would make that trade again any day of the week. We brought in a unique starting 5, and brought in two wings who are on par with rhj defensively, but way better at offense. We don't need rhj. Great trade.
Yeah, totally a solid move. I like Plumlee, and I think Aminu and Harkless fill the same role/need that RHJ would have.
Exactly. However, Aminu and Harkless are ahead of rhj in development. Same role, but farther along on the learning curve. I am not disappointed by our sf defense at all!
Is this Neil's new thing. First it is first rnd picks that didn't pan out for other teams and now it's Blazers he drafted and then traded.
Agree with both of these. Little will still play over RHJ IF HE CAN STAY HEALTHY FOR ONE FUCKING GAME!
By the way, given the Plumlee-bashing I engaged in back then, he's looking great for Detroit and I wish we had him back, and he's certainly been a better NBA player than RHJ.