Who got the best 2-way player ?

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  1. Pinwheel1

    Pinwheel1 Well-Known Member

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    We always judge trades by who got the best player. No doubt CJ is the best scorer, but who is the best 2-way player out of CJ, Roco, Norm, and Hart? Did we actually end up with the "overall" best player, while cutting a shit load of salary? Got to love Hart.

    Winslow is better than RoCo. I point that out only because a few fans called him trash.

    Edit: Can the Mods edit my Thread title. I meant "who got the best 2-way player"
     
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    Who is got the best 2-way player ?

    who is got the best writing sklz?
     
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    The better question is who fits what Billups wants more? The answers are more obvious.

    I shat on Powell and CJ a lot, but they’re good players. Just didn’t fit here, especially not with the way Billups wants to play. Hart does, he’s a dog and can actually keep players in front of him.
     
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    Pinwheel1 Well-Known Member

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    I posted an edit right after I created it. Do you have a lack of reading sklz?
     
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    Winslow was a better player than Roco before - the only issue was - will he get back to what he was after his injuries and will he stay healthy going forward.
     
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    I don't know about him but I is got skilz lots. Know mean I what?
     
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    Is josh hart better than norman powell? Im asking. I know nothing about his game.
     
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    IMO yes. At least for us. And at least by a slight margin. He is very versatile.
     
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    Effort is an underrated skill, same with pride. These new guys play with more of both imo.
     
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    I think Hart can be a lot like Wesley Matthews, and Matthews was a much better pairing with Dame than CJ
     
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    IMHO
    Wes gets the edge with three-point shooting.
    Hart has way better handles and is better at attacking the rim, and from what I saw today at the beginning of the 4th, better at running the offense for short spurts.
    Defensively they are probably the same.
     
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    Where do you start Simons?
     
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    maxiep RIP Dr. Jack

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    At PG, after we trade Dame.
     
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    I dont buy that Simons and/or Hart are the answer at 3.
     
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    Ok, but they will not trade Dame this next year.
     
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    That was true prior to Wes sustaining the Achilles tear. He never made it back to the same level, but previously he & Dame were nearly the Splash Bros on both ends. Thats saying a lot.

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    IMO, Josh Hart should come off the bench and replace Simons at two.
     
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    maxiep RIP Dr. Jack

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    I think they trade him this summer.
     
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    Dame, Simons, Hart, and Little splitting minutes at the 1, 2, and 3 would be 36 minutes each.
    Not sure who starts but they can all get a lot of minutes.
     
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    At 7:27 Pacific, the thread title reads... "Who is got the best 2-way player?"

    Don't blame the messenger

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