2013-2014 NBA Season Thread

[elcheato]

I may be wrong or read it wrong but I thought I saw something showing that the Pistons were significantly better defensively with Drummond off the floor

 

[Pugz]

I may be wrong or read it wrong but I thought I saw something showing that the Pistons were significantly better defensively with Drummond off the floor

yea but it's misleading because josh defends fours better and greg defends fives better.

 

[jonathanlambert33]

Better defensively, but worse offensively.

Like Rob said, it is kind of misleading, but still funny.

 

[Mexi]

So josh is better vs 4s
Monroe vs 5s

But drum is a 5 with miles of potential

Who is the odd man out

 

[elcheato]

Monroe has the most value, and I don't know if you're going to be able to convince anyone to take that Smith contract and give you some good pieces back.

 

[Pugz]

but we wont get equal value at all when/if we deal monroe. ideally we'd need to take back a small forward. who fits that description? especially a team who needs a big.

 

[Mexi]

RFA for RFA
Turner for Monroe

Otherwise, they're going to have to let him leave to the lakers or match his offer sheet

Maybe sell high on hawes for a turner replacement

 

[bosoxlover12]

but we wont get equal value at all when/if we deal monroe. ideally we'd need to take back a small forward. who fits that description? especially a team who needs a big.

*WARNING: BOSOX TRADE PROPOSAL COMING*

Boston gets: Monroe, Villanueva, Stuckey, Singler
Detroit gets: Green, Wallace, Bradley, Lee


Pistons get a good scoring SF in Green, a defensive stud in Bradley. Lee fills the off the bench scoring that Stuckey had, and Wallace is added to the deal so Boston can shed salary

Celtics get a dominant big to play C and to pair with Sullinger. With Rondo coming back, either JCraw, who just won POTW, or Bradley goes to the bench. Now, Crawford can start at the two. Singler is a guy that Stevens would like to have at SF, and with guys like Parker, Wiggins, GR3, Hood, McDermott, etc all coming in the draft, we can get a SF then

Personally I think this deal is great for both teams. Boston is kinda left without a SF, but we can always go re-sign someone like TWill or pick up James Anderson, or make a trade for one.

 

[Pugz]

honestly, i like that. its just too big and too major if a trade for one mediocre team and one bad team.

 

[RipCity32]

Jeff Green for Monroe and Jerebko would be a lot simpler lol.
 
I'm not taking on Wallace's horrid contract to trade an asset... As well as trading all of our financial flexibility away just for Avery Bradley essentially. 

 

[RipCity32]

Chauncey is playing tonight. Hopefully he picks up his play as backup PG, so we can stop playing Bynum lol.

 

[jonathanlambert33]

I need to come up with some trade proposals.

 

[elcheato]

Tristan Thompson, Sergey Karasev, Alonzo Gee, Heat 2015 first for Jeff Green.

 

[elcheato]

Gordon Heyward for Jeremy Lamb & Perry Jones.

 

[Mexi]

Gordon Heyward for Jeremy Lamb & Perry Jones.

utah trading a white for 2 blacks?

 

[elcheato]

Times are a changin

 

[bosoxlover12]

Tristan Thompson, Sergey Karasev, Alonzo Gee, Heat 2015 first for Jeff Green.

TT is too similar to Sully, Miami pick means nothing

 

[elcheato]

They are literally nothing alike other than being black.

 

[bosoxlover12]

Undersized PF needed to play C at times, decent mid range but post moves are skill, solid rebounder, above average defender but nothing special...

 

[elcheato]

At this point Tristan is a C in my mind. His mid range game is poor at the moment, must be used on the low block, and has the potential to develop a good iso post up game. Good/Great athlete, with potential to be an excellent defender if he puts it all together, can run the floor like a deer if put in the right system.
 
Sully has no real shot to ever be a good defender with his limited athletic ability and back problems, and he's slow. Can work effectively from the high block and extend the defense out to 3 point range.
 
And Tristan is a vastly superior rebounder, by the way.
 
They seem like a good pairing if you're willing to commit to Tristan full time at C, hoping he adds more bulk.
 
I don't think either team would accept that trade anyway. Chris Grant isn't going to trade one of his draft picks away, and it's not enough for Boston to deal Green.