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magnifier661 said:
You trade for a centerpiece center; then you gotta get rid of Leonard. He would rot on the bench.
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I think you're overstating it. Not only would Leonard get available minutes at backup center, but Sanders also could slide to the PF spot as well, and Leonard and Sanders could share the frontcourt (considering we know that Leonard has the ability to play outside the key). In fact, that might be a very effective situation for Sanders defensively, with Leonard being the primary lane-clogger, and Sanders freed up to offer help defense as necessary.

It would not be untenable to think that Sanders and our starting PF (Hickson? Milsap?) could each get 34 mpg, while Leonard gets the other 28.
 
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PtldPlatypus said:
I think you're overstating it. Not only would Leonard get available minutes at backup center, but Sanders also could slide to the PF spot as well, and Leonard and Sanders could share the frontcourt (considering we know that Leonard has the ability to play outside the key). In fact, that might be a very effective situation for Sanders defensively, with Leonard being the primary lane-clogger, and Sanders freed up to offer help defense as necessary.
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So what you are saying is we don't need a pf either?! Fucking home run then!!!!
 
PtldPlatypus said:
Not quite. I edited to clarify.
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Here's the thing though. And don't get me wrong, I love me some sanders.... Who will demand the double and give Lillard to work at the top of the key?

I understand millsap would be a great addition; but it would be a hell of a gamble if we couldn't get him. I don't think hickson can.
 
magnifier661 said:
Here's the thing though. And don't get me wrong, I love me some sanders.... Who will demand the double and give Lillard to work at the top of the key?

I understand millsap would be a great addition; but it would be a hell of a gamble if we couldn't get him. I don't think hickson can.
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Nobody. Lillard would get triple teamed.
 
magnifier661 said:
Yes I did.
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No, you didn't.

Natebishop3 said:
Feb 22nd against LA - 15 points 6-19 shooting, 6 boards, 3 assists

Feb 24th against Boston - 16 points 7-15 shooting, 4 boards, 3 assists

March 2nd against Minny - 17 points 7-16 shooting, 8 boards, 4 assists

March 6th against Memphis - 10 points 2-13 shooting, 10 boards, 6 assists

March 10th against NOR - 16 points 6-14 shooting, 6 boards, 1 assist

Those are All-Star numbers to you?
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This one ^^
 
This thread has lowered my opinion of this community at least 50%.

I'm not sure what the dumbest post is, but in the first 40 alone, I could probably pick 3 or 4 that are some of the most intellectually vacant posts I've read in some time.

LMA has averaged 19/7/3 since the break, and still defends the other team's post scoring threat.

What a dumb thread. I am dumber for actually wading through it.
 
So the conclusion after reading all this is about 50% thinks Aldrdige has quit for the season and the other half thinks he has not?
 
Sinobas said:
God damn, people need to cut it with the "LA is the best PF in the game" bullshit. He's not even close, he's tall, and a skilled perimeter player, average at everything else.
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You're boring. Stop boring me.
 
I don't agree with the premise that he quit. I just think he's overrated by this fanbase and fans are starting to realize it. He plays like a pussy.
 
magnifier661 said:
Sanders is a beast and would actually be alright if that deal happened; but we better be getting millsap or it's a total wash.
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Sanders can only stay on the court for 26 mpg because he's a fouling machine.

Did everybody here take crazy pills?
 
OregonHuskerMan said:
Mags - Why is Leonard so important to keep anyway? Isn't Larry Sanders EXACTLY what we hope/want Meyers to be? He is only 24 years old. Also, if memory serves me correctly...Jermaine was like 10th string, not primary backup.

IF Leonard comes remotely close to developing how you say he will, great, that gives us an even larger asset to couple with the Center we've been looking for.
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Everybody does realize that after next year, Sanders becomes a RFA, right? If he's so great, isn't he going to command even more that LMA and his "quitting" in the future?

Train wreck thread, but impossible to not read. Each new post brings a new level of stupid.
 
PapaG said:
Everybody does realize that after next year, Sanders becomes a RFA, right? If he's so great, isn't he going to command even more that LMA and his "quitting" in the future?

Train wreck thread, but impossible to not read. Each new post brings a new level of stupid.
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You haven't noticed a difference in Aldridge's play since the All-Star break?
 
RR7 said:
Nobody. Lillard would get triple teamed.
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My jaw is literally open. Somebody who realizes that having a post who commands attention opens up the floor for other players. A moment of clarity.

Larry Sanders is a 55% free throw shooter, ffs, and people are claiming he's some sort of stud? My God, what is going on here? He's a hustle player who can't stay on the floor, and while is a great weak-side defender, is fairly crappy on his primary.
 
PapaG said:
My jaw is literally open. Somebody who realizes that having a post who commands attention opens up the floor for other players. A moment of clarity.

Larry Sanders is a 55% free throw shooter, ffs, and people are claiming he's some sort of stud? My God, what is going on here? He's a hustle player who can't stay on the floor, and while is a great weak-side defender, is fairly crappy on his primary.
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Wait... nobody is saying that Larry Sanders would replace Aldridge. He would replace Hickson. We would then use our cap space to sign someone like Milsap or Al Jefferson to replace Aldridge.
 
PapaG said:
My jaw is literally open. Somebody who realizes that having a post who commands attention opens up the floor for other players. A moment of clarity.

Larry Sanders is a 55% free throw shooter, ffs, and people are claiming he's some sort of stud? My God, what is going on here? He's a hustle player who can't stay on the floor, and while is a great weak-side defender, is fairly crappy on his primary.
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I miss the days when it was only trading Aldridge for Greg Monroe
 
Natebishop3 said:
You haven't noticed a difference in Aldridge's play since the All-Star break?
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I've been traveling a lot for work and have been in Florida for almost two weeks, so I haven't seen many games.

What I have noticed is hysterical threads that are so over the top, they must be intentional parody. JJ Reddick is an unrestricted free agent after the season, and Sanders has only one more year under contract. Neither of them commands a double team, and neither of them can create their own shot, yet if they're as great as some seem to think, Reddick will get almost $9m/year, and Sanders could command over $10m after 2014.
 
Natebishop3 said:
Wait... nobody is saying that Larry Sanders would replace Aldridge. He would replace Hickson. We would then use our cap space to sign someone like Milsap or Al Jefferson to replace Aldridge.
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Millsap and Jefferson won't even get Utah to the playoffs playing on the same team, and both are much lesser defenders than LMA.
 
I like how so many are ignoring the batum deficiency. Totally kaaaamical
 
MickZagger said:
This thread isn't about Batum. Everything is about Batum with you.

Yawn.
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I bring it up because I think it's stupid to bash one of the two guys that have carried the team this year.

Batum is the 2nd highest paid player on the team and yet he only has the 4th highest PER in the starting 5.I know how much you guys love PER.

So yes, I bring it up because it's stupid to bash Aldridge when he is an all-star while Batum isn't playing like the 2nd highest paid player on the team.

And if Aldridge plays like a pussy, what does Batum play like?
 
PapaG said:
Millsap and Jefferson won't even get Utah to the playoffs playing on the same team, and both are much lesser defenders than LMA.
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I thought you were big into advanced stats? Only when convenient?
 
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