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illmatic99 said:
He averages 1.8 assists per game in 31 mins. Not really setting the world on fire.

We needed long defenders up front not more guards who all do the same thing.

I don't understand this move.
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But we didn't get MORE guards, we just upgraded one. If we kept Trent, I get it, but we simply swapped him out for a better player. We have an open spot which I assume is saved for the buyout market.
I wanted Gordon, but so many in here said they wouldn't do little and a 1st, and I imagine it would have taken at least that. Plus the $$ issues of us having to stack guys to match, and also having to fill roster spots.
 
Natebishop3 said:
This is a total Neil move. Completely misunderstanding what's wrong with the team and flat out refusing to make the changes that need to be made.
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We he got something for Trent in the time being I suppose. I would have much rather had Lauri or Gordon if they were available. I wonder if Neil balked when asked for more pieces.
 
Pros: I wasn't a huge Trent fan - he's sucked a lot since that one Bubble explosion, and Hood looked flat out abysmal for most of this season. Plus, Powell is genuinely a good player.
Cons: maybe Powell was a good player in Toronto. This hasn't filled any roster holes and we actually get shorter. And Powell CANNOT play backup PG (which is something Hood was doing).

Overall, I think this trade would look better if we weren't looking covetously at Denver's trade for Gordon. But then again, it could be another Afflalo trade. And Hood was starting to round into form, and we know he can deliver in the playoffs.
 
kjironman1 said:
I think it's a good move. Trent was struggling after he was scouted and Hood obviously is another year away from getting back if he ever does.
More cap space.
They made made a decent move that allows another move that can help the team.
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Trent's struggles were weird. I don't think it was scouting. Dude was bricking wide open threes. Those were shots he was hitting earlier in the season. I think he knew he was gonna get traded.
 
Natebishop3 said:
This is a total Neil move. Completely misunderstanding what's wrong with the team and flat out refusing to make the changes that need to be made.
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I choose to trust that Neil and Terry know what this team needs better than message board nerds. And also that filling those needs are based on what's available and taking into account what we have/want to give up.
 
Serbian said:
Trent Jr could have been with Dame for long time. But he declined 4 year deal. So we had to get rid of him
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We had all of the control. He was a restricted free agent. We chose what we have with CJ over Trent's potential.
 
RR7 said:
But we didn't get MORE guards, we just upgraded one. If we kept Trent, I get it, but we simply swapped him out for a better player. We have an open spot which I assume is saved for the buyout market.
I wanted Gordon, but so many in here said they wouldn't do little and a 1st, and I imagine it would have taken at least that. Plus the $$ issues of us having to stack guys to match, and also having to fill roster spots.
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Sure, I suppose that makes sense. But what does Powell give us that we didn't have before?
 
BoBoBREWSKI said:
I choose to trust that Neil and Terry know what this team needs better than message board nerds. And also that filling those needs are based on what's available and taking into account what we have/want to give up.
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Really? What have they done to earn that trust? We have one of the best players in the league and we're consistently mediocre. What other team would have a player of Dame's caliber and not consistently try to build a contender around him?
 
BoBoBREWSKI said:
I choose to trust that Neil and Terry know what this team needs better than message board nerds. And also that filling those needs are based on what's available and taking into account what we have/want to give up.
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You trust two guys who have averaged a first round loss over the last nine years but still somehow have a job? Why?
 
HailBlazers said:
Only teams interested in trading for Trent are those willing to match overpriced RFA offers. Can't imagine that list was long.
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Well, really I was thinking more along the lines of trading him for someone that ISN'T a free agent after this year.
 
Another note on Powell:

He's an NBA champion. And he plays balls out. Hopefully he can help solve some of the effort problems we see with this team from game to game.
 
BoBoBREWSKI said:
And what is your NBA resume?
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Wait, is that your answer to why you trust two guys who are literally setting records for longevity without success? I'm not saying that I know better than them, I'm saying there are a lot of actual basketball professionals (see Olshey's bio) better suited than Neil and a lot of coaches that would give a perspective that Stotts is lacking.
 
blazerkor said:
Wait, is that your answer to why you trust two guys who are literally setting records for longevity without success? I'm not saying that I know better than them, I'm saying there are a lot of actual basketball professionals (see Olshey's bio) better suited than Neil and a lot of coaches that would give a perspective that Stotts is lacking.
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Didnt we make it to the Western Conference Finals not that long ago?
 
BoBoBREWSKI said:
Didnt we make it to the Western Conference Finals not that long ago?
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God, I knew it at the time and I know it now. That playoff run killed our future with Dame. It set an unrealistic expectation of what the team could accomplish because we beat up on a shitty opponent in the first round and we barely squeaked past an inexperienced young Nuggets team in the second round. We got exposed and dismissed by an injured Warriors team in the WCF. That was not a successful postseason. It was fools gold.
 
BoBoBREWSKI said:
Didnt we make it to the Western Conference Finals not that long ago?
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We didn't win one game. Do you know that there has never been a head coach in the history of this league that has been employed by the same team for nine years without winning a conference finals game. I do not blindly follow any one source, especially sources that have held onto jobs for far too long with far too little success. I read everything I can, listen to as many people as I can who have dedicated their entire lives to basketball (former players, coaches, gms and journalists) and you're saying I should blindly listen to a 56 year old failed actor who didn't get into professional basketball until 2003?
 
TBpup said:
So anyone who doesn't have an NBA resume' can't question what is going on or point out the cold hard facts?

I would submit that is a bit weak....
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To be fair, believing that Neil and Terry do not know more than others based on access to knowledge that is not public is just as weak...

If anything, if they managed to keep their job for that long with only moderate success on average - maybe their bosses either believe that they know more than you think - or the problem really lies somewhere else...
 
andalusian said:
To be fair, believing that Neil and Terry do not know more than others based on access to knowledge that is not public is just as weak...

If anything, if they managed to keep their job for that long with only moderate success on average - maybe their bosses either believe that they know more than you think - or the problem really lies somewhere else...
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Their boss died. That's the only reason why they're both still employed.
 
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