Why does no one want Ramon Sessions?

[PtldPlatypus]

Maybe. But I thought the same thing with Damon Stoudamire when he came to Portland. I thought if he averaged over 9 assist in Toronto, he'd be good for double figures in Portland. He never reached 9/season after his rookie year. Actually, he never averaged more than 6.5 assist/game in any of his full seasons in Portland.

I don't think Sessions would have the ball in his hands nearly as much in Portland as he did in Milwaukie. Not with Brandon Roy to defer to.

Interesting comparison. Their PER's and Asst/36 for the first 2 years are identical, and their TS% are .001 apart. There are a few major differences, though.

Sessions usage rate (21.4) is quite a bit lower than Damon's was in Toronto (24.4). Sessions Ortg and Drtg are both better than Damon's were, and he also turns the ball over less. But most importantly, Sessions was not "the man" in Milwaukee like Damon was in Toronto. I think there would be less concern over his ability to be effective while deferring to other players, because that's what he did in his first two years. The same could not be said about Damon.

 

[BalancedMan]

I think this is spot-on.

And as far as your question, I would definitely trade Rudy for Sessions. Sessions is slightly better, a little younger and plays a position of greater need.

I always say that you post pretty much exactly what I want to say...but I'm too lackadaisical to do it myself. Looks like this time I simply beat you to the punch....this time.