Would you accept Batum for Monroe?

[Natebishop3]

What about something like Batum to Milwaukee, Jennings to Detroit, Monroe to Portland?

 

[BigGameDamian]

I have said this before, Just remember that if you trade Batum your trading one of the few SF in the league that can keep up with guarding the best point guards in the NBA, That can come in very handy in the playoffs. Just keep that in mind when your talking about trading Batum. I think that is a big underrated asset that not a lot of people think about.

 

[Natebishop3]

I have said this before, Just remember that if you trade Batum your trading one of the few SF in the league that can keep up with guarding the best point guards in the NBA, That can come in very handy in the playoffs. Just keep that in mind when your talking about trading Batum. I think that is a big underrated asset that not a lot of people think about.

And people seem to vastly overrate his defense. He's really not that good. The stats don't seem to back it up.

 

[BigGameDamian]

And people seem to vastly overrate his defense. He's really not that good. The stats don't seem to back it up.

Batum is still one of the few SF that can keep up with the best PG in the NBA. He did a good job on Parker and Nash in a few previous games.

 

[Natebishop3]

Batum is still one of the few SF that can keep up with the best PG in the NBA. He did a good job on Parker and Nash in a few previous games.

Okay.... or Dame is stepping up his defense and we won't need Batum to guard the opposing point guard.

 

[BigGameDamian]

Okay.... or Dame is stepping up his defense and we won't need Batum to guard the opposing point guard.

Batum is longer than Lillard and they could maybe switch. I'm just saying it can come in handy in the playoffs to have someone long like Batum to bother the opposing point guards. Don't you remember Pippen and Stoudamire? Sometimes they would switch.

 

[Natebishop3]

Batum is longer than Lillard and they could maybe switch. I'm just saying it can come in handy in the playoffs to have someone long like Batum to bother the opposing point guards. Don't you remember Pippen and Stoudamire? Sometimes they would switch.

Damon was a horrible defender, and he was tiny, around 5'9. Dame is 6'3.

 

[maxiep]

Okay.... or Dame is stepping up his defense and we won't need Batum to guard the opposing point guard.

Lillard "stepping up his defense" would be a step up to mediocre from bloody awful. I don't blame him; he was a rook learning the lead and we put a huge burden on him offensively, both to run the offense and to score.

 

[BigGameDamian]

Lillard "stepping up his defense" would be a step up to mediocre from bloody awful. I don't blame him; he was a rook learning the lead and we put a huge burden on him offensively, both to run the offense and to score.

Ya lets not act like Lillard will be one of the best defenders in the league just because he says he's stepping up his D.

 

[maxiep]

Ya lets not act like Lillard will be one of the best defenders in the league just because he says he's stepping up his D.

We should acknowledge, however, how rare it is for a 2nd year player to acknowledge he needs to focus on something that will make the team better, but won't be reflected in personal stats for him. In comparison, our 7'1" interior anchor thinks he needs to work on threes.

We have a keeper in Dame.