re: Holiday for Trey Burke and picks rumor

Cole's a bit odd in that I think he's a great bench player but don't think of him as a fringe starter. Maybe it's because we already have Jrue and I see him as a lesser version of Holiday.

have you seen his career. He is a good back pg, not a good starter

You wouldn't get an upgrade at SF or center by trading jrue if you're going the FA route.

Draft would firmly be in the "crapshoot" stage.

It would be a bad idea either way.

It would be a risky trade but after we traded away our draft picks the last 3 years I doubt we trade into the draft. Remember last year when we were supposed to "leap past" any teams who had the same target as us? IT would be interesting if we did work this trade out and then targeted a guy like jelly oubre or miles turner with the 12th pick. What pick does okc have?

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NO ONE around the league thinks he's as good as people like Lobos

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This guy thinks Jrue is damn good and even says 2 lottery picks wouldnt be worth it for the Pels value wise...

But Im sure hes just a massive Pelicans homer right?

This boards favorite tweeter on Jrues defense...

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?@haralabob
Jrue has the ability to guard Curry as tough as any guard in the league.

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I really like Holliday. He's way better than Evans and better than Cole.

That being said, I think Cole is a capable starting NBA PG. not an all-star. Not even a fringe all-star. But an average starter. If we had a healthy Gordon, a better 3 & 5 with AD and Evans, Ryno, QPon/Cunningham off the bench, I think we'd have a good team.

The only reason I'd even consider this is because you'd like to think that you could get one good starter with two top 15 draft picks. And Holliday has been injured a lot.

I love holiday but if the right deal came around I would take it, and so would dell demps. There is no need to trade him unless the right deal is presented but it's ignorant for people to think that's unrealistic and to bash people who bring that idea up.

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I really like Holliday. He's way better than Evans and better than Cole.

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Whoa

Did we watch what Evans did running the point with
holiday out?

16/8/5 on 47% shooting led us to a winning record and essentially a playoff birth. Not to mention always heathy and toughing through injuries

45% of games @ $10m per, cmon

Think Tyreke's poor finishing at the rim has as much to do with the way the league has changed as it does with Asik. Pick and roll coverages have become increasingly conservative over the last few years and that has had an adverse effect on his production. Tyreke is excellent splitting on P/Rs, but you'd never know because bigs always sag now. Can't split when the big doesn't step out to hedge.

Tyreke was huge for us this year, but being a good piece on a good team is not the same as being a great piece on a great team; to me, he has no niche on a champ-level team. Poor defender, poor shooter, and not good enough with the ball in his hands to overcome the way good defenses help on him. He can get to the rim extremely well, but rarely does he do it quickly. Predictable. Again, I like Tyreke fine, but being a non-shooting G in today's NBA is a big problem.

Jrue is not an elite attacking PG, but can affect the game in multiple ways and has adaptable skills. Which is why I've always liked him. Start thinking of Jrue as a guard instead of just a point guard and you begin to appreciate how well-rounded he is.

If you have Tyreke you need superior defenders at the other guard/wing spots. Cole is good but lacks the size to be as versatile as Holiday. He may be able to harass Curry but won't be slowing down Thompson much.