Terrance Jones?

I would give him a C+

Scoring in some ways he won't be able to when REAL games start. Terrible defense, doesn't really rebound, solid passer

I predict people will do the opposite of what they do with Asik because they want to believe in the new guy. With Asik, every bad thing is pointed out while nothing good is acknowledged. The opposite is being done right now with Jones IMO

He's shown rapport with AD. Which is to be expected. Looks very versatile offensively. Will totally come in handy in games to come.

Lots of reason for optimism. Would like to see him do better on defense and on the boards.

This will be another barometer for how they are judged, but to me their price tags don't matter anymore

What is done is done and their contracts are signed. Now this is the roster we have. I think Asik is the superior overall player. Ten times better? Of course not, but you have to play with what you have. The scoreboard doesn't act differently because you are playing a guy who is a better value

Agree with all that. But people are saying start Jones or play Jones more. That I disageee with

And I believe they say that because their expectations are lower with Jones for the reason you pointed out. Then, that results in them noticing only the positives with him. Which leads to them saying he is better than Asik.

Which he is not.

And Jones shows the things casual fans watch for. A casual fan doesn't care about screen setting or sealing an offensive player to keep him off the glass, etc.

They look at the box score, see points and yell, "Why isn't Jones starting?!" That will undoubtedly start happening within a month

Beast

I said he was playing at a C+ level- which is above average by the way

I just said another guy was better. Every player can't be the best ever. In a league with 450 players, it's all relative. They are all great, relative to the rest of the world, but some have less value than others when compared to the other 449

I mean, he will play it just like Ryno did

But there is a difference between playing it and playing it well

If they put Vucevic on the open market, for 29 other teams to bid on, do you think the best bid is Asik and a second?

This is how people should ask themselves questions before wondering if X trade is possible IMO

Instead, we look at a guy who might be undervalued by his team and then just throw together some poo poo platter we are willing to part with and say, "Well, they don't want him anyway!"

But that's not how it works. If you are a GM and want to trade Vuc, you look at the best deal from every team interested and pick the best. And I highly doubt that would be the best one