re: The Crewz Memorial "Insider Info" 2k17 Trade Simulator Thread: Official

no question

my point is if they use jrue (2013/2014 lottery picks) and a 2017 pick (likely lottery) to acquire the player they could have easily drafted with one of those picks and enjoyed both the fruits of that player on a rookie contract AND the use of the other two assets, they ain't "winning" that press conference

right.

I know no one wants to hear this, but they should be patient right now.

Since going small with this roster, they have a +4.8 Net Rating (6th in the league) and the best defense in the league (99 DRating..1.4 points better than #2)

obviously a small sample (11 games) but that is promising. if the defense is not a mirage, it becomes much easier to plug in shooting/creating holes.

maybe it implodes over the next few weeks. then i would think about something radical, but let's see how it plays out for a little while longer

If you saw CJ when Lillard was out, you saw a transcendent talent.

I'm fine bringing Buddy off the bench and starting Moore, or starting all three of them. And I believe Buddy will be an avg defender by year 3. Lillard is bottom of the barrel bad on defense.

I believe that CJ, if he is the dominant guard on his team has 28ppg type potential on fewer shots than IT3 uses to get those points. So yes, transcendent

why should anyone be interested in "winning a press conference"?
Who gives a shite what it looks like you're doing. You're not going to trade Jrue for a pick b/c you're afraid of what people are going to say? Man up and do what you think is right for the team.
You think the Knicks gave a shite about their idiot fans booeing them when they drafted Porzingis. Fans get over it real quick if it's the right move and see the progress from it down the line.

If you let EG, Ryno, Jrue, and Reke all walk and get absolutely nothing in return for them, that's the worst press conference you can have. Thanks for the 4 injury plagued seasons guys. you teased us with a nice playoff appearance once. Good luck with your new team where i'm sure you'll excel at, like EG and Ryno are.
Outside of trading for Ryno, trading for QPon and Cole, drafting AD, drafting Buddy, every move this team has made has not only been not good, but it seems to have lasting effects that keep trickling down into more bad moves.

Quit worrying about what fans think, and quit worrying about having a good team this year. Find a way to be at least a 5 seed or better in 3 years, and sustain that going forward. The current team isnt' getting us there, so do something for the future, not for right now.

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if he is the dominant guard on his team has 28ppg type potential on fewer shots than IT3 uses to get those points.

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Let's assume this is correct for the moment. Did we just rebuild ourselves in Boston's image? They're #8 in NetRtg so I don't think that's a bad thing.

Think of it this way(because they do) --- a f a trade of CJ for Jrue goes down, does the national headline read: "Pelicans acquire McCollum in four player deal." Or "Blazers acquire Holiday in four player deal"?

It is likely the former. But if they ship Holiday to the Knicks for a pick, it is 100% "Knicks acquire Holiday"

I know you guys don't think about this stuff, and my argument is that they shouldn't either, but believe me they do. And they also do with AD. Tell him you got a pick, who might be able to really help him in 3 years and watch his face vs tell him that you got him an elite scorer to take the pressure off him

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Tell him you got a pick, who might be able to really help him in 3 years and watch his face vs tell him that you got him an elite scorer to take the pressure off him

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no doubt...davis would likely be on board

i believe you when you say the FO thinks about things like this. all i'm saying is that i also believe they would get spit roasted by any writer/analyst who does 5 minutes of research

this trade:

2013 #6 pick
2014 #10 pick
2017 #TBD pick

for

2013 #10 pick (now maxed)

OR

draft CJM at 2013 #6, or trade down 7 to 10 and get an asset, draft CJM at #10 THEN use 2014 #10 and 2017 #TBD for whatever AND get 4 yrs of CJM at rookie scale

it is straight up incompetance

Who are you arguing against? That is exactly my point, or better yet, the franchises point. They like those splashy national headlines and CJ would matter so much more to AD than a draft pick.

Blazers still aren't fully in on trading CJ, but if they get all the way there, it makes a ton of sense for the Pels -- at least, when you consider their priorities and their perceived timeline, etc.

That is actually how Demps thinks - and is his greatest fault. So next time you call Demps an idiot, know that you think just like him.

Would it be stupid to trade Austin Rivers, Terrance Jones, and a future 1st for Draymond Green? Well according to your logic, it would be because you would be trading the 10th pick in 2012, the 18th pick in 2012, and another 1st for the 35th pick in the 2012 draft, who is now on a much bigger contract.

Who cares where a guy was drafted or what you paid for a guy you have now? That is the same faulty logic that Dell used to re-sign Gordon (Well, he was the centerpiece of the CP3 deal, so we MUST re-sign him!)

People say I am in Dell's pocket, but I have written more 2500 word hit pieces on him that anyone else has. And it always starts with his inability to accept sunk cost (and optimism bias)

Now, YOU just did the exact same thing. So, before you bash Dell, know that you think JUST like him.