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re: Pels get Norris Cole, Shawne Williams, Justin Hamilton - bye Salmons and Douglas

Posted on 2/19/15 at 7:18 pm to
Posted by Sammobile
Hollywood South
Member since Jan 2009
22329 posts
Posted on 2/19/15 at 7:18 pm to
quote:

Michael Kinney ?@EyeAmTruth
Thunder has acquired a 2016 protected second round draft pick from the New Orleans Pelicans in exchange for guard Ish Smith.




We also get a protected 2nd pick in 2015
This post was edited on 2/19/15 at 7:23 pm
Posted by fightingtigers98
Member since Oct 2011
13239 posts
Posted on 2/19/15 at 7:22 pm to
i like that we are adding quality guys, now hopefully we can Jrue back and stay healthy.

Jrue/Cole/Evans/Smith/Jimmer
Gordon/Evans/Smith/Jimmer
Evans/QPon/Cunningham/Babbit
Davis/Anderson/Cunningham
Asik/Davis/Ajinca/Whithey
Posted by NorthshoreTiger76
Pelicans, Saints, & LSU Fan
Member since May 2009
80181 posts
Posted on 2/19/15 at 7:45 pm to
quote:

Dude just stop

This anti-jrue shite is getting annoying


What was so anti-jrue about what I said? Guy has a stress fracture/reaction he will need surgery again
Posted by Epic Cajun
Lafayette, LA
Member since Feb 2013
32507 posts
Posted on 2/19/15 at 8:23 pm to
Agreed. Right now the Pels have 9 NBA players, which is much better than the 6 they started the year with. 9 is enough for a good rotation.

Holiday/Cole/Evans
Gordon/Evans/Pondexter
Pondexter/Cunningham/Evans
Davis/Anderson/Cunningham
Asik/Davis

If they are all healthy, no one else would really need to see the floor.
Posted by htran90
BC
Member since Dec 2012
30111 posts
Posted on 2/19/15 at 8:28 pm to
If you consider our top 9:
Jrue,Cole,eg,tyreke,cunningham,qpon,ad,ryno,and asik

You have quality players that should be no worse than the 8th seed.
Posted by Epic Cajun
Lafayette, LA
Member since Feb 2013
32507 posts
Posted on 2/19/15 at 8:35 pm to
If they were all healthy I agree. Unfortunately that hasn't been the case, and doesn't look like it will be for the foreseeable future.
Posted by fightingtigers98
Member since Oct 2011
13239 posts
Posted on 2/19/15 at 8:40 pm to
based on Pelicans app it looks like we are keeping

Cole, Williams, Hamilton
Posted by SouthMSReb
Member since Dec 2013
4423 posts
Posted on 2/19/15 at 8:46 pm to
First off: I believe that dude was talking about Marvin Williams when he was addressing shawn haha.

Second: demps dominated today. Salmons for cole? That's a fricking miracle. Cole instantly steps in at backup point and will play some tough minutes. he makes this team a lot better just like coupon and donte.

Well done, demps.
Posted by Hester Carries
Member since Sep 2012
22436 posts
Posted on 2/19/15 at 8:48 pm to
quote:

You have quality players that should be no worse than the 8th seed.


Is that team better than any team in front of us outside of PHX
Posted by Suntiger
BR or somewhere else
Member since Feb 2007
32966 posts
Posted on 2/19/15 at 8:59 pm to
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demps dominated today. Salmons for cole? That's a fricking miracle. Cole instantly steps in at backup point and will play some tough minutes. he makes this team a lot better just like coupon and donte.


Abso-flocking-lutely! Cole is a quality player. The fact we added him for Salmons is amazing. We don't have the ability to sign big name free agents right now, but the additions of Cunningham, QPon and now Cole are small moves that have made a big difference for this team.
Posted by LosLobos111
Austere
Member since Feb 2011
45385 posts
Posted on 2/19/15 at 9:12 pm to
They're also trying to establish a culture with these types of guys.

Vets who work hard and act the right way.
Posted by Epic Cajun
Lafayette, LA
Member since Feb 2013
32507 posts
Posted on 2/19/15 at 9:14 pm to
quote:

quote:
You have quality players that should be no worse than the 8th seed.


Is that team better than any team in front of us outside of PHX


With a legitimate coach? Yes.
Posted by LosLobos111
Austere
Member since Feb 2011
45385 posts
Posted on 2/19/15 at 9:16 pm to
That runs an actual offense

Posted by htran90
BC
Member since Dec 2012
30111 posts
Posted on 2/19/15 at 9:43 pm to
So we went from a train wreck at SF and "young vets" to solid defensive SFs and "winning vets"

i'll take it.
Posted by LosLobos111
Austere
Member since Feb 2011
45385 posts
Posted on 2/19/15 at 9:47 pm to
Yep and an actual NBA back up point guard

Start of the year it was the top 6 and next to no depth,3 months later they've added cunningham,Q-pon and cole/2nd rounder for the cost of rivers/salmons and a guy named russ smith.

Top 6
Cole
Q-Pon
cunningham
ajinca

is much better compared to:

Top 6
rivers
babbitt/salmons/etc

Posted by LesGeaux45
Member since Nov 2009
9232 posts
Posted on 2/19/15 at 9:56 pm to
Also don't discount the fact that Cole has contributed on teams that went to four straight finals (I realize he's not the reason they made it there but still). Having some one on the team that knows what it takes to get to the playoffs and be successful there will help us down the road.
Posted by htran90
BC
Member since Dec 2012
30111 posts
Posted on 2/19/15 at 10:03 pm to
If he could average 6/2/3 in ~15-20 minutes while shooting 45/35/70.

That's already better offensively than anything else we had. He's a defensive minded PG and outside of Jrue, none of our guards can defend the better PGs in this league. EG is very solid defensively, but he's just not gonna keep up with the Westbrooks and CP3s every night.
Posted by LosLobos111
Austere
Member since Feb 2011
45385 posts
Posted on 2/19/15 at 10:43 pm to
quote:

If he could average 6/2/3 in ~15-20 minutes while shooting 45/35/70.


Yeah he's definitely capable of averaging that and more

Something like his 2013 season: 6.4 PPG 3.0 asts 2.0 rebounds 1 steal while shooting 42/34.5/78 would be great.



Posted by WeeWee
Member since Aug 2012
40139 posts
Posted on 2/20/15 at 6:28 am to
So what do all these trades do to our cap situation at the end of the season?
Posted by TeddyPadillac
Member since Dec 2010
25627 posts
Posted on 2/20/15 at 7:52 am to
Why are we buying out Shawne?
He seems like someone who could play and contribute, and every you read it says he'll get picked up quickly.
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