Kingster
Hall of Famer
Hawes will not be better than Brad next year. He hasn't got the minutes this year to get the experience needed to be better next year. But the year after that I think he will be better. Hawes has more talent than Miller. Superior coordination, better low post player, higher BB IQ, more confidence, more competitive spirit, better shooter.
Still, they should trade Miller at season end (assuming they get a very high pick and/or young athletic studs) and have Hawes be the starter with Miki as back-up. Miller has had a good year. His value should be pretty high, and it's not going to get any higher. If anything, his value could go down after this year. Buy low, sell high - right, Petrie? By doing so, it would accelerate Hawes's growth and of course the added talent from the trade will help the team. But Petrie won't do that because they might be a little worse next year because of Hawes's growing pains and the goal of .500 ball is in sight. Heaven forbid if we regress to .450 ball.
The way things are going there will be good offers on the table for Miller, Petrie will hold out for more, Miller gets injured next year, and we squat for Miller after that.
Still, they should trade Miller at season end (assuming they get a very high pick and/or young athletic studs) and have Hawes be the starter with Miki as back-up. Miller has had a good year. His value should be pretty high, and it's not going to get any higher. If anything, his value could go down after this year. Buy low, sell high - right, Petrie? By doing so, it would accelerate Hawes's growth and of course the added talent from the trade will help the team. But Petrie won't do that because they might be a little worse next year because of Hawes's growing pains and the goal of .500 ball is in sight. Heaven forbid if we regress to .450 ball.
