Čarolija said:
I keep asking a simple question but I never get the answer, As a kings fan would you give up more than Philly did if the roles were reversed?????? My answer would be no. Woudl you want us to pick up a player with a huge contract and a serious knee issues and pay a lot in terms of trade currency?????? I doubt anyone would say yes to this.
Depends on the situation that the team is in that is receiving CWebb. In this instance, I think Philly made a mistake in shipping off the three veteran guys that they shipped. With CWebb, you have to recognize that even if he doesn't get injured, your window is probably 2.5 years (this season and the next two) at which he can continue to perform at this level. I also think that Philly was under the gun to get something done with AI as unhappy as he was, so that may have helped GP's bargaining position as well (or maybe it only allowed him to get *this* much out of the trade).
With that assumption in mind, shouldn't Philly be trying to win now? And if that's the case, why get rid of a guy like Corliss (who provides pretty consistent bench scoring) that O'Brien liked and would actually play? To see if Willie Green or John Salmons will develop? Does CWebb have the time for that?
I know Billy King didn't want to give up any of his "young talent", but I think Petrie might have massaged one of these young guys (don't know if the Kings were even interested in Green or Salmons) out of Philly if he really put the logic in front of Billy King (although he probably didn't want to frighten him off with the whole short window of effectiveness point).
Looking over the league, there aren't a ton of teams that are just one effective player away from being a championship contender, and that would be the instance where I think GP might have been able to get a bit more for CWebb.
As it turns out, trading CWebb effectively closed the Kings' window for this year, and cracked the playoff window for Philly.
The other thing that I think is a gamble is betting on Peja returning to his performance level of last year. Vlade's not around anymore, neither is DC, and Bibby has been playing really well offensively. If anyone's ppg skyrockets, I'd put my money on Bibby at this point. Much easier for Miller to step into the two-man game Bibby and CWebb had going at this point of the season anyway.