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http://www.grantland.com/blog/the-t...dy-gay-trade-means-for-toronto-and-sacramento
Discuss amongst yourselves.
Very harsh.
Discuss amongst yourselves.
Very harsh.
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http://www.grantland.com/blog/the-t...dy-gay-trade-means-for-toronto-and-sacramento
Discuss amongst yourselves.
Very harsh.
There are ways this could work for a team that has been about average offensively. The Kings have been a catastrophe on defense, and Gay doesn’t really move the needle in that respect.
The Kings have to hope that Gay isn’t a sunk cost and fight against any inkling of an urge to extend him early. Just don’t expect Sacramento fans to be excited upon news of the deal, as desperate Toronto fans were last season. Everyone knows better now. It’s up to Gay to prove the league wrong.
I think Lowe is an entertaining writer and read much of his stuff but he definitely tends to base his opinions on what players currently are and not what they could be. Which is kind of the whole problem with the analytics movement as far as player/trade evaluation goes.
Nobody was dismissing what you were saying. What we (read: I) were dismissing was how you were representing what you were saying.Nothing in that article is incorrect, it also isn't harsh. This is what I was talking about yesterday when everyone was dismissing what I was saying.
Nothing in that article is incorrect, it also isn't harsh. This is what I was talking about yesterday when everyone was dismissing what I was saying.
He even does say there is a chance that it could work, but a small one. Which is how I think most people see it. It's a low risk, high reward move. The only major issue with this move is if Gay and Cousins can't coexist and we take a step backwards with Cuz.
Well said, my friend. Well said.Nothing in that article is incorrect, it also isn't harsh. This is what I was talking about yesterday when everyone was dismissing what I was saying.
He even does say there is a chance that it could work, but a small one. Which is how I think most people see it. It's a low risk, high reward move. The only major issue with this move is if Gay and Cousins can't coexist and we take a step backwards with Cuz.
He just completely ignored half the story here, what we got rid of, and the fact Toronto will have nothing to show for Calderon and Ed Davis, who they traded for gay in the first place.
Then you have to be fair to PDA and realize he had nothing to do with getting salmons, Hayes, or ppat. He got Vazquez as a throw in when losing tyreke anyway, flipped him and a pile for a more than legit sf, a glaring hole on this team.in fairness, Ujiri wasn't the guy that made that trade and it was pretty obvious that it was a dumb trade from the get-go.
Then you have to be fair to PDA and realize he had nothing to do with getting salmons, Hayes, or ppat. He got Vazquez as a throw in when losing tyreke anyway, flipped him and a pile for a more than legit sf, a glaring hole on this team.
And ujiri dumped salary, but did take on Hayes, so not quite 19 million. And got spare parts. Hayes and salmons are basically done as players. GV is a backup that moves like he's 40, , and ppat is shooting himself out of the league at the moment.
While I never mentioned Ujiri.haven't said a thing about him, now have I?
While I never mentioned Ujiri.
well, you mentioned what Toronto originally traded for him, which has very little bearing on their perspective now, seeing as how the guy that made that trade was rightfully fired, for, amongst other reasons, actually giving up things of value for Rudy Gay. it's not Ujiri's fault that Colangelo was a panicky idiot.