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It's a 2 year window and you are talking about trading away a core member of the team. A guy whose first taste of the playoffs was horrible, so he improved himself leaps and bounds for his 2nd go round. I expect Danny to improve again and be an important playoff weapon for the team again, and with his added experience a guy who will also come up money in games 6 and 7 instead of just 1-5.
Green's value goes beyond his scoring. For the amount of money that the Spurs are paying him, he can defend better than anyone else not named Kawhi Leonard (and even that is debatable). And he has developed a pretty reliable stroke too. With Green and Leonard, the Spurs are set at the wing positions.Quote:
Originally Posted by HemisfairArena
Man, people insist on us adding old farts to an already old team. Pierce just isn't a fit for this team now and he will not be willing to serve a bench role.Quote:
Originally Posted by HemisfairArena
danny green put his head through the roof in the finals. gravity's just going to pull him back down this season, all i see is regression
Bonner+mills+green for Demarr derozan maybe?
DG has 2 more season in his contract at around $4M. Thats just great.
I say NO on the trading, his value is high, and not only for others, for the Spurs also.
First off, Green had five great games in the Finals, preceded by four good games in the WCF and five good-to-great games in the WCSF. All that was preceded by him averaging 14/4/2/2/1 per 36 throughout the season and leading the team in 3PM. He also blew up in the playoffs with an offensive rating of 117.Quote:
Originally Posted by HemisfairArena
Yes, the team needs to two-guard in Green's role. That's why the team spent years trying to find one. Replace him with Pierce, and the team may have lost to Golden State in six. By no means was Green a weak link in the playoffs.
Toronto will be tanking; they buy out bonner for 2million..... We then resign him.
As always, it depends on what you can get back. Right now the only non-tradeable Spurs are Parker, Leonard, and Duncan.
I wouldn't deal Green for any run of the mill backup 3.
Not unless the Spurs staff thinks it could really work with him to fix his flaws. Danny's better than Demarr right now, but DeRozan has a lot more upside.Quote:
Originally Posted by Atl Spur
Demarr just has a broken shot....... Chip can fix that! He also has superstar potential; Danny never will be ever suited to help Kawhi carry this team nor any other wing on the roster.
Do not agree with trading, especially when Green has shown and put work into improving his game throughout the season and in the offseason. I would not trade, he and Kawhi make a great tandem too and can only improve their chemistry.
I love Green. He's a great shooter and a good defender. I think he can still improve but realistically this might be the best he gets. If the Spurs traded George Hill, I'm sure they are willing to trade Green if the offer is right. I wouldn't necessarily object to the move but It's not like I want him to go.
I can see the merit behind what you are trying to do, but I can't really see a trade that helps the Spurs this year. Wilson Chandler maybe? He's the type of 3-4 player the Spurs could use in the playoffs.
It's not just the Green's shot that DeRozan lacks. He lacks the glue-guy mentality that makes Green so important to the club. No way DeRozan stops Lebron a half-dozen times on the break in one series, not with the chucker-sieve approach he takes to the game. Sure, the talent is there, but he needs to undergo a pretty big change to give the Spurs what Green gave them last season.Quote:
Originally Posted by Atl Spur
This is why everyone hates the grey names.Quote:
Originally Posted by playblair
Any small forwards you have in mind? I'm looking through this list:Quote:
Originally Posted by MannyIsGod
http://insider.espn.go.com/nba/holli.../_/position/sf
I stopped reading after I saw Manu and starting in the same sentence...:lol
Danny went through the same thing with the spurs remember? Cut twice.... Catch Derozan now before he ends up JR Smith; you might just get a star! When Timmy leaves glue won't be enough IMHO.Quote:
Originally Posted by Chinook
Nah, Green was always a glue guy. He stuffed the stat sheet at UNC. He works best as a cog in the machine who can make his team better by doing the little things. He just had to learn to focus. DeRozan is a chucker who needs to learn not to chuck. He has the tools to be more than that, but the chucker-sieve mentality rarely leaves. It'd be a gamble for the team to try to put in him Green's role. They'd have to be sold on him in a way that I don't think they can be.Quote:
Originally Posted by Atl Spur
Hence get him now so he can develop a winning/team mentality; we tried to get JR before he went full 'Tard!!!!
Green is a scrub made to look decent by Pop and I've never rated him at all, but I bet there will be more spurs fans missing him that those missing the OP if both guys are gone. Green ain't as good as Beli and he'll probably lose the starting spot to Beli next season but he will still be able to provide some depth at SF imho, which's needed by the Spurs with SJ gone.
Sick burn, TBH. I'll see myself out.Quote:
Originally Posted by Rogue
agree. it's not like he's costing a lot of money. spurs might be wise to milk him for everything while he's still around $2 million a year. his contract doesn't balance his worth by a long shot. by how he had been playing, he's a $6-7M talent for $2M. show me a good trade and i could be persuadedQuote:
Originally Posted by Captivus
He's a good defender, but overrated on ST imo. Can't dribble, pull up, or finish at the rim... he's basically a for sure miss on the fast break if a defender is anywhere in the vicinity. If FO wants to trade him, do it now while his finals performance is fresh in their minds because he's hit his ceiling.