The Case for trading Danny Green.

Green is tradeable just like most Spurs. The thing is, immediately after trading Green the Spurs would be looking for someone who does what Green does.

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Originally Posted by ChumpDumper

Green is tradeable just like most Spurs. The thing is, immediately after trading Green the Spurs would be looking for someone who does what Green does.

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Plus Green hung his hat on defense before becoming the 3 pt threat he is now. The Spurs and Pop value that very highly.

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Originally Posted by MannyIsGod

You guys can laugh it up, but you should read what I posted. Danny did have production drops just like I predicted. He's had a good series and I hope he plays well, but I'm sure no one will bump this thread if he doesn't keep this hot shooting up. Its pretty hard to argue that his value will ever be as high as it was after the last finals but if he keeps up this shooting then it might be the same.

Danny was definitely our most tradeable asset last offseason outside of maybe Kawhi and Kawhi should be untradeable. The points about his contract being small are valid, but that is why I suggested packaging him and not simply trading him alone. This thread was also created when reports had come out that the Spurs had resigned Neal which turned out to be false.

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Seeing as his defense is hard to replace I'd disagree with this.

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Originally Posted by ChumpDumper

Green is tradeable just like most Spurs. The thing is, immediately after trading Green the Spurs would be looking for someone who does what Green does.

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well put :lol

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Originally Posted by ChumpDumper

Green is tradeable just like most Spurs. The thing is, immediately after trading Green the Spurs would be looking for someone who does what Green does.

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And as we have seen many, many times both with the Spurs and with the league as a whole, that's much easier said than done...especially at the amount Green is making.

Not only that, SG is a big position of need and saying the Spurs (even with Neal) had depth there was wrong. The concept of selling high is fine, but in the real world of this team that concept lead to a faulty assessment. You see this no more than people clinging to the "dip in scoring" argument which only serves to illustrate how people underrate Danny BD Green and what his role is on this team (especially when paired with Kawhi defensively).

Money aside, Green is easily a top 10 SG. He's not just some easily replaceable cog. There was no position of need that needed to be addressed that would offset the loss of Danny.

Even if he's not hitting 3s, he still has to be accounted for and that spaces the floor for Parker. And there probably isn't 5 guys in the league right now that can guard 1-3 like Green does, definitely none that are making the same amount of money that he does.

I mean just the basic outline of Danny's role shows how difficult it could be to replace.

1) Shoot 3 pointers at a consistently high rate and occasional God mode.

2) Defend starting scoring threats in positions 1-3.

3) Best one man transition defense in recent memory.

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Originally Posted by DPG21920

Danny BD Green

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http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kMGu-55sKJs

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Originally Posted by DPG21920

http://i2.cdn.turner.com/si/2011/wri...kson-amick.jpg

Manny, down and out. Getting kicked, completely defenseless. No work tomorrow, hurts too bad, tell mom I'm sorry. Boss man, not. gonna. happen. Bad take, mistake. Danny by 30.

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I'll say this though: I'd rather have a well thought out take that doesn't hit the mark (at least IMO) than some of the stupid crap we get.

I'm just here to talk basketball.

Now that he is becoming an elite defender he's truly valuable to the Spurs even though he has his cold streaks.

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Originally Posted by ChumpDumper

Green is tradeable just like most Spurs. The thing is, immediately after trading Green the Spurs would be looking for someone who does what Green does.

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Originally Posted by ChumpDumper

I mean just the basic outline of Danny's role shows how difficult it could be to replace.

1) Shoot 3 pointers at a consistently high rate and occasional God mode.

2) Defend starting scoring threats in positions 1-3.

3) Best one man transition defense in recent memory.

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Heck yes.

As long as he is in with two other guys that can handle the ball he fits very well. If we get to Miaimi again it will be very interesting to see if they just let him run by them to keep him from shooting that 3. We have really given him some good looks this series.

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Originally Posted by ChumpDumper

Green is tradeable just like most Spurs. The thing is, immediately after trading Green the Spurs would be looking for someone who does what Green does.

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I could still see them moving him for a pick but that pick would have to be a guard who has a higher ceiling and can do some of the stuff Green can do now.

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Originally Posted by Budkin

Now that he is becoming an elite defender he's truly valuable to the Spurs even though he has his cold streaks.

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One could argue that even doing his cold streaks offensively he still had the Bonner effect. Teams are reluctant to leave him keeping them from helping off of him.

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Originally Posted by cd021

One could argue that even doing his cold streaks offensively he still had the Bonner effect. Teams are reluctant to leave him keeping them from helping off of him.

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The Bonner effect is I'm too scared to shoot the ball come playoff time...definitely not a problem Green suffers from.