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Has Tony left SA?
Why not?
Has Tony left SA?
Restricted free agent you idiot. This had only been discussed all year.
I thought he meant long term
Is there a possibly of trading our first and Splitter to move up to the top 12 - 15 picks.
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Makes no sense getting Aldridge if we are getting rid of Tiago simple as that.
I don't see any way that we can keep Duncan, Splitter and Bobo and add Aldridge. We're not a big market with tv money or the Nyets with unlimited rubles...
Duncan is mandatory if he wants to play. Splitter is awesome when healthy and Bobo is too much of a mismatch to let either go unless they want to move on. Lamarcus would be great to add but not at the expense of one of the others, imo.
Forgot Boston has the trade exception from the Rondo deal. They should be all over Splitter should the Spurs need the cap space. Wonder what the Spurs would be able to get back in the deal, if anything (with backs against the wall). Lots of time before this will shake itself out.
They can't trade Splitter at the draft, because they won't know at that point whether Aldridge is signing with them or not.
I think the Hawks would be more interested in Diaw than Splitter. Budenholzer is obsessed with shooting to the point where he never plays Horford, an elite mid range shooter, as an offensive PF (rarely as a defensive one, too).
The Bucks appear to be the best fit. They not only need a starting center, but could send back an inexpensive backup, Plumlee. A secondary asset would obviously be needed, such as a future pick swap based on certain conditions.
I still think Diaw makes more sense and is more likely to be traded than Splitter, if Aldridge signs. But I see the argument for trading Splitter: He'd more than likely fetch a better asset(s) and he's less durable.
Trade Splitter for Anthony Davis!!!!! That'll work right?
I don't follow your logic. Aldridge is more similar to Splitter, hence Aldridge would be essentially replacing Splitter. Diaw is a very different player, as we know, he's a pure power forward (not a PF/C). So doesn't it make more sense to trade like for like?
Besides, Diaw is just a better player. So yes I'd rather keep Diaw.
Keep Diaw over Splitter, that's a no-brainer.
Yeah no , I don't think Matt Barnes means what tholdren thinks it means.I don't even know where to go with that one.
This, the putz has this one right.
Those two statements explain each other. Splitter and Aldridge are NOTHING alike. And as far as Diaw being the better players, they had a chance to go up against each other last summer. Splitter took Diaw's cookie just like he took LA's.
Splitter is not a better overall player than Diaw. Sorry but no. He is three years younger though.
Except Splitter did no such thing. Brazil won by 2 points, and Huertas was the man of the match for Brazil, dropping 16 pts... Splitter on the other hand had a poor game, with 6/3...
Diaw was far and away the best French player that game, dropping 15/6/5...
http://www.fiba.com/basketballworldc...tab=game_story
They're both PFCs, whereas Diaw is a pure forward. Hence, Splitter and Aldridge are more similar to each other than either is to Diaw.
That's what you get from box score watching. If you get a chance to watch/rewatch the game, you'll see what I'm talking about. Diaw started off the tourney really well, and during the early parts of that game, he dominated Brazil's front line. But he got shut down as soon as Tiago switched onto him. Because that's what healthy Splitter does. I don't think there's another big in the league that can shut down so many different types of bigs. You don't just replace that.
No. Splitter is a center. There's no /PF in there. He's a mobile center, so he can guard power-forwards, like Aldridge. LA is a PF. He's not a center, even though he's big enough to play there. Diaw is a combo-forward who's hefty enough to play the five. I don't know why you consider him a "pure forward" when he's played at every position at some point in his career.
Because he was a small forward for most of his NBA career, and then switched to PF.
And I consider almost any 7-footer with mobility a PFC. It's not like there's much of a non-arbitrary distinction there anyway, at least not in modern basketball.
He was the center for the Suns during his breakout playoff series. He was drafted at PG. He's all over the map. And there's nothing wrong with that.
That completely ignores skill-sets. Splitter can't play with a traditional center, because he can't shoot well enough. He's also not particularly mobile if he's considered a power-forward. LA doesn't really have the inside game to play the five on either side. They're not similar at all.And I consider almost any 7-footer with mobility a PFC. It's not like there's much of a non-arbitrary distinction there anyway, at least not in modern basketball.
Diaw should never be used as an NBA center. He's too short. I know Pop has done it, and he was wrong to do it. That's why we lost game 6 2013.
Point is, Splitter and Aldridge can play center, but Diaw can't (shouldn't).
And you're supporting my point by commenting on Diaw's versatility. Neither Splitter nor Aldridge are that versatile. Hence, they are more similar to each other than to Diaw.
Now, whether "similarity" alone justifies letting one go, I'm not sure. You make a good point about Splitter's defense. Maybe we don't want to lose that. But my intuitive judgment is that we should either keep Splitter or go after Aldridge, but not both.
Last edited by Arcadian; 05-06-2015 at 07:27 PM.
No, I did watch the game. That's why what you posted made no sense. Boris had a terrific game, and Splitter was actually pretty darn bad, even though he did score on the overrated Gobert.
Batum kept jacking up 3s and missing. If not for Boris, that game would've been a blowout win for Brazil.
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