Should Deng be untouchable...??

Im not basing any discussion of trading Deng
or not trading him on how talented I think he
may or may not be. I love him as much as
anybody but the real issue should be
is he the best fit for the team going
forward. Im not sure.

Not comparing the two talent wise but
Deng and Noce bring basically the same
skill set to the table. Primarily outside
shooters, some going to the basket, rebound
hustle, defense. Yes Deng is more talented
than Noce but is he talented enough to
more than offset a guy like Gasol? I wonder.

Lets say Deng gets traded for Gasol and
now teams have to guard the post as well.
Given all the things that opens up and the
way that would change our offense Im not
sure Deng's absence would result in a huge
net loss and I think thats the thing to
consider.

The cold hard truth is that this group with
our core players is just spinning its wheels.
Yes they're a little better here and there
but on the whole this isn't a serious
contending team. Yes they try very
hard but that makes them cute, not
championship material.

There is not the will among these
guys to go out and kick serious ass
night in and night out which is a problem
cause they aint coastin' on talent. So
if thats the case, and I think two plus
years with this basic group proves that
to be true, then I think Pax has to look
at making a move. A big move.

I just don't see anymore big lightbulbs
going off with these guys. I thought an
improved Deng would make a lot of difference.
Deng has improved substantially. It hasn't
made a lot of difference. I'd be open to
trading any of them but I can see how
Deng would likely bring the most in
return.


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> I just don't see anymore big lightbulbs
> going off with these guys. I thought an
> improved Deng would make a lot of difference.
> Deng has improved substantially. It hasn't
> made a lot of difference. I'd be open to
> trading any of them but I can see how
> Deng would likely bring the most in
> return.

I tend to agree, if it takes Deng to get an inside scoring threat/option, we
need to make it happen. Not saying I'd consider trading two of the Big 4,
but we have to let go of something to get the inside threat. For now, I'd
love to see them try and post up Deng a few times a game to see if he can
score in the paint. It doesn't have to be a big man, in the MJ days, MJ was
our inside threat. We just need somebody to get points off of post up
moves.
Bing


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