Chandler is over rated by our fan base. He's not a terrible player but he's not all that good, either. He is probably our best trade chip and also plays the same position of not only some of our own (Gallo) who are likely to be better than him but also a position that we are looking to fill via free agency with a star player.
Chandler is odd man out. Chandler isn't a 2 guard either. So if we fill our front court then it's bye bye Chandler.
He also isn't the best dribbler, isn't the best passer, commits unforced errors too often, gets hurt too often, jacks up 3s when contested, drives into traffic when he could have taken an open shot, isn't aggressive enough, is not a good facilitator, plays too slow at times keeping the ball ignoring a wide open teammate, generally low IQ both on and off the court, and is likely peaking in terms of overall skill. I don't see how maturity and experience propels such a player from what he is into something a number of fans dream he will be and have convinced themselves he will be.
I could go on and on but I'll be told by his big fans that I'm delusional and he's going to be an all-star. Besides, we've been over this before.
Chandler's real big bright spot is that nice mid range jumper he has. That's not a reason to ignore all his glaring faults. When the team plays better when Walker is out there playing and Chandler is on the bench something isn't all good there.
He's a good trade chip and I do think he will be traded unless we're absolutely going to strike out this summer which in that case he's an okay player to keep around until we do better things down the road.
For other teams he still has that "young promising upside" aura and we may get something good in return as a result of that but we've seen what the "not so young, injured, inconsistent, and stupid play" he is capable of does to our team. The guy isn't going to pull a Danny Granger type year to year improvement out of his ass. He is what he is a mediocre role player.
Dump him.
6/23/2010 2:25 PM