simrud
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Aight, dramatics aside, here is my take on this trade:
Houston and Van Horn have very similar games. Both rely on the outside shot alot, like to iso on the wing and shoot over the defender 1 on 1. Both a re bad defenders, neither one cuts well, neither one finsihes well in trafic. Basically same player at 2 positions. Replace Van Horn with Thomas and we now have a guy who complements Houston, as he is a slasher, finisher, while still being just as much of a treah fron deep. This gives us balance, better spacing, more options.
Nazr is hands down better then Doleac. He is actually a real C as opposed to a 6 11 PF, which Dolac really is. We would rathe have Kurt executing the pick and roll with Steph over Doleac anyways, so loosing his touch is not that big of a deal. Nazr gives us toughness, boarding, and decent shotblocking. He can finish inside, can run for a C, and gets offensive boards. He gives us a very good option to replae Deke when the other team goes small because Nazr is quick. Plus he is still big and will punish the small teams on the boards, aka second chance pts.
So if this does work out well, and so far Iseah showed he knows a thing or two about basketball lol, the team is very well balanced and poised for a legitimate run in the playoffs.
Next year we are gonna get Sheed and hopefully will work Nazr into the staring role, because he has shown he is capable of 12 9 and 1 as a starter even earlier in his development. A starting five of Nazr, Sheed, TT, H20 and Steph is great. Now we might want to trade Thomas in the offseason for a better C. Maybe Dampier or Rasho. Then Nazr remains a backup and we have an even better C along the other 4 legitimate ballers.
A glimmer of hope maybe?!?
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