nychamp wrote:The smart move would be to trade him for anything useful, including a late draft pick. He is virtually useless at this point.

With his FG% at 24%, his value would be nil. Best to let him rehab that shoulder, it's obvious that it still bothers him. We have Novak and Backman who can add deadly shooting and energy respectively. I like this idea of the bench giving value.

we can't play Lin 45 minutes a night at PG, he'll disintegrate.

gunsnewing wrote:are there any restrictions to sending a 4yr player to the dleague that is under contract? I know mike James started the year their hut he was unsigned

yes, there are restrictions. I think you can't send anyone who has more than 2 years. They can voluntarily go.

SlimChin wrote:Well yeah, if he's injured he should be a little forthcoming because he's not helping the team. it's gotta be his shoulder—this guy was one of the most lethal 3pt shooters last yr.

misterearl wrote:

SlimChin wrote:Man, let's give the kid a break. I think it's his shoulder. i was convinced when he hit air on 2 3pt attempts in the game against Utah. once he gets his shot back, he'll make an impact. unlike Novak who can only shoot, TD can shoot and drive to the basket. but yeah, not the smartest player...

SlimChin - once he gets his shot back? You could assign Hercule Poirot, Sherlock Holmes and Lieutenant Columbo and they would have a difficult time finding Douglas' lost jump shot.

If Douglas is injured, who is he helping by playing by playing this way? Any decision to play while impaired is only making a bad situation worse. If his shoulder is not the source of his accuracy problems, then he better get his butt to a shot doctor - quick.

Don't hate the playa, hate the Extra Strength Advil.

TheGame wrote:We should trade Douglas for a late first-round pick, if we can get one (or two second round picks).

Are you on drugs? Nobody is giving up a first rounder for Toney Douglas.

To keep it real, no NBA general manager who wants to keep his job is giving up a draft pick of ANY kind for Toney Douglas. Nobody.

C'mon Son!

misterearl wrote:Say What?

TheGame wrote:We should trade Douglas for a late first-round pick, if we can get one (or two second round picks).

Are you on drugs? Nobody is giving up a first rounder for Toney Douglas.

To keep it real, no NBA general manager who wants to keep his job is giving up a draft pick of ANY kind for Toney Douglas. Nobody.

C'mon Son!

You are probably right now, but if you look at his game film from last year, the kid is worth a late first round pick. He made the most 3s than anyone second half of the season, is a solid defender, and can score in multiple ways. Now that he is hurt, we might only be able to get a second rounder for him, but once the kid is fully healed, he is going to get back to where he was. I think trading him is a good move for our team becuase we can clear his contract off the books, as we will clearly need to resign Lin and we can retain Walker for a minimum deal.