yellowboy90 wrote:NardDogNation wrote:yellowboy90 wrote:NardDogNation wrote:newyorknewyork wrote:I don't wanna start a new thread so I will put this in here. What do you guys think of a trade of Jr Smith for MKG of the Bobcats in the offseason? Cats need more capable scorers, MKG is a good defensive player who rebounds really well, doesn't have a good offensive game though. He has a Team Option 2015 and could free us of 5mil if he doesn't pan out.
MKG is still pretty young and may develop a serviceable jumper. I don't see Charlotte giving up on him this early, especially when they have to play Miami and Indiana 4 times a year.
That is a terrible trade. The wiser move would be to get Al-farouq Amino in FA. He gives who pretty much everything MKG gives you and a cheaper price. There are probably better players out there than MKG that can give you defense and a little offense.
You know that Dell Demps is going to overpay Al-Farouq. Look at his recent track record. That dude is going to turn the Hornets into Otis Smith's Orlando Magic, which will have Anthony Davis looking for a new address in a few years.
You think so? They gave him a smart contract last year. Even so, I'd take Marvin Williams as a back up SF over trading for MKG. I'm pretty sure there are some D-league and Euro talent that can provide the things MKG provides for the vet min.
I have zero confidence in Dell Demps. He's only made two solid moves in nearly 5 years: (1) the CP3 trade and (2) signing Ryan Anderson. But when you sit down and think about it, each of these moves come with HUGE asterisks. For one, David Stern saved Demps from himself when he foolish tried to trade CP3 for Kevin Martin, Luis Scola and Lamar Odom. Secondly, Ryan Anderson was a terrible move long-term because he made the Hornets/Pelicans better at a time when they should've been losing every game to get an all-star running mate for Anthony Davis in the draft. When you look at all disgruntled stars in small markets that eventually left their team, ALL of them were on teams that tried to get good too fast, which prevented them from getting another star through the draft. The small market teams that bucked the trend, like the Thunder (who got Westbrook for Durant), became title contenders.
Anyway, the point is that I think that Demps sucks. He foolishly traded two lottery picks for Jrue Holiday, one of which was Michael Carter Williams who might be better than Holiday in a few years. He grossly overpaid Tyreke Evans. He matched Eric Gordon's contract when it was clear he had no interest in staying in New Orleans and was injury prone. That level of ineptitude is close to being on par with an Otis Smith and Billy King. I suspect that he'll be looking for a job next season but not before he screws up and overpays Aminu.
P.S., I think that Marvin Williams is a better player than MKG. If we keep Melo, I definitly think that Williams would be an ideal fit.
