fishmike wrote:Im sorry, but Iman Shumpert is NOT "a solid young player"

He's a guy who will miss months of the season. He's a guy who shoots 39% and in 4 years has not shown one iota of improvement on offense. While he has shown spurts of high level defensive play he has NEVER shown that over any extended period of time. He's just not good.

We loved the upside as a rookie. He had some really exciting moments here also. He's likable. He's flashy. He's fun. He's got energy. One question... what skill has Shump improved on since his rookie year?

This is the crux of the matter with Shumpert. You witnessed some great moments, little consistency, and little or any improvement in his game.

I actually thought his D regressed during his tenure with the Knicks, too.

Add these things to his brittle body, and you can understand why we let him go.

The only real issue with moving him revolves around whether or not we are better off with the cap space (and no Shump/JR), or having the late #1 we were supposedly in line to get and JR still being on the team.

Added:

Listening to Hahn on the radio- said the Thunder pulled the #1 offer from the table long before it got serious.