CrushAlot wrote:

EnySpree wrote:Btw.... Nurkic had a 28pts, 20 rebounds, 8 assists and 6 blocks.... I wish i saw that game! What a line! Against Philly but what the ****

wow. Did they just trade a ppick for him?

The Blazers GOT a first round pick in the deal. They gave up Mason Plumlee and a second rounder for Nurkic and a 2017 first round pick. (It's somehow Memphis's pick, which Denver got from Cleveland for Mozgov)

CrushAlot wrote:

EnySpree wrote:Btw.... Nurkic had a 28pts, 20 rebounds, 8 assists and 6 blocks.... I wish i saw that game! What a line! Against Philly but what the ****

wow. Did they just trade a ppick for him?

Wasn't it Denver who traded a pick WITH him?! I just looked it up- yes they did! Denver traded Nurkic AND a first for Plumlee and a second. Yikes.

smackeddog wrote:

CrushAlot wrote:

EnySpree wrote:Btw.... Nurkic had a 28pts, 20 rebounds, 8 assists and 6 blocks.... I wish i saw that game! What a line! Against Philly but what the ****

wow. Did they just trade a ppick for him?

Wasn't it Denver who traded a pick WITH him?! I just looked it up- yes they did! Denver traded Nurkic AND a first for Plumlee and a second. Yikes.

Nalod wrote:

crzymdups wrote:

Nalod wrote:

crzymdups wrote:Myself and some others here were saying that trade made very little basketball sense.

Can you have two ball dominant bigs who are slow on D playing together in the modern era? It doesn't seem like it.

It's about guard play now. I hope Phil is watching.

Is that how it works? Give it 8 games then label it?

If Phil is not watching, its good he has you to help him. Seems like Drose would be a natural for that team.
That should keep them going as the new dysfunction.

Have you watched New Orleans play since their trade or are you just talking again?

For sure, just talking!!!

You and others after 8 games are "Told you so"?
Phil has KP, who plays like a giant guard. Willy, plays the right way. Noah, who rebounds, then turns around and leads a fast break?
Likes interchangable guards, likes them bigish?
Bulls teams really never had dominant big guy. Had cartwright, who was good, but not "Great" then.
Phil was blessed with Shaq. Phil was blessed with Bynum. Had Pau, who played high post and could shoot.
So what do you think Phil is watching? Never did we make a play for Cousins did we? Wanted Aldridge to play Center. Never made a strong move for Monroe.
So what is the lesson?

You and others could teach phil a thing or two?

So you haven't watched them play. Got it.

Bonn1997 wrote:

holfresh wrote:8 games...Stop it...

Small sample size? You're stealing my line!
I do agree with you that it's stupid to judge a team off of 8 games but I also believe (based on Cousins' career production) that NOP is going to be a disappointment.

Ha...Well depends..They need a few Arizas..Defensive players who can knock down threes..Good coach..

holfresh wrote:8 games...Stop it...

This thread isn't meant to be an overreaction to a short span of games, but looking at them play a few times, I've just wondered if the league has passed by this style of team. Both Cousins and AD seem to struggle trying to share the same spots on the floor. If anything, it reminds me of Melo and Amar'e, but worse. I just don't see it working. But in a broader sense, I find it fascinating that this is such a terrible match in the NBA these days. I think it says a lot about where the league has gone in the past 15 or so years.

You can call it overreacting all you want, but do you really see a team with AD and Cousins getting home court in the playoffs any time soon? Maybe they'll get an 8th seed or something... but AD got an 8th seed by himself already.

TheGame wrote:That trade is looking better and better for Sac every day. They now will get two top-10 picks in a deep draft, plus buddy h. is the truth.

Depends who they pick... a point guard and a big man would be nice

TheGame wrote:That trade is looking better and better for Sac every day. They now will get two top-10 picks in a deep draft, plus buddy h. is the truth.

Yeah I liked Buddy H. It seemed he was being misused in New Orleans. He's playing pretty for Sacramento so far

crzymdups wrote:

holfresh wrote:8 games...Stop it...

This thread isn't meant to be an overreaction to a short span of games, but looking at them play a few times, I've just wondered if the league has passed by this style of team. Both Cousins and AD seem to struggle trying to share the same spots on the floor. If anything, it reminds me of Melo and Amar'e, but worse. I just don't see it working. But in a broader sense, I find it fascinating that this is such a terrible match in the NBA these days. I think it says a lot about where the league has gone in the past 15 or so years.

You can call it overreacting all you want, but do you really see a team with AD and Cousins getting home court in the playoffs any time soon? Maybe they'll get an 8th seed or something... but AD got an 8th seed by himself already.

So 8 games in is a good time to assess?..You are assuming there is only one way to play ball, like GS..

When you do a mid season trade like this you gut the bench..

They are exactly where we are and they've had so much more drafted talent to work with.

I'm just saying, Phil may not be a good executive but he's far from bad. They are so many teams who have had more opportunities to get talent than us, we've been so restricted due to the lack of draft picks (which ends this summer). I really don't think New Orleans did a smart move in trading for Cousins, unless they plan on trading Anthony Davis for a top 2 point guard in his prime.

In our case, I hope we find a great guard to pair with KP. Rose was not the right guy. But we tried. Gotta keep trying for a point guard that can break down the defense but also has good abilty to connect on passes (and recognition of the open man). Can't stress enough how important this summer will be. We need to draft well, we need to find a way to trade Melo for a young starter and a draft pick. We need to be smart in free agency. However the opportunity is there.