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Of all the accolades Westbrook is getting, I'm probably in the minority in that I just don't enjoy watching him play. I don't. I just don't. I enjoy watching Lebron plays. I enjoy watching Curry. I enjoy watching Kobe and MJ, Stockton, Malone, heck even Barkley.


But I've just never really enjoyed watching Westbrook going for layups, or taking ill advised jumpers, or jumping for rebounds, etc. I just never have. He could have 100 triple doubles in a season and I still won't enjoy watching him play.
 
ONE LOVE said:
Plumlee may be better than Nurkic next to Jokic I'm not going to argue that with you.


But aren't there other players better than Plumlee at the 4 next to Jokic? Where in the NBA Bible does it say they had to have Plumlee?
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Long term...Think about the Ibaka+Jokic+Plumlee trio. They could all play with each other at the same time.
Also you must find another team willing to part with a Center/PF in order to get one. Maybe they wanted to move on from Nurkic's lack of (self)discipline and get something in return...
 
ONE LOVE said:
Plumlee may be better than Nurkic next to Jokic I'm not going to argue that with you.


But aren't there other players better than Plumlee at the 4 next to Jokic? Where in the NBA Bible does it say they had to have Plumlee?
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People weren't giving up much for Nurkic. His value was dead. I'm sure shipping him out to a team in their own division wasn't their dream scenario.

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BTP said:
Long term...Think about the Ibaka+Jokic+Plumlee trio. They could all play with each other at the same time.
Also you must find another team willing to part with a Center/PF in order to get one. Maybe they wanted to move on from Nurkic's lack of (self)discipline and get something in return...
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Are you telling me there are no other teams in the NBA willing to accept Nurkic + 1st rounder giving up another talent near the level of Plumlee?


If there aren't, I'd rather wait closer to the draft when the pick is at its highest value, package the pick & Nurkic and get someone else, surely a team will offer something better than Plumlee.


DENVER ****ed up, plain and simple. And what's more, they traded Nurkic to a rival and losing that game could mean they won't make the playoffs.
 
ONE LOVE said:
Closer to the draft a package of Nurkic + 20th pick would get you someone better than Plumlee - guaranteed.
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You act like Plumlee has no value. But he has decent value. He isn't cancer(unlike Nurkic), was at the time the more efficient performer and projects to stay a great locker room guy, which is important.
They're getting the 20th pick in POrtland this year and next year they're shipping away the 50th to Denver.
The only difference in POrtland is that he getts to touch the ball more often than in Denver. Do you think a mid season spike in FT% of 16% is random? Nurkic is a ****ing emotional lesbian and Denver wanted to get rid of that distraction.
 
BTP said:
You act like Plumlee has no value. But he has decent value. He isn't cancer(unlike Nurkic), was at the time the more efficient performer and projects to stay a great locker room guy, which is important.
They're getting the 20th pick in POrtland this year and next year they're shipping away the 50th to Denver.
The only difference in POrtland is that he getts to touch the ball more often than in Denver. Do you think a mid season spike in FT% of 16% is random? Nurkic is a ****ing emotional lesbian and Denver wanted to get rid of that distraction.
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Nurkic + 1st round pick does not equal Plumlee, plain and simple.


If Nurkic was such a cancer, you tell him to stay home for the rest of the season, then you trade him in the offseason. You don't make a snap decision.
 
DownUnder said:
One Love ... you're fiesty today ??
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This topic is very dear to my heart. I suggested the Nurkic to POR trade a few months before it actually happened, saying POR needed a young inside scoring threat to go with Lillard & McCollum.


Now they have Nurkic and he's absolutely a fantastic fit.


But I never thought POR would also RECEIVE a 1st round pick for GETTING Nurkic. It's absolute daylight robbery.
 
ONE LOVE said:
Well now they might not be able to make the playoff BECAUSE of Nurkic's 33points performance yesterday.


Don't tell me you can't get a backup big for Nurkic + 1st round pick, anywhere else in the NBA.
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Plumlee isn't a backup big...He's at least an average starter. I'll stick to my gun that I'll evaluate this trade next christmas. We'll see what face Nurkic is showing then.
 
BTP said:
Plumlee isn't a backup big...He's at least an average starter. I'll stick to my gun that I'll evaluate this trade next christmas. We'll see what face Nurkic is showing then.
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But would you not say Nurkic is also at least an average starter?


If Plumlee = Nurkic = average starter, why did DEN have to give up a 1st round pick? Unless Plumlee is SIGNIFICANTLY better than Nurkic, which is totally not the case.
 
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