jom2003
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then let me answer you with your own post.Wow, very interesting post that has nothing to do with what is being questioned.
"should have traded for him earlier"
then let me answer you with your own post.Wow, very interesting post that has nothing to do with what is being questioned.
Wow, very interesting post that has nothing to do with what is being questioned.
This is probably true but his whining seems to be as contagious. I am not sure how real his toughness is. As Doncic said, everyone is tough when they are up.As much as I can't stand CP3...he has the qualities that the team needs which Conley does not possess. Vocal leadership and toughness. We probably still won't be a championship caliber team because we have too many defensive problems that one person cannot solve, be we would definitely be a 5-10 wins better in the regular season and possibly could make it beyond the 2nd round.
Yeah, I know you only operate in hindsightthen let me answer you with your own post.
"should have traded for him earlier"
Patrick Beverley was brutal today in his assessment of Chris Paul during First Take and Get Up with Steven A Smith. Calls him a traffic cone on defense. Says every one in the league has CP figured out and no one fears him. Said Minnesota wanted a first round match up with Phoenix. Just brutal.Yes, and my reasoning would be as follows:
1. This locker room (and coaching staff) is in desperate need of an ******* who will get on everyone and demand focus, even if he’s not being effective with it at all times.
2. I believe he’ll give you a better defensive presence.
3. Who are the people who can put Donovan in his place and emphasize what’s good and to keep doing, and what’s not and to stop? And who does that enough that Donovan would look up to them and respect them in some regard?
In a sense, CP3 would be filling a huge vacuum of responsibilities that are otherwise Quin’s. He’d essentially carry Quin’s load. ******** decision making down the stretch that Quin tolerates? CP won’t tolerate that.
The first thing I would say is that this is relative to Conley. The second thing I’d say is that this is a guy who doesn’t forget things (to the point of telling his former teammates to go TF home after eliminating them from the play in [when they weren’t the ones who traded him]) and he was previously traded for CP3.Patrick Beverly was brutal today in his assessment of Chris Paul during Fist Take and Wake up with Steven A Smith. Calls him a traffic cone on defense. Says every one in the league has CP figured out and no one fears him. Said Minnesota wanted a first round match up with Phoenix. Just brutal.
What? Are you saying Chris Paul is actually better than Might Conley? That Might cOnLeY??? Definitely didn't know that beforeYeah, I know you only operate in hindsight
I mean we are stuck with Conley for 2 more seasons anyways so it's not like we have anything to lose. We ain't gonna get anywhere close to contention with Conley. Neither can we get any meaningful rebuilding piece for him. Trading him for CP3 now might not help the case anymore but it certainly won't make it much worse than it already is. We'd dump Conley's 2yr garbage deal for a bag of chips right now if we can but sadly it's just not possibleThis is really a question of which guy is easier to trade/which guy could you get the most for. Either guy cripples you - so it's all about trade value.
My gut says that is Paul - so probably Paul. If I were forced to keep the guy for the duration of the contract, I probably stick with Conley since Paul is significantly older, makes more money and has more years left on his deal. $30MM for that dude when he's 40? ouch.
Both fanbases would hate this trade for multiple reasons until the trade happens then both fanbases would love the trade and try to justify it.The real question is would you flip Rudy for Ayton?
I'm kind of kidding because we can't receive a player in a sign and trade unless we drop and stay below the salary apron. But if they worked around it I wonder what team says no.