Thank God for a Rollie thread in the sea of madness.
There was just no way to make a trade. Noel is the only one I was thinking of the last couple months, but Danny must not have seen him as a great option with his contract running out. He was perhaps too risky, even if considerably less so than going for Cousins.
I never understood the push for divas like Butler, George and Melo. We have their positions filled.
The Lakers have a long journey ahead of them. Rollie is correct they have no backbone like we do.
Nothing matches Smart and Crowder for toughness up the middle.
Maybe Danny didn't push hard to make a deal because Amir seems rejuvenated. This is a bridge year. Our success or lack of it for this year will depend on health and stamina.
I still think Danny might sign Sanders. He fits the Evan Turner reclamation project idea.
The problem with trading the Nets' pick has always been that it could end up as #4 instead of #1.
It is not a scratch ticket. The odds are great we get the #1 compared to those. It wasn't a good pick either for teams maybe accepting it in trades because of the uncertainty in value.
Once the lottery arrives, the pick's value will be pinned down substantially. College players will have played more. I am going to speculate that there will be good reason to trade speculate once the lottery takes place.
There will be no guarantee even then that Danny attempts fireworks. Going slow and steady has always been one of the top options. We could end up just adding a phenom guard and he replaces Rozier or another trade happens to make room in the guard rotation.
The team will definitely change quite a bit for next year no matter what.
Washburn made it seem we will not go after Sanders, but I'm not so sure.
There are so many toxic bloggers on this forum. They want Danny's scalp. Leading the charge is the head moderator. I will remember this next year if I still participate here. I will force myself to avoid this joint for the whole crazy season week.
I respect this team. I'm green goggled like Wyc and think we can still go far with no changes. Although I see no reason not to give Sanders a chance. It'd be so nice to have a legit shot blocker. Horford has been better than expected for that, but he doesn't seem even as good as a healthy Amir for center defense. So I will pray for Amir Johnson. That's my plan moving forward for this season.