Post#69 » by Redeemed » Wed Jul 23, 2014 11:14 am
Ok so some of the trade scenarios have been a bit outrageous. But let's not act like the Cavs somehow have gold in Tristan Thompson, Andy V, and Bennett. Tristan hasn't played up to his draft position in the times he's been in the league. Andy V is a crafty rebounding machine waiting for his next injury. Anthony Bennett was a bum during the season and a beast in summer league...sounds strangely like Captain Summer league himself, Austin Daye.
As I say that about Bennett, I believe he will be a pretty solid rotational player in years to come (for a Tweener), but to date he has done nothing. Wiggins is a big question mark. He has the physical tools to be a defensive stopper, but the jury is still out on him. Jabari Parker is WAY ahead of skill wise and will probably be dominate in the league way before Wiggins figures our how to be.
Josh Smith with his headcase style of play has proven to be a bad boy when he doesn't go off the reservation. He can fill the stat sheet in a hurry. He can be dominate on both ends. Offensively he needs to play 15 feet and in abusing the defender with his power. Defensively he guards multiple positions and excels as a help defender.
Why do I want him traded? He's a bad fit as our three. His presence creates a controversy if we want to develop Monroe and Drummond as our cornerstones of the future. It was largely a bad gamble on Dumars part to bring in a player like Smith to play under a passive coach who was clueless as to how to reach him. The decision was counterproductive to development of Greg "Moose" Monroe.
Moose has been the picture of consistency since he joined our dysfunctional team. He suffered through the Kuester buffoonery, the Frank foolishness, and the Cheeks/Loyer stupidity. Last year should have been a 20 and 10 year for him, but a directionless team with inefficient play got in the way of his shine.
Moose and Drummond teamed together have boundless potential. SVG guiding Moose represents a huge boon in Moose's development. SVG can put together schemes and concepts to help dude become a better defender and all around player.