PetroNet wrote:he hasnt played well is firs toff, an overstatement. he hasnt played well be his elite standards. he has still been an 18/8 guy for us. despite playing through injury and on one of the worst teams of the decade. his defense this season has been anything but porous. its been quite good. and, all while playing through injury.
It is not an understatement. He is still a top 10 PG, but he was top 2 when we got him. His shooting percentages have been heinous and his defense at times embarrassing, though at times passable. He reminds of me of older Kidd in that he can't stay with quicker guards like Knight the other night who consistently got right past him.
what has kidd done? he isnt asked to do anything but hit open 3's. granted, he has done it, but to compare the roles of the 2 is apples and oranges.
forget last year in phoenix...that was LAST YEAR. how about what he has done now... you think deron is playing poorly. at least he is fighting through injuries and giving us 30 mpg. nash isnt even on the court.
Kidd and Nash are brought into the equation being they are HOF PG's who can bring leadership and experience few can. Last season Nash put up, once again, amazing numbers/percentages and led a cast of scrubs to a .500 record in the West. (Deron wished he could have done that in the East) I could care less what he.. or Gasol or Dwight or Kobe have done in LA this year because they are a mess. You can't possibly tell me you think Nash and Gasol are "done" based upon less than 2 months of this season. Talk about being a reactionary school girl.
Buy low? of course you are buying low. nash is 40! Pau is old and now fighting injuries. its not buying low, its throwing away assets for guys who are old and who will only get worse. not to mention they give us at best a 2 year window, and when they are gone, we dont really get cap relief because with JJ and others we are still over the cap.
Our window is now... JJ and Wallace are also getting worse.. now.
stop being an over reactionary school girl and have some patience.
I've been patient with Deron since February of 2011... nearly 2 years ago.
Like I said.. LA is shorting us value, but at the same time we would be a better team when healthy and I don't see how that is debatable. Gasol >>>>>> Hump. Efficient Nash > Inefficient D.Will.
