bwgood77 wrote:BoyzNTheHood wrote:bwgood77 wrote:
I certainly agree he should be on the table if the right deal is put forward.
That reply seems like you don't like my hypothetical idea.
Well, it's kind of tough to argue because all thing being equal, where the teams are in their competitive, stage, the Suns maybe going younger, etc, it might make sense. I haven't studied Val that well. It appears to be a reasonable deal. I do want to clear out Tucker. I don't know what other deals might be in the works either. Chandler has played really well for us. Do I want the team to win games though? Not really. I am not sure how long Val's contract is. We have Len who may command a lot of money. There are now rumors Philly is looking into a Noel for Knight deal, which is another RFA.
But one thing Chandler does seem to be helping out with being a good vet leader for the young guys. We have Dudley and Chandler and I don't mind him in that role. But honestly I'd have to know more about Val's REAL strengths and weaknesses before taking on his deal because I would ask myself why they would want to trade him for that as well. All indications though, are that Chandler and the FO want him in Phx. And not necessarily in that "tell people what you are supposed to say" type of way. There were some major stories about it over the last month or so. My gut kind of tells me he likes the situation in Phx and Phx likes what he brings to the team, not just from the standpoint of what he provides on the court. Of course this could all change in a month when we lost 10 more in a row, people are unhappy, etc, so who knows?
Fair enough. Val's real strengths were on display in the playoffs when Lowry and DeRozan were throwing up bricks and Val was our only option. He really showed that he should be the first option and gave the Indiana bigs plus Hassan Whiteside the business. He's an excellent post up player, he's really strong and can grab a lot of rebounds, but leaves a lot to be desired defensively.
On the other hand, Chandler provides the defensive presence we sorely need in Toronto. As you could see with Biyombo last year, Casey's system really depends on a defensive shot blocker/rebounder at C. With that said, without Val last year Toronto would have lost in the first round to Indiana. So it's a tough situation. A lot depends on how Lowry/DeRozan perform these playoffs.
