Was giving up Brewer a mistake?

[teven_1]

title says it all. He's a good defender and while less offensively gifted and Wes Johnson, would probably be dropping more points.

His flaws were he was really, really skinny and couldn't handle the ball (although I think he was improving in that respect).

I bring this up because with Pek playing amazing, we really need a solid wing.
Thoughts?

(and another thing: S-Jax to the Wolves, Yay or Nay?)

[B Calrissian]

I liked Brewer a lot but trading him was worth it to see what AR could do. I would gladly have Brewer back on the team. Lots will disagree with that tho.

No way to PartyJax. The Buck I want is Jennings.

[andyhop]

When Brewer played for us he was a fairly terrible player so giving him up was an easy decision.He seems to be off to a decent start with Denver but I refuse to believe that someone shooting FT's at 65% for the season and 70% for his career is really a 40+% 3 pt shooter.

[Foye]

When Brewer played for us he was a fairly terrible player so giving him up was an easy decision.He seems to be off to a decent start with Denver but I refuse to believe that someone shooting FT's at 65% for the season and 70% for his career is really a 40+% 3 pt shooter.

He wasn't terrible. He was asked to be our 3rd best player that's why he looked terrible. I still like him.

[teven_1]

When Brewer played for us he was a fairly terrible player so giving him up was an easy decision.He seems to be off to a decent start with Denver but I refuse to believe that someone shooting FT's at 65% for the season and 70% for his career is really a 40+% 3 pt shooter.

He wasn't terrible. He was asked to be our 3rd best player that's why he looked terrible. I still like him.

Yeah Brewer as a Tweener, starting at one of the wing spots would (in my mind) average at least 8-10 ppg, and play some solid D.

That's just me though.

[Foye]

In retroperspective I would've rather kept Brewer and never acquired Randolph.

[teven_1]

Biggest problem with AR is his strengths are in being free to roam the court rather than being confined to the paint, just doesn't fit our needs/ not good enough to justify his ideal play style

[[RCG]]

Most people were ready for Brewer to go, he was pretty frustrating while he was here.

[C.lupus]

Biggest problem with AR is he's not smart enough to learn how to play the game the right way.

I'm still OK with giving up Brewer. He'd be OK here still but I'd rather set my sights higher on the SG position.

And no to S-Jax and Jennings.

[teven_1]

Biggest problem with AR is he's not smart enough to learn how to play the game the right way.

I'm still OK with giving up Brewer. He'd be OK here still but I'd rather set my sights higher on the SG position.

And no to S-Jax and Jennings.

Agreed he wouldn't by any means be a savior but as has been mentioned a million times before (and at risk of having this thread topic locked/merged) the pickings seem slim.

But IMO comparing Brewer to our other options, I think he would be a slight upgrade over Wesley Johnson in terms of aggressiveness/scoring and a better defender than Ridnour.

I still think Ellington should be getting more minutes and waiting for Web to get back full health though.

[change]

The Buck I want is Jennings.

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[Peezo]

I hear what you are saying about Brewer but I'd still rather have Wes over him. Wes has looked awful this season however there are moments like the third quarter against Orlando where I think he could actually be a good basketball player. There are more things that Brewer does well right now (namely defend and hustle) but Wes is both an okay defender and is not lazy. I think Wes has the potential to be a much more polished 3 than brewer, and it never could have happened with corey on the team. We also would have had to pay him.

I keep flip floppping on Steve Jack. I'm usually very anit-chucker but I think he is veteran enough to help our team. While he may be a chucker, we don't really have any of those on our team. He could competently play the two better than Luke.

[B Calrissian]

The Buck I want is Jennings.

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Having him as the designated shot creator, secondary ball handler, and PG starting at SG (but with defense) would mean less Beasley/more Williams and would make Barea trade bait. Basically putting Barea and Beasley's roles together to open up minutes for Williams and to improve our defense.
I think he could really flourish with a change of scenery and friends (from PartyJax to Love).

[Foye]

We also would have had to pay him.

He's getting 6 mil for 2 years right now. That would've been very much affordable.

[LordBaldric]

That this is even a serious question tells you all you need to know about Wes Johnson.