Soulyss wrote:Couple of Points:
1. Hinrich isn't the defensive player he once was, and honestly you can argue if he's really that good of a defensive player in the first place. Although I think Hinrich is more of a "Nate" PG.
2. I don't see KP giving up Raef's contract until the last second of the Trade Deadline unless the deal is too good to be true, the reported deal isn't close to "Too Good to be True". so I think it's a bunch of "Bull". It's too valuable to either get a impact back or be the third party in a big trade and get a quality piece or pick.
3. Hinrich is hurt, and I don't see the Blazers trading for someone who's hurt.
I'm probably the biggest Kirk Hinrich fan around -- well, the biggest fan of his who's never actually even met him.
Hinrich made 2nd team All-Defensive team just 2 seasons ago. And before he got hurt he was playing excellent defense this season -- he totally shut down Steve Nash for instance. His defensive PER this season is 7.0, which is ridiculously good (15 being average, lower numbers are better). By comparson, Blake's defensive PER is well below average at 18.0, while Roy (17.0) and Fernandez (19.2) are also well below average.
However, I'm not sure why the Blazers would trade a reserve guard who barely plays for a player who -- once he is healthy -- will be expecting to play 25-30 MPG. The Blazers would have an even bigger logjam in the backcourt than they do now. So unless KP has another trade lined up that would get rid of one of the other guards (Blake or Bayless most likely), I don;t know what the point of this deal would be.
Also, I think that it would make sense not to make this trade until February, when Hinrich will be able to play again. Why trade for someone who's hurt?