Neptune wrote:coolness wrote:Neptune wrote:So the Nets and Kings get starting caliber players but all we get is bench players(Outlaw and Terry are trash now). I can't see the Pistons doing it. We're not really hurting in the cap space department either.
You're against every Smoove trade that I can remember. He LOST games last year. He is older than the core. His fit here is highly questionable.
Jennings for Jason Thompson is fine. Possibly flat-out good. Possibly for both teams.
Turning Smoove into 2 expirings while opening up summer cap? That is GREAT. Terry and Outlaw might even be bought out, but the extra cap could land us a nice player like Hinrich or Dunleavy or Ariza. 
Detroit will have 2 max bigs in 2 years and KCP/Singler/8th/GuyWeTradeFor will need raises sooner or later. 
There is no team in the league that can spend intelligently with the reason being that "we're not really hurting in the cap space department." It makes more sense to say Smoove is our new Villanueva - that he loses games by being on the roster.
 
Not really bro. I remember I agreed with these trades involving Smith:
Smith for Rudy Gay
Smith for Jeff Green
Smith for Hayward(I forgot the entire deal)
Why waste cap space on Hinrich, Dunleavy and Ariza when they all suck( 

 ). Ariza was only good because he's playing for a new contract. And Smith is no where near the caliber player CV was. That's just silly man.
 
Okay, good. 

I want Smoove gone. Although, I could conceive of a revamped Pistons roster that he would look good in, I guess.
But, Hinrich, Dunleavy do not suck in their roles. Ariza would probably be overpaid, so I'm not that interested in him. How about Anthony Morrow on the cheap? I think SVG might get him in the rotation rainin' treys on people.
Anywho...it did strike me a few times (at least) that you crapped on Smoove trades. Remember, it's not just his skill, but that he overrates himself and will probably decline athletically by the end of this contract.