doctor him wrote:I'm trying to say this respectfully.
WHO IS BRENDAN HAYWOOD?!?!?
I mean he's an average center in this league. He's ok.
But when you start making roster decisions around the Brendan Haywoods of the world like keeping him happy is akin to kissing LeBron's or D-Wade's posterior to keep them in town...well I think you overvalue exactly what he is to an extreme degree.
We aren't talking Hakeem here. It's Brendan flippin' Haywood.
Gasol is better than Haywood, but not at the cost of Beaubois, simple as that. It's not kissing Haywood's butt, it's managing your assets. Haywood brings the things you absolutely have to have next to Dirk. He's a great rebounder and shotblocker and he takes the toughest defensive assignment. Post scoring from our center would be nice, but we can more than get by with Haywood as our starter. Beaubois is just too much to give up to upgrade him to Gasol.