bwgood77 wrote:How would people rank their preference here?
I think there are two tiers...Collison/Beverley and Joseph/McConnell.
I would probably, if healthy, lean Beverley for our team due to his intensity and personality and being a tone setter. Both of Collison and Beverley shoot around 40% from 3 and have above avg efficiency overall. Both also have close to a 4/1 ast/to ratio so both are smart players with the ball and solid shooters. Beverley is the better defender but Collison is fine on that end...at least neutral.
One edge Collison has other than shooting his he is more of a playmaker than the others so he would likely get others more involved.
I do feel there might be a better chance the Clips keep Beverley (if they can)..despite having the three rookies and Lou, especially if they only get one max guy (or none).
Joseph is actually the best defender of the bunch but is not quite as good shooting. I have always loved TJ being an AZ guy but he's at the bottom. Not much of a shooter (ok % from 3 but on very low volume).
Comparison
http://bkref.com/tiny/uUPuQSo I'd probably go with::
Beverley/Collison (slightly lean Beverley) - toss up pros and cons for both...Bev..better D, tone setter, but injury prone; Collison, better shooter, passer, health
Joseph/McConnell (slightly lean Joseph) - Joseph solid defender, 4/1 ast/to ratio, ok shooter....McConnell 3/1 ast/to ratio, ok defender, scrappy
Its Gambo, so i dont buy it one bit. Yeah, im sure its probably what was said to him by his FO source (Probably Jones or Sarver himself), but honestly, what else are they supposed to say? The moment you tell people the #6 is available and how you were looking to trade it for Lonzo Ball, the value becomes severely diminished.
As for the players, i chuckle a bit. Look, i like TJ and all, He would be our 3rd TJ on the team, but he isnt starting PG material. So i question his name on the list. Once i question one name on the list, i have to question the list as a whole.
My PatBev love is real and he would be at the top of my list (Out of those names). Could also be had for the cheapest (Besides McConnell because he isnt a starting PG). Only difficult thing is would he want to be here, or play for a playoff contender, which im sure many will want him.
I dont really care about Collison or CoJo. I question why Indiana would be looking elsewhere for someone else to take over the reigns. Joseph is still a young buck while Collison is the old dog. Now Bowers did draft Collison and loves the kid, so i think our FO might have a preference of the two, but im either or at this point and would rather trade for a better PG than to grab one of these two.
