penbeast0 wrote:IF you feel that chemistry and talent aren't there to move further and you need to retool, Beal is the one that should be traded, not Porter.
Yes!
penbeast0 wrote:Although I've never been a fan, Cousins seems like the obvious target.
No!
penbeast0 wrote:...if Cousins checks out physically (a big if!), send Beal for Cousins. And, because Beal's value is appreciably higher, you should be able to unload Ernie's mistakes and get back decent role players to fill in around Wall/Porter/Cousins.
Beal, Mahinmi, Smith for Cousins (max), Etwaun Moore, Solomon Hill.
Won't work. Leaves us with the same impossible salary structure next year.
penbeast0 wrote:For us it would look like:
Cousins/Gortat
Morris/(Porter)/Scott?
Porter/Oubre
Moore/Satoransky/Meeks
Wall/Satoransky/Frazier?
You left out Hill. Those 12 guys put us way over the tax.
penbeast0 wrote:...As I said, not convinced Cousins is nearly as good as his numbers say....
His numbers don't even say he's as good as people think they say. 5.6 turnovers per 40 minutes last year. Good but not great TS%. Coming off a major injury.
NO would jump at this deal. We should jump backwards.