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H2H 9 cat league

Giving up M. Ellis and L. Deng
Getting back C. Anthony and D. Cousins

Take it and run?

yes, you do.

If you can afford losing Monta's assists and steals then go for it. This one really depends on what your team needs.

I'd be careful with Melo's injuries. He's dealing with a sprained ankle and wrist. While not major injuries it could cost him more games in the future. A short season with many games does not help.

It depends on the rest of your team. I think Deng is going to start producing better numbers very soon.

i'd keep ellis and deng

deng is one of the best SFs to have because he chips in everywhere w/o killing your fg%. career 47%. don't overreact to the slow start.

so you don't need melo. he is a luxury.

meanwhile ellis is a PG. PGs are scarce, SFs are not. ellis has warts -- his fg% and tos are a problem -- but that's mitigated by his massively improved FT%, the plethora of assists and steals.

furthermore one of melo's biggest advantages used to be his low TO rate. but the lack of a PG on the knicks roster means he's point forward more often so his TOs have skyrocketed. deng's super low TO rate helps mitigate ellis' sky-high rate.

cousins + melo would rape you in TOs because cousins is a turnover machine. also cousins has massively overrated upside because he fouls all the time. 14/10/2 in 27 mpg looks real nice but it's unsustainable when it's attached to 42% FG/3 TO/ 4.7 (wtf?) PF