If It Is To Be Said. So It Be. So It Is. The First Deadline Trade Thread.

BillessuR6 · Post #261 » by **BillessuR6** » Thu Jan 20, 2022 10:51 pm

Next guy who proposes we trade for Westbrook should be banned.

This is ridiculous. Like we havent been through enough in the last few years...

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Celts17Pride · Post #262 » by **Celts17Pride** » Thu Jan 20, 2022 10:55 pm

Andrew McCeltic wrote:Sabonis is up to 32 percent from three? Hit that rate last season and is matching it now. Does that mean he's trending up? Now I want to trade for him.

Sabonis is out an extended time with a bad ankle injury

Andrew McCeltic · Post #263 » by **Andrew McCeltic** » Thu Jan 20, 2022 10:58 pm

thebirdman wrote:Next guy who proposes we trade for Westbrook should be banned.

This is ridiculous. Like we havent been through enough in the last few years...

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You need to work on your anti-Russ prejudice

It’s garbage in, garbage out because one team’s trash is another team’s treasure

Mr_Mojo_Risin · Post #264 » by **Mr_Mojo_Risin** » Thu Jan 20, 2022 11:04 pm

Curmudgeon wrote:
Fencer reregistered wrote:
If we acquire Westbrook, we should immediately fire Ime.

If we acquire Westbrook, we should immediately fire Brad Stevens.

Disagree. Brad's job is bring in talent that fits in with the team. Westbrook's shooting fits perfectly.

chrisab123 · Post #265 » by **chrisab123** » Thu Jan 20, 2022 11:09 pm

CelticFaninLBC wrote:
chrisab123 wrote:
zoyathedestroya wrote:I agree with fallguy that offseason is the time Smart's gonna get moved, if he is.

I never said young guys can be given away. I'm suggesting the opposite. Play them more so we can at least find out if their value can be raised. 10 mins a game when main guys are injured aren't gonna cut it.

Other than Nesmith I think we know who Romeo and Grant Williams at this point. Prichard still is dealing with coming back from the broken nose it seems like. All 4 are tradeable if they're getting something decent back. Sometimes in the case of Romeo its okay to admit the pick was a bust and move on.

Romeo's the same age as Nesmith and a 1.5 years younger than PP and has been more productive than both. Why is he the bust of the group?

Romeo has been in the league longer and was a lottery pick. Hes had 3 years to figure it out. At some point maybe its time to say this person can't develop here or just isn't a really good NBA player. We can give him tons of excuses, injuries, covid, whatever you want for Romeo but it just hasn't clicked. Nesmith is in year 2 and looked somewhat productive in spurts last year as a shooter, same with Prichard who is the only one out of the 3 mentioned picked late in the first round and is probably the best of the 3.

chrisab123 · Post #266 » by **chrisab123** » Thu Jan 20, 2022 11:09 pm

Mr_Mojo_Risin wrote:
Curmudgeon wrote:
Fencer reregistered wrote:
If we acquire Westbrook, we should immediately fire Ime.

If we acquire Westbrook, we should immediately fire Brad Stevens.

Disagree. Brad's job is bring in talent that fits in with the team. Westbrook's shooting fits perfectly.

Team does love Bricks. Maybe Russ does fit in here after all...

GotDaSauce · Post #267 » by **GotDaSauce** » Thu Jan 20, 2022 11:48 pm

thebirdman wrote:Next guy who proposes we trade for Westbrook should be banned.

This is ridiculous. Like we havent been through enough in the last few years...

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If I was a mod I would absolutely temp ban the account for trolling! :lol:

reload141 · Post #268 » by **reload141** » Fri Jan 21, 2022 12:00 am

I’ll say it again, but man I wish we got Chris Paul when he went to the Suns…. Would’ve been perfect.

Sigh.

chrisab123 · Post #269 » by **chrisab123** » Fri Jan 21, 2022 12:02 am

reload141 wrote:I’ll say it again, but man I wish we got Chris Paul when he went to the Suns…. Would’ve been perfect.

Sigh.

I would have loved CP3. Team would have made the finals with him.

Post #270 » by **darrendaye** » Fri Jan 21, 2022 12:11 am

SLCceltic wrote:
Andrew McCeltic wrote:The only disappointment with Langford is that his shooting hasn't held up - 32 percent is a career high for him, so that's progress. But he started hotter than that iirc. Frustrating that he and Nesmith have the bad luck to miss games after a good performance and lose momentum, or play and lose momentum.

Langford is such a waste of physical attributes and talent !
Reminds me a lot of Joe Forte and will be out of the league playing overseas soon ...has no drive or fire

IMO, this is a bit over the top. He may very well be out of the league in the next 2-3 years but he's not a total slug which is basically what you're suggesting here. I wasn't amped with the selection. But he has shown a willingness to be physical and work on defense. Sticks his nose into the fray. And work on off-ball offense when he was a pretty ball dominant player in college. As for others just poo-pooing the injuries and lost practice repetitions as a result, it's being a bit dense.

Now if one wanted to claim he isn't a super-motivated player and should probably have better developed his at the rim finishing ability despite the setbacks otherwise, that's fair.

All that said, I'm not against trading him and particularly with the need to upgrade starters on this team, it is the likely outcome for him as he does seem like he'll top out as a reserve level player.

CelticFaninLBC · Post #271 » by **CelticFaninLBC** » Fri Jan 21, 2022 12:11 am

chrisab123 wrote:
CelticFaninLBC wrote:
chrisab123 wrote:
Other than Nesmith I think we know who Romeo and Grant Williams at this point. Prichard still is dealing with coming back from the broken nose it seems like. All 4 are tradeable if they're getting something decent back. Sometimes in the case of Romeo its okay to admit the pick was a bust and move on.

Romeo's the same age as Nesmith and a 1.5 years younger than PP and has been more productive than both. Why is he the bust of the group?

Romeo has been in the league longer and was a lottery pick. Hes had 3 years to figure it out. At some point maybe its time to say this person can't develop here or just isn't a really good NBA player. We can give him tons of excuses, injuries, covid, whatever you want for Romeo but it just hasn't clicked. Nesmith is in year 2 and looked somewhat productive in spurts last year as a shooter, same with Prichard who is the only one out of the 3 mentioned picked late in the first round and is probably the best of the 3.

If Romeo and Nesmith took the PP path, they'd still be in college. This board overrates PP.

Fencer reregistered · Post #272 » by **Fencer reregistered** » Fri Jan 21, 2022 12:22 am

CelticFaninLBC wrote:
chrisab123 wrote:
CelticFaninLBC wrote:
Romeo's the same age as Nesmith and a 1.5 years younger than PP and has been more productive than both. Why is he the bust of the group?

Romeo has been in the league longer and was a lottery pick. Hes had 3 years to figure it out. At some point maybe its time to say this person can't develop here or just isn't a really good NBA player. We can give him tons of excuses, injuries, covid, whatever you want for Romeo but it just hasn't clicked. Nesmith is in year 2 and looked somewhat productive in spurts last year as a shooter, same with Prichard who is the only one out of the 3 mentioned picked late in the first round and is probably the best of the 3.

If Romeo and Nesmith took the PP path, they'd still be in college. This board overrates PP.

What has Pritchard improved at over the course of his admittedly short pro career, other than staying inbounds?

CelticFaninLBC · Post #273 » by **CelticFaninLBC** » Fri Jan 21, 2022 12:56 am

Fencer reregistered wrote:
CelticFaninLBC wrote:
chrisab123 wrote:
Romeo has been in the league longer and was a lottery pick. Hes had 3 years to figure it out. At some point maybe its time to say this person can't develop here or just isn't a really good NBA player. We can give him tons of excuses, injuries, covid, whatever you want for Romeo but it just hasn't clicked. Nesmith is in year 2 and looked somewhat productive in spurts last year as a shooter, same with Prichard who is the only one out of the 3 mentioned picked late in the first round and is probably the best of the 3.

If Romeo and Nesmith took the PP path, they'd still be in college. This board overrates PP.

What has Pritchard improved at over the course of his admittedly short pro career, other than staying inbounds?

Can't think of anything. He's pretty unremarkable for a guy turning 24 next week.

BK_2020 · Post #274 » by **BK_2020** » Fri Jan 21, 2022 12:59 am

Payton Pritchard is only a year younger than Devin Booker who's been in the league like a decade.

The_Ghost_of_JB · Post #275 » by **The_Ghost_of_JB** » Fri Jan 21, 2022 1:38 am

Mr_Mojo_Risin wrote:
Curmudgeon wrote:
Fencer reregistered wrote:
If we acquire Westbrook, we should immediately fire Ime.

If we acquire Westbrook, we should immediately fire Brad Stevens.

Disagree. Brad's job is bring in talent that fits in with the team. Westbrook's shooting fits perfectly.

You sir have won the internet today.

reload141 · Post #276 » by **reload141** » Fri Jan 21, 2022 1:46 am

Mr_Mojo_Risin wrote:
Curmudgeon wrote:
Fencer reregistered wrote:
If we acquire Westbrook, we should immediately fire Ime.

If we acquire Westbrook, we should immediately fire Brad Stevens.

Disagree. Brad's job is bring in talent that fits in with the team. Westbrook's shooting fits perfectly.

Nuh, his shooting is too good for this team.

Andrew McCeltic · Post #277 » by **Andrew McCeltic** » Fri Jan 21, 2022 1:51 am

Like I said, his 3pt% is the same as Smart's. He wouldn't make our spacing any worse.

3pt % · Post #278 » by **3pt %** » Fri Jan 21, 2022 2:03 am

I think the one thing everyone can agree on is that we need a substantial trade. The offense is putrid and I find it hard to even watch the games at the moment.

greenroom31 · Post #279 » by **greenroom31** » Fri Jan 21, 2022 2:11 am

Take it FWIW:

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3pt % · Post #280 » by **3pt %** » Fri Jan 21, 2022 2:17 am

greenroom31 wrote:Take it FWIW:

Read on Twitter

I don't the tweet, Smart may not be who he thinks he is, but he certainly has positive value around the league.